Your Directors are pleased to present the Thirty-Third Annual Report on the business and operations of your Company along with the audited annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 (FY2025). The consolidated performance of the Company and its subsidiaries has been referred to wherever required.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY
The highlights of the performance results for the FY2025 are as follows:
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Particulars
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FY 2024-25
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FY 2023-24
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FY 2024-25
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FY 2023-24
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Consolidated financials
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Standalone financials
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Income from operations
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120,507
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90,089
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55,570
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48,489
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Other Income
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1,647
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454
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4,856
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7,598
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Total Income
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122,154
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90,543
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60,426
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56,087
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Profit before depreciation, exceptional items and taxes
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17,237
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13,670
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8,129
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11,971
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Depreciation
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4,276
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2,972
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1509
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1,283
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Exceptional Item
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Provision for tax & (deferred tax)
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3,326
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2209
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1,345
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770
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Non-Controlling Interest
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1,322
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286
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-
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-
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Profit After Tax from continuing operations
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9,635
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8,489
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5275
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9,918
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(Loss)/Profit after tax for the year from discontinued operations
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-274
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-133
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-
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-
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Profit for the year
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9,361
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8,356
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5,275
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9,918
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Earnings Per Share for continuing operations (Basic) (In INR)
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127.16
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133.73
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79.90
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161.49
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Earnings Per Share for discontinued operations (Basic) (In INR)
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-4.15
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-2.16
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-
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-
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Earnings Per Share for continuing & discontinued operations (Basic) (In INR)
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123.01
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131.56
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79.90
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161.49
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY'S WORKING DURING THE YEAR AND STATE OF THE COMPANY'S AFFAIRS
Operating highlights
Fiscal Year 2025 has been a year of continued strong growth for Coforge. The Company registered a consolidated US$ revenue of US$ 1,445 million (INR 120,507 million) and has clocked a revenue growth of 32.0% in CC terms, 31.5% in USD terms and 33.8% in INR terms.
During the year Coforge signed fourteen large deals, five of which were signed during the recent quarter i.e. Q4FY25. On the back of fourteen large deals signed through the year, the TCV of Company's order book has increased to a record high of US$ 3.5 billion and is up 75% on a year-on-year basis. Coforge's investment in sales and marketing, despite tough market conditions, have resulted in an increasing velocity and median size of the large contracts it has signed during the year.
Financial highlights
On a consolidated basis, revenues increased 33.8% to 120,507 million in FY2025 from INR 90,089 million in FY2024. The growth was led by Travel vertical which saw 35.8% YoY growth. Banking and Financial Services vertical grew by 22.9%, Insurance vertical grew 15.6%, Govt. outside India vertical grew 29.9% and the other emerging verticals including healthcare and retail grew 71.1% in US$ terms.
For the full year FY25, the Company's gross margin at 33.6%. EBITDA (before ESOP costs) stood at INR 21,713 million translating in to margin of 18.0% for the year.
The net profits (after minority interest) for the year stood at INR 8,121 million.
During the financial year, the company added a net of 8,786 professionals to its headcount thus taking its total headcount to 33,023, at the end of FY25.
The above operating and financial highlights pertain to continuing operations.
The Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) of the
Company's global business during the year under review as well as business outlook, along with a discussion of internal controls & risk management and mitigation practices, appears separately in this Annual Report.
Consolidated Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements are enclosed in addition to the standalone financial statements pursuant to section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with all relevant Rules and amendments thereto & SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended, prepared in accordance with the Accounting Standards prescribed by ICAI in this regard. The consolidated Financial Statements together with Auditors Report thereon form the part of the Annual Report.
Return of surplus funds to Shareholders (Dividend)
During the FY25, we continuously followed the practice of returning of surplus cash available with the Company to the shareholders and based on the Company's performance, the Directors have declared four interim dividends, of INR 76 per equity share involving a cash outflow of INR 4,979.6 Mn.
Transfer to Reserves
During the year, the Company has not transferred any amount to the General Reserves.
KEY EVENTS DURING THE YEAR Redemption of Bonds
Pursuant to Regulation 57(1) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company on June 28, 2024 has made the payment of full redemption amount towards redemption of listed, rated, redeemable, nonconvertible bonds of a face value of INR 10,00,000 (Indian Rupees Ten Lakhs only) each and aggregating up to INR 340,00,00,000 (Indian Rupees Three Hundred and Forty Crores only) issued by the Company ("Bonds") along with the applicable interest amount of INR 777.24 Lakhs (including withholding tax of INR 116.58 Lakhs) to Bonds holder.
Reclassification of Promoters
Hulst B.V. ("Hulst"), the erstwhile Promoters of the Company has sold all the equity shares held by it in the Company on August 24, 2023, and all its nominees i.e. Hari Gopalakrishnan, Patrick John Cordes, Kirti Ram Hariharan and Kenneth Tech Kuen Cheong have resigned from the board with effect from May 02, 2024 (in so far as Gopalakrishnan and Cordes is concerned) and October 19, 2023 (in so far as Hariharan and Cheong is concerned) respectively.
Accordingly, on receipt of reclassification request from Hulst, it was placed before the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on July 22, 2024 and filed an application with the Stock Exchanges on July 31, 2024 for the reclassification of Hulst to public category pursuant to Regulation 31A of SEBI
I istina Regulations
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited, on January 08, 2025, has granted approval for reclassification of the Hulst from "Promoter /Promoter Group Category" to "Public Category". The Company is operating successfully as a professionally managed company since then.
Shifting of Registered Office from Delhi to Haryana
The Board of Directors of your Company at their meeting held on July 22, 2024 has decided to shift the Registered Office of the Company from '8, Balaji Estate, Third Floor, Guru Ravi Das Marg, Kalkaji, New Delhi - 110019, NCT of Delhi' to 'Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar Phase - IV, Sector 18, Gurugram - 122015, State of Haryana' to carry on the business of the Company more efficiently and with better operational convenience and shareholders of the Company at Annual General Meeting held on August 23, 2024 accorded their approval for the same. Further, the Regional Director (Northern Region), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has vide its order dated November 06, 2024, has approved the aforesaid shifting of the Registered Office and the Registrar of Companies, Delhi & Haryana has issued the Certificate of Registration of Regional Director order for Change of State dated February 12, 2025.
Qualified Institutional Placement
The Board of Directors of the Company, at their meeting held on March 16, 2024, has approved raising of funds by way of issuance of such number of equity shares having face value of INR 10 each of the Company ("Equity Shares") and / or other eligible securities or any combination thereof (hereinafter referred to as "Securities"), for an aggregate amount not exceeding INR 3,200 crores (Rupees Thirty Two Hundred Crores only) or an equivalent amount thereof by way of qualified institutional placement ("QIP") or other permissible modes in accordance with the applicable laws, which was also approved by the members of the Company at their Extra-ordinary General Meeting held on April 12, 2024 subject to the receipt of the necessary approvals including regulatory / statutory approvals, as may be required.
Further, the Fund Raising Committee (the "Committee") at its meeting held on May 28, 2024 approved the issue and allotment of up to 48,69,565 Equity Shares to 143 qualified institutional buyers at the issue price of ? 4,600 per Equity Share (including a premium of INR 4,590 per Equity Share), aggregating to ? 22,400 million (Rupees Twenty Two-thousand Four-hundred Million Only) (rounded off), pursuant to the Issue. The Issue opened on May 21, 2024 and closed on May 27, 2024.
Acquisitions/merger during the year and after
closure of financial year
Acquisition of Cigniti Technologies Limited
The Company has entered into a share purchase agreement on May 02, 2024, with the promoters and select public shareholders of Cigniti Technologies Limited to acquire up to 54% of the share capital of Cigniti Technologies Limited (collectively, the "Share Purchase Agreements") subject to execution of definitive agreements and completion of certain identified conditions precedent. The Company triggered a mandatory open offer dated May 02, 2024, in terms of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011, as amended.
In terms of the Share Purchase Agreements, the Company has completed the acquisition of 7,639,492 equity shares aggregating to 27.98% of paid up share capital of Cigniti on July 04, 2024 and July 05, 2024.
Further, the Open Offer, triggered upon entering into the Share Purchase Agreements, has concluded on November 20, 2024 and 12,81,239 equity shares (aggregating to 4.69% of paid-up share capital of Cigniti) have been credited to the Company's demat account. The Company has also completed the final tranche closing on December 20, 2024, through an off-market transaction pursuant to which the Company has purchased additional 59,54,626 equity shares amounting to 21.62% of the expanded voting share capital of Cigniti.
Accordingly, the Company holds an aggregate of 1,48,75,357 equity shares amounting to 54% of the expanded voting share capital and has the majority of voting powers in the Cigniti.
Scheme of Amalgamation of Cigniti Technologies Limited with and into the Company and their respective Shareholders and Creditors
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on December 27, 2024, approved the Scheme of Amalgamation of Cigniti Technologies Limited ("Cigniti") with and into Coforge Limited and their respective shareholders and creditors under Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder ("Scheme"). The Scheme inter alia provides for the amalgamation of the Transferor Company with and into the Company. Pursuant to the proposed Scheme, as amended post split of shares of Coforge Limited, One equity share of the Company of INR 2/- each fully paid up shall be issued to the shareholders of Cigniti for every 1 equity shares of INR 10/- each fully paid up held by them. The Scheme is subject to the receipt of necessary statutory and regulatory approvals, including approval of Stock Exchanges, Securities and Exchange Board of India, the respective shareholders and creditors of respective companies and jurisdictional bench of the National Company Law Tribunal. On January 10, 2025, the Company filed the Scheme of Amalgamation of Cigniti with and into the Company with the stock exchanges/SEBI, for which the approval is awaited.
The proposed Scheme aims to enhance operational integration and streamline corporate structures. By pooling resources, sharing best practices, and fostering cross-functional learning, the amalgamation will promote systemic efficiency and eliminate redundancies such as duplicate work streams and administrative overheads. This will lead to reduced operational costs, seamless access to assets, and enhanced cash flow management, enabling sustained growth and development of the respective businesses through Coforge.
Additionally, the amalgamation will facilitate market expansion, cross-selling opportunities, and operational efficiencies through consolidated processes and shared services. It will also foster innovation through the pooling of technological resources and talent, while enabling efficient management of business operations of the combined entity i.e. Coforge. The scheme ensures that the rights and interests of employees
and shareholders of both Coforge and Cigniti remain unaffected and aligns with the objective of creating long-term value for stakeholders.
On the view of the Board the Scheme is fair, reasonable and not detrimental to the shareholders (promoters and non-promoter shareholders), KMPs and staff and employees of the Company and that there shall be no prejudice caused to them in any manner by the Scheme.
Other Acquisitions
OptML Inc. (Asset Purchase Agreement):
Coforge DPA NA Inc., a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of the Company has entered into an asset purchase agreement with OptML Inc. and its shareholders to acquire customer contracts, key managerial personnel, employees and sub- contractors/vendors of OptML Inc. (collectively, the "Asset Purchase Agreement") subject to completion of conditions precedent as per Asset Purchase Agreement.
Xceltrait Inc.
Coforge Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has entered stock purchase agreement with Xceltrait Inc. and its stockholders ("Stock Purchase Agreement") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Xceltrait Inc. The transaction contemplated under the Stock Purchase Agreement completed on February 20, 2025, pursuant to which Coforge Inc. has acquired all outstanding shares of Xceltrait Inc.
Rythmos Inc.
Coforge Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a stock purchase agreement with Rythmos Inc. and its stockholders ("Stock Purchase Agreement") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Rythmos Inc. ("Rythmos Transaction"), subject to completion of closing conditions and closing deliverables as per the Stock Purchase Agreement. Further, Coforge Inc. has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Rythmos Inc. from its stockholders in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement on April 04, 2025.
TMLabs Pty Ltd
The Company, through its wholly-owned step-down subsidiary, Coforge Technologies Australia Pty Ltd, has agreed to enter into a share sale agreement with and its shareholders ("Share Sale Agreement") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of TMLabs Pty Ltd ("TMLabs Transaction"), subject to completion of closing conditions and closing deliverables as per the Share Sale Agreement. Further, Coforge Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of TMLabs Pty Ltd from its shareholders in accordance with the Share Sale Agreement on April 16, 2025.
Sabre launches strategic collaboration with trusted engineering partner Coforge to accelerate pace of product innovation and delivery
The Company has entered into a new agreement and Sabre Corporation, a leading global travel technology company, that will strengthen the long-standing partnership to supercharge
Sabre's product roadmap. This multi-year agreement positions Coforge as a key partner in furthering Sabre's ability to accelerate product delivery and launch additional innovative AI-enabled solutions, further underscoring the company's commitment to speed and scale.
Sabre's future-forward technology and disruptive approach to the market, coupled with Coforge's scale and expertise, seeks to become a driving force in modernizing the travel industry as a whole - leading a new standard for the pace of change. This 13-year partnership contract is valued at approximately USD 1.56 billion.
This multi-year agreement positions Coforge as a key partner in furthering Sabre's ability to accelerate product delivery and launch additional innovative AI-enabled solutions, further underscoring the company's commitment to speed and scale. Sabre's future-forward technology and disruptive approach to the market, coupled with Coforge's scale and expertise, seeks to become a driving force in modernizing the travel industry as a whole - leading a new standard for the pace of change. The scale and the complexity of the mandate reflects the deep trust and capability that both organizations bring to this partnership. It underlines, once again our strong commitment to engineering excellence and driving emerging innovation and transformation for our clients.
OTHER MATERIAL CHANGES OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There have been following material changes and commitments subsequent to the close of the Financial Year to which Financial Statements relate and the date of the Report.
• Split of Shares
With a view to enhance the liquidity of the Company's equity shares and to encourage the participation of small investors by making it more affordable to invest in the equity shares of the Company, leading to enhanced shareholder base, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on March 04, 2025, have approved the alteration in the equity share capital of the Company by sub-division / split of existing equity shares of the Company, such that each fully paid-up equity share having face value of INR 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each be sub-divided into 5 (five) fully paid-up equity shares having face value of INR 2/- (Rupees Two Only) each ranking pari-passu with each other in all respects and consequential alteration of the Capital Clause of the Memorandum of Association of the Company, subject to approval of Members of the Company.
The Members of the Company have approved the same by passing the resolution through postal ballot on April 17, 2025.
Further, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on May 05, 2025, fixed the Record Date for the sub-division/ split as June 04, 2025. A new ISIN INE591G01025 was
allotted to the Company post the requisite approvals of the Stock Exchanges i.e. BSE and NSE and the depositories
i.e. NSDL and CDSL. The effect of change in face value of the share was reflected on the share price at the Stock Exchanges where your Company is listed (BSE and NSE) effective from June 04, 2025. The necessary effect to adjust the number of Equity Shares in the Demat Accounts of the Members was also completed on June 05, 2025. Retail shareholders have welcomed this move, as it lets them share in the Company's value creation. The capital structure of your Company pre and post sub-division as set out below as on June 4, 2025:
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Pre sub-
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division
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Post sub
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-division
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Particulars
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No. of
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Amount
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No of
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Amount
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Shares
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shares
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Authorised Capital
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7,70,00,000
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77,00,00,000
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38,50,00,000
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77,00,00,000
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Issued & Paid-up Capital
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6,68,85,199
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66,88,51,990
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33,44,25,995
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66,88,51,990
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• Sale of Step-down Subsidiary
Coforge U.K. Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement ('SPA') with Sapiens UK Limited for sale and transfer of entirety of shareholding held by it in Coforge AdvantageGo Limited ("Share Purchase Agreement"), subject to satisfaction or waiver of conditions to Completion and Completion obligations as per the Share Purchase Agreement. Further, the transaction contemplated under the SPA completed on May 30, 2025.
• Status update on merger of subsidiaries in India
The company has received the revised Certified True Copy of the Order of Merger issued by the Regional Director of the South East Region on June 03,2025 dated May 28,2025 , approving the merger of Coforge Services Limited (CSL), Coforge Smartserve Limited (CSSL), and Coforge SF Private Limited (SF)-step-down wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (collectively referred to as "Transferor Entities")-into Coforge DPA Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (referred to as "Transferee Entity"). The necessary filings with the Registrar of Company under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, were made on June 30, 2025, to make the Scheme effective.
COMPANIES ACT DISCLOSURES & CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Annual Return
As required, pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 every company shall place the copy of annual return on the website of the Company, if any and shall provide the web-link of the same in this report. Since the Company has a website the Annual return is uploaded on the website of the Company and the web link for the same is https://www.coforgR.com/invRstors/statutory-disclosures
Directors
With the reclassification of promoter and completion of tenure of Independent Directors on the Board, the Company has identified and appointed new Directors on the Board. The list of all the directors with changes is provided below:
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Name of the Director & DIN
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Designation
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O P Bhatt* (00548091) (appointed w.e.f. May 01, 2024)
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Independent Director- Chairperson
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Sudhir Singh (07080613)
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Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
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Beth Boucher (09595668)
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Independent Director
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Anil Chanana (00466197)
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IndependentDirector
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DK Singh (10485073)
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IndependentDirector
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Gautam Samanta (09157177)
(appointed w.e.f. May 02, 2024)
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Executive Director
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Directors whose tenure completed or resigned
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Basab Pradhan*
(00892181)
(tenure completed on June 28, 2024)
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Independent Director- Chairperson
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Hari Gopalakrishnan (03289463)
(resigned w.e.f. May 02, 2024 - close of business hours)
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Non-Executive
Director
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Patrick John Cordes (02599675)
(resigned w.e.f. May 02, 2024 - close of business hours)
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Non-Executive
Director
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* Considering the completion of tenure of Basab Pradhan as Independent Director and Chairperson of the Board effective June 28, 2024, the Board appointed O P Bhatt as Independent Director effective May 01, 2024, which was further approved by the shareholders through postal ballot on July 07, 2024, and as Chairperson of the Board effective June 29, 2024.
Directors retiring by rotation
Gautam Samanta, Director, retire by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment at the 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Company scheduled to be held on September 26, 2025.
Independent Directors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 & SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended (SEBI Listing Regulations), There are four Independent Directors on the Board of the Company O P Bhatt, Anil Chanana, Beth Boucher & DK Singh. The composition of the Board is in accordance with the terms of the SEBI Listing Regulations & Companies Act, 2013 as amended from time to time. Basab Pradhan (DIN: 00892181) has completed his term as an Independent Director & Chairperson of the Company
on June 28, 2024. The Board of Directors have approved the appointment of O P Bhatt as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent Director) w.e.f. May 01, 2024, and Shareholders via postal ballot approved the said appointment on July 07, 2024, on mutually agreed terms and conditions.
All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet all the requirements specified under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations. The eligible Independent directors had qualified the proficiency test, as prescribed by the IICA. In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors possess the requisite expertise and experience and are persons of high integrity and repute. They fulfil the conditions specified in the Act as well as the Rules made thereunder and are independent of the management.
During the year, Independent Directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting fees, commission and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them for the purpose of attending meetings of the Company. Details of the Familiarization program for Independent Directors of the Company are available on the website of the Company. Further, at the time of appointment of an Independent Director, the Company issues a formal letter of appointment outlining his/her role, functions, duties and responsibilities. The terms and conditions of the appointment of Non-Executive Directors are placed on the website of the Company at https://www.coforge.com/The detailed information about the familiarization programme is provided in Corporate Governance Report forming part of the Annual Report.
Key Managerial Personnel
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has the following Directors/employees as Whole-time Key Managerial Personnel as on March 31, 2025:
a) Sudhir Singh - Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
b) Gautam Samanta - President & Executive Director
c) Saurabh Goel - Chief Financial Officer
d) Barkha Sharma - Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Changes in the status of KMPs during the year:
Gautam Samanta has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Company with effect from May 02, 2024. There was no other change in the status of the KMPs during the FY2024-25.
Number of meetings of the Board
The Board of Directors of the Company met 6 (Six) times in the FY2024-25. The details pertaining to the Board Meetings and attendance are provided in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between two Board Meetings was within the period prescribed under Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended. The details of the attendance and other relevant details are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
As required under Section 134(3)(c) read with 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby states and confirms that:-
a) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) The Company has selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the Financial Year and of the Profit & Loss of the Company for that period;
c) Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Annual Accounts are prepared on a going concern basis;
e) Suitable internal financial controls have been implemented by the Company and such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively.
f) Proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and such systems are adequate and are operating effectively.
g) Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established and maintained by the Company, the work performed by the internal, statutory and secretarial auditors and external consultants, including the audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting by the statutory auditors and the reviews performed by management and the relevant board committees, including the audit committee, the Company's internal financial controls were adequate and effective during FY2025.
Committees of the Board
The Board of Directors has the following Committees. The report contains the details of composition of Committees as on July 23, 2025.
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination & Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
5. Risk Management Committee
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted as per Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 & Regulation 18 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended, and it consists of all Independent Directors. The details of the attendance in the meetings and other details
are provided in the Corporate Governance Report. The Audit Committee of the Board comprises of the following members:
1. Anil Chanana- Chairperson
2. O P Bhatt
3. Beth Boucher
4. DK Singh
Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an Independent Director and ceased to be the member of the Audit Committee w.e.f. June 28, 2024, and further, Anil Chanana has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. April 01, 2024, and O P Bhatt, DK Singh appointed as members of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Barkha Sharma is the Secretary to the Committee. The Board accepted all the recommendations of the Audit Committee made during the year. Details pertaining to the number of meetings of the Committee held during the year and terms of reference, functioning and scope are given in the Corporate Governance Report in detail in terms of the requirements under SEBI Listing Regulation, 2015 as amended. The Company also conducts pre-meetings of Audit Committee Chairperson with management officials including CFO/ Internal Auditors/Statutory Auditors respectively before the quarterly meetings for his review and comments to incorporate the same.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
The Company has a duly constituted Nomination & Remuneration Committee under the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 & SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended. The Nomination & Remuneration Committee with the following as members:
1. DK Singh - Chairperson of the Committee
2. O P Bhatt
3. Beth Boucher
Hari Gopalakrishnan ceased to be member of the Committee pursuant to resignation as Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of business hours). Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an Independent Director and ceased to be the member of the Committee w.e.f. June 28, 2024. Further, DK Singh and O P Bhatt have been appointed as the Chairperson and member, respectively, of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. The details of the attendance in the meetings, terms of reference and other relevant details are disclosed under the Corporate Governance Report of the Company. During the year, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee also passed the circular resolutions on April 20, 2024, April 24, 2024, September 28, 2024, and February 21, 2025.
Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
In terms of provisions of section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 & Regulation 20 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has duly constituted Stakeholders' Relationship Committee. The Committee is headed by a Non-Executive Independent Director O P Bhatt and Barkha Sharma, Company Secretary is Secretary for Stakeholders' Relationship Committee meeting. The scope of Stakeholders' Relationship Committee is as per SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Committee has delegated work related to share transfer, issue
of duplicate shares, dematerialisation/ rematerialisation of shares to the Share Transfer Committee which reports to the Committee. Details pertaining to the number of meetings of the Committee held during the year and terms of reference, functioning and scope are given in the Corporate Governance Report in detail in terms of the requirements under SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015 as amended. The constitution of the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee is as follows:
1. O P Bhatt - Chairperson of the Committee
2. Sudhir Singh
3. DK Singh
Note: Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an Independent Director on June 28, 2024, and ceased to be the chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024, and as member of the Committee w.e.f. June 28, 2024. O P Bhatt appointed as chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. DK Singh has been appointed as the member of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Further, Patrick John Cordes ceased to be member of the committee pursuant to resignation as Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of business hours) and Beth Boucher ceased to be member of the Committee w.e.f. June 10, 2024 (close of business hours) pursuant to reconstitution of the Committee.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR/ESG) Committee
In terms of provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 & Rule 9 of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 read with various clarifications issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Company has a CSR/ESG Committee which formulates and recommends to the Board, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy indicating the activities to be undertaken by the Company, as per Schedule VII to the Companies Act, 2013, recommending the amount of expenditure to be incurred and monitoring the expenditure and activities undertaken under the CSR/ESG Policy of the Company. The Annual Report on CSR Activities for FY25 is enclosed with this Report. Details pertaining to the number of meetings of the Committee held during the year and terms of reference, functioning and scope are given in the Corporate Governance Report in detail in terms of the requirements under SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015 as amended. The constitution of the CSR/ESG Committee is as follows:
a) Beth Boucher - Chairperson of the Committee
b) Sudhir Singh
c) Gautam Samanta
Note: Beth Boucher has been appointed as chairperson of the committee w.e.f. April 01, 2024. Gautam Samanta has joined as the member of the committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Further, Hari Gopalakrishnan ceased to be member of the committee pursuant to resignation as Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of business hours).
Risk Management Committee
The Committee comprises of the following Directors:
1. Beth Boucher - Chairperson
2. O P Bhatt
3. Anil Chanana
4. Gautam Samanta
Note: Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an Independent Director and ceased to be the member of the Committee w.e.f. June
28, 2024, and ceased to be the chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Beth Boucher has been designated as the chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Hari Gopalakrishnan ceased to be member of the committee pursuant to resignation as Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of business hours). Further, Sudhir Singh ceased to be a member of the Committee w.e.f. June 10, 2024 (close of business hours) and O P Bhatt and Gautam Samanta have been appointed as members of the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024, pursuant to reconstitution of the Committee.
The Internal Auditor is invited to the Committee meetings & the Company Secretary of the Company is the Secretary to the Committee. The terms of reference of the Committee are provided under the Corporate Governance Report of the Company. All the Directors are invited for all the Meetings who are not serving members of the Risk Management Committee. The Company has appointed a Chief Risk Officer to oversee the enterprise-wide risk management framework including identification of Risks and their assessment and mitigation plan.
Policies of the Company Nomination & Remuneration Policy
Pursuant to the provisions Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee framed a policy for selection nomination and / or appointment of Senior Management/ Key Managerial Personnel including Directors of the Company and their remuneration. The Policy has been revised by the Board of Directors during the year in terms of the amendments in the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended, the detailed Policy is stated in the Corporate Governance Report.
Vigil mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy
In view of the requirement as stipulated by Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meeting of Board & its power) Rules, 2014 and Corporate Governance under SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended, the Company has complied with all the applicable provisions and has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy duly approved by the Audit Committee to report concerns about ethics, unethical behavior, actual & suspected frauds, or violation of Company's Code of Conduct and Ethics. The policy is hosted on the website of the Company. The same provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of director(s)/ employee(s) who avail of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases. It is affirmed that no person has been denied access to the Audit Committee.
Policy for Determining Material Subsidiaries
The Policy for determining the material subsidiaries of the Company is in terms of the amendments in the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The said Policy is available on the Website of the Company at https:// www.coforge.com/
Risk Management Policy
The Company's Board has established a Risk Management Committee, comprising a majority of Independent Directors.
Comprehensive details regarding the Committee and its terms of reference are provided in the Corporate Governance report. During the year, the Company revamped and implemented an enhanced risk management framework to identify various risk elements. This framework encompasses five principal risk categories: strategic, technological, financial, operational, and ESG-related risks. The Committee also reviewed developments related to emerging risks—including cybersecurity, data privacy, and geopolitical uncertainties—and considered detailed mitigation strategies. These actions enabled the Board to maintain thorough alignment with the Company's evolving risk profile and ensured proactive oversight consistent with regulatory requirements and global best practices.
The Risk Management Committee reviews key risk elements of the Company's business, finance, operations and compliance, and their respective mitigation strategies. The Risk Management Committee reviews strategic, business, compliance and operational risks. On the other hand, the Audit Committee reviews issues around ethics and fraud, internal control over financial reporting (ICOFR), as well as process risks and their mitigation. Similarly other committees also work around their risk areas and mitigation. The Risk Management Committee operates under the Company's Risk Management Policy and focuses on all major risks associated with the Company. This Committee periodically reviews matters pertaining to risk management.
Dividend Distribution Policy
The Company has a Policy for Distribution of Dividend under Regulation 43A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, this policy aims at laying down a broad framework for considering decisions by the Board of the Company, with regard to distribution of dividend to shareholders and/or retention or plough back of its profits. The Policy is enclosed as Annexure -A of the Report and is also available on the website of the Company.
Code of Conduct
The Company Code of Conduct is available on the website of the Company at https://www.coforge.com . The Chief Executive Officer of the Company has given a declaration that the Directors and Senior Management of the Company have complied with the Code of Conduct during the year 2024-25.
Code on Prevention of Insider Trading
The Company has formulated and adopted a Policy in accordance with the requirements of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 as amended. In compliance to the SEBI PIT Regulations, the Company has a robust Code of Conduct to prohibit and monitor insider trading in the Company, which is strictly followed within the Company and the reporting is done to the Audit Committee/ Board at regular intervals. The Policy lays down the guidelines and procedures to be followed, and disclosures to be made while dealing with the shares of the Company along with consequences for violation. The policy is amended to bring it in line with the provisions of the prevailing regulations, from time to time.
Training programs were also conducted to spread awareness and self-assessment tests with a passing score. Further, the Company is working rigorously on the effective compliance of SEBI PIT Regulations with all the amendments being discussed and their implementation within the stipulated time period. Pursuant to the provision of Regulation 3(5) and 3(6) of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI Circular issued in this regard and in view of Coforge Code of Conduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by designated persons ("Coforge PIT Code"), the Company has put in place a Structured Digital Database System SDD) in compliance with the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The Audit Committee also reviews the compliances under the regulation at the quarterly/annual meetings. Procedures have been established for Directors, officers, designated persons, and their relatives regarding trading in the Company's securities. These procedures are regularly communicated to employees identified as insiders. In addition, insider trading awareness sessions are held for designated persons. Notifications about trading window closures, during which Directors and designated persons/insiders are not allowed to trade in the Company's securities, are provided in advance. The company adopted a stringent penalty framework for any violations and any policy violations are addressed and reported to SEBI/Stock Exchanges as required, if any.
Code of Fair Disclosure
The Company's Code of Fair Disclosure is placed on the website of the Company https://www.coforge.com .
The management of the Company develops and implements policies, procedures and practices that attempt to translate the Company's core purpose and mission into reality. It also identifies, measures, monitors and minimises risks in the business and ensures safe, sound and efficient operations. These risks are internally supervised and monitored through the Company's Management.
Performance Evaluation
The Company engaged renowned, an external consultant, to conduct performance evaluation of the Board for the year. This aimed to ensure an independent, transparent, and comprehensive assessment of the Board including its members and committees.
The methodology for performance evaluation covered various aspects such as a survey on overall Board effectiveness and Board Member 360 survey, interviews with Directors and external members, review Board practices including structure of Board and Committees, information flow, dynamics and governance processes, skill and competencies of individual Director, to develop a comprehensive report including areas of strength and development.
They conducted the evaluation in accordance with Sections 134 and 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, and Regulation 19 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the annual performance evaluation of the Board, including its committees, individual directors, independent directors, and the Chairperson, for FY25. A detailed report was submitted by them to the Chairperson.
The Chairperson communicated the feedback to all the members and deliberated on the same. The Directors including the Chairperson expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process duly noted in the NRC and Board meeting.
Managerial Remuneration & Particulars of Employees
The information required under section 197(12) read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in Annexure-B. Further, managerial remuneration is also provided in the Corporate Governance Report. The information as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, is applicable and forms part of the Report.
However, as per first proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act and second proviso of Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Report and Financial Statements are being sent to the Members of the Company excluding the statement of particulars of employees under Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. Any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the said statement may write to the Company Secretary and the said annexure is also open for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company.
Other disclosures:
Deposits from Public
The Company has not accepted any Deposits under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year and hence no amount of principal or interest was outstanding on the date of the Balance Sheet.
Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016
There were no proceedings initiated/pending against your Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 which impacts the business of the Company.
Difference in amount of valuations, if any
There were no instances where your Company required the valuation for one time settlement or while taking any loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions.
Share Capital
a) Issue of equity shares with differential rights or sweat equity shares
During the year, the Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights/sweat equity shares under Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014.
b) Issue of Employee Stock Options
During the year, the Company issued 1,88,299 (One Lakh Eighty Eight Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Nine) Equity shares on the exercise of stock options under the Employee Stock Option Scheme of the Company (ESOP 2005). Consequently, the issued, subscribed and Paid- up Equity Capital increased to INR 668,788,560 as at March 31, 2025, pursuant to Rule 12(9) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014. The grant-wise details of the Employee Stock Option Scheme are partially provided in the Notes to Accounts of the Financial Statement in the Annual Report and a comprehensive note on the same forms part of the Board Report, which is available on the website of the Company https://www.coforge.com/ investors
c) Provision of money by Company for purchase of its own shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees
In terms of Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the Company has not provided any funds for purchase of its own shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees.
d) Buy-back of equity shares of the Company
The Company has not bought back any shares during the year.
Conservation of Energy & Technology Absorption Conservation of energy and environment-friendly initiatives
Environmental sustainability aims to enhance human life quality while minimizing strain on the Earth's resources. It embodies the responsibility to conserve natural resources and safeguard global ecosystems for present and future well-being. Achieving this equilibrium between humans and the natural world involves living in a manner that doesn't deplete resources. An unsustainable situation arises when natural resources are depleted faster than they can be replenished.
At Coforge Limited, we are committed to continuously improving our environmental performance to reduce our carbon footprint and contribute to the environment. Our initiatives include:
• Greater Noida campus running on 100% green energy since November 2024, which contributes 62% of the total energy consumption of Coforge in India.
• Utilizing rooftop areas at Campus for the generation of solar energy with a Solar plant worth 75KW, contributing to the reduction in our carbon footprint and overall grid power consumption.
• Collaborating with regional government authorities in all areas where Coforge operates, with the goal of securing renewable energy connections to power our facilities, aligning global sustainability standards.
• Converting our employee transport fleet from diesel/petrol to CNG in NCR locations and installing EV charging stations
based on current fleet size and its external ecosystem in respective states within India locations to promote electric vehicle adoption.
• Transitioning from LPG to PNG, a natural and safe versatile fuel for cooking within Coforge in-house cafeterias at campus, aiding in energy savings and reducing hazards associated with gas cylinders.
• Achieving LEED certification for our campus, Hyderabad and Bengaluru facilities from construction and operations points of view, and working towards similar certifications for other locations.
• Certified with Environment Health & Safety Management System (EHSMS) standards i.e., ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 to ensure compliance through periodic audits.
• Upgrading AC units to use environmentally friendly refrigerants, aligning with international agreements.
• An energy-efficient chiller system with a CTI(Cooling Technology Institute)-approved cooling tower will be installed on campus, reducing our HVAC kWh consumption by 20% and saving water from the cooling tower.
• The hot water system at the guest house has been replaced with an energy-efficient solar hot water system, reducing our energy consumption.
• An energy-efficient VRV system has been installed at the guest house, allowing independent operation and eliminating the need to run the entire 628 TR chiller plant during off- peak times.
• Two DGs at our Greater Noida campus are now equipped with RECD to treat exhaust air before releasing it into the atmosphere.
• The reduction of 224 units of 150 Ah batteries from the data center UPS has significantly minimized lead acid battery (hazardous) waste on campus.
• Encouraging tree plantation activities in nearby villages and forests.
• Recycling and treating wastewater for low-end uses like horticulture.
• Committing to making our offices free from single-use plastic, with plastic waste limited to packaging material and disposed of through authorized recyclers.
• Processing food and horticulture waste in-house for manure production and disposing of all e-waste only through government-approved recyclers.
• Prioritizing the usage of green products for new facilities and appropriate waste segregation throughout during and post-construction phases in India.
• Launching Health, Safety & Environment training modules in India to instill sustainability concepts in our employees' routines and actions.
• The Greater Noida campus has achieved remarkable progress in reducing single-use paper waste and plastics. Paper cup
usage has drastically reduced from 6 million to 0.2 million annually. In FY25, 6,295 kilograms of Type 1 and 2 paper were recycled into internal-use stationery.
• In FY26, the campus initiated several measures to reduce single-use plastics. Approximately 1.5 lakh compostable garbage bags replaced conventional ones, ensuring the sustainable handling of around 14 tons of waste for the year. Dedicated bins were installed to improve waste segregation. In meeting rooms, plastic water bottles were replaced with reusable glass ones, and recyclable bottles were introduced for client meetings. Additionally, plastic carry bags and food wraps were eliminated in dining areas, reinforcing the commitment to a single-use plastic-free campus.
Technology absorption and R&D (Research & Development)
Coforge is a client centric and growth obsessed organization, focusing on providing holistic and integrated solutions to our clients globally. Our GTM and Integrated solution approach to solve client problems leverages a 4-tiered approach:
• Strategy Tier: The overarching strategy for the enterprise is chalked out at the cusp of Domain Consulting Strategic Design Enterprise Architecture. We co-work with our clients in a strategic partnership to define their long-term transformation roadmap.
• Technical Capabilities Tier: To realize the transformative roadmap we leverage our horizontal technical capabilities as end-to-end Value Streams. Our Technical capabilities span across: User Experience, Process Journeys, High Velocity Engineering, AI & Analytics and Packaged Applications.
• Product Engineering Capabilities Tier: To realize Platforms and Products, we leverage new ways of working and iteratively implement them with a business aligned IT operating model, Product Management, Full Stack Developers, DevSecOps, Quality Engineering, based fully stacked agile teams that focus on modern/cloud based technologies.
• Cloud Hyper-scaler & Security Capabilities Tier:
Infrastructure is built on Agile, Nimble and Reliable design principles that have built in zero trust security capabilities. We always strive to be at the forefront of emerging technologies and use the same for realising Business Value for our clients. Our Innovation mindset, Design Thinking methodology and focus on Emerging Technologies and Patterns help us use these technologies to gain disproportionate value for the business. Our partnership with Microsoft is a strategic asset that enables us to deliver value to our clients and grow our business. Microsoft is one of the hyper-scalers that can drive significant growth for Coforge. A relationship that spans 360 degrees including, buying-from, selling-to and partner-with which forms the basis of the go-to-market with Microsoft. We leverage Microsoft's cutting-edge technologies to optimize our operations, enhance our productivity, and improve our efficiency. We use Microsoft Azure as our preferred cloud platform to host our applications, data, and infrastructure, taking advantage of its scalability, security, and reliability. We also use Microsoft 365 as our main productivity suite,
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