UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant toRule 13a-16 or15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April 2017
Commission File Number001-16139
Wipro Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Karnataka, India
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Doddakannelli
Sarjapur Road
Bangalore, Karnataka 560035, India+91-80-2844-0011
(Address of principal executive offices)
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DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION; DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTOR REAPPOINTMENTS, PROPOSED INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL AND ISSUANCE OF BONUS SHARES
Wipro Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Republic of India (the “Company”), hereby furnishes the Commission with copies of the following information concerning our public disclosures regarding our results of operations for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2017 as well as certain additional disclosures made to securities exchanges in India and the U.S. The following financial 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 April 25, 2017, we announced our results of operations for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2017. We issued a press release announcing our results under IFRS, copy of which is attached to this Form6-K asItem 99.1.
On April 25, 2017, we held a press conference to announce our results. The presentation made by the registrant at the press conference is attached to this Form6-K asItem 99.2.
We placed advertisements in certain Indian newspapers concerning our results of operations for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2017 under IFRS. A copy of the form of this advertisement is attached to this Form6-K asItem 99.3.
We made available on our website the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2017 under IFRS. A copy of such financial statements is attached to this Form6-K asItem 99.4.
We filed with stock exchanges in India a statement of statutorily audited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended and year ended March 31, 2017 under IFRS. A copy of such financial statements is attached to this Form6-K asItem 99.5.
We filed with stock exchanges in India a datasheet containing operating metrics for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2017. A copy of such data sheet is attached to this Form6-K asItem 99.6.
On April 25, 2017, we also informed the securities exchanges in India on which our securities are listed and the New York Stock Exchange of the outcome of our April 25, 2017 board of directors meeting announcing, among other items, (i) there-appointment of Mr. Azim H. Premji as chairman and managing director of the Company, (ii) there-appointment of Mr. William Arthur Owens as an independent director of the Company, (iii) an increase in the authorized share capital of the Company, and (iv) the issuance of bonus shares to the Company’s shareholders. A copy of the letter to the securities exchanges is attached to this Form6-K asItem 99.7 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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: April 27, 2017
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item | ||
99.1 | IFRS Press Release. | |
99.2 | Presentation made by the Company at the Press Conference on April 25, 2017. | |
99.3 | Form of Advertisement Placed in Indian Newspapers. | |
99.4 | Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements under IFRS. | |
99.5 | Statutorily Audited Consolidated Financial Results filed with stock exchanges in India. | |
99.6 | Data sheet containing operating metrics filed with stock exchanges in India. | |
99.7 | Letter to Securities Exchanges, dated April 25, 2017. |