Exhibit 99.1
August 30, 2017
The Manager – Listing
BSE Limited,
The Manager – Listing
National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
The Market Operations
New York Stock Exchange
Dear Sir/Madam
Sub: Results of Postal Ballot ande-voting
Further to our letter dated July 28, 2017 and in accordance with the Regulation 44(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, please find enclosed the voting results and Scrutinizer’s Report for the special resolution relating to approval for Buyback of Equity Shares, as set out in the notice of postal ballot dated July 20, 2017.
The aforesaid special resolution has been passed through Postal Ballot ande-voting by Members by requisite majority.
Thanking You
ForWIPRO LIMITED
G Kothandaraman
Head-Secretarial & Compliance
ENCL: As above
Postal Ballot Voting Results Disclosure as per regulation 44(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 |
Company Name | WIPRO LIMITED | |
Date of the Postal Ballot Notice | July 20, 2017 | |
Total number of shareholders on record date | 2,56,808 | |
Voting - | ||
Start Date | July 30, 2017 | |
End date | August 28, 2017 | |
No of Shareholders Present in the Meeting either in person or Through proxy | Not Applicable | |
Promoters and Promoter Group: | - | |
Public: | - | |
No. of Shareholders attended the meeting through Video Conferencing | Not Applicable | |
Promoters and Promoter Group: | - | |
Public: | - |
Resolution required: (Ordinary/ Special) | SPECIAL - Approval for Buyback of equity shares | |
Whether promoter/ promoter group are interested in the agenda/resolution? | Yes- to the extent of their shareholding |
Category | Mode of Voting | No. of shares held (1) | No. of votes polled (2) | % of Votes Polled on outstanding shares (3)=[(2)/(1)]*100 | No. of Votes – in favour (4) | No. of Votes – against (5) | % of Votes in favour on votes polled (6)=[(4)/(2)]*100 | % of Votes against on votes polled (7)=[(5)/(2)]*100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Promoter and Promoter Group | E-Voting | 3,56,12,01,214 | 3,56,12,01,214 | 100.00 | 3,56,12,01,214 | — | 100.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal Ballot (if applicable) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Public- Institutions | E-Voting | 78,01,66,834 | 66,65,96,355 | 85.44 | 65,37,74,329 | 1,28,22,026 | 98.08 | 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal Ballot (if applicable) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Public- Non Institutions | E-Voting | 52,50,36,798 | 1,96,96,932 | 3.75 | 1,96,74,104 | 22,828 | 99.88 | 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal Ballot (if applicable) | — | 6,69,74,839 | 12.76 | 6,58,02,466 | 11,72,373 | 98.25 | 1.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total | 4,86,64,04,846 | 4,31,44,69,340 | 88.66 | 4,30,04,52,113 | 1,40,17,227 | 99.68 | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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For Wipro Limited
Authorized Signatory
SCRUTINIZER’S REPORT
August 30, 2017
The Chairman
Wipro Limited
Regd. Office: Doddakannelli,
Sarjapur Road,
Bangalore- 560035.
Sir,
1. | The Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held on July 20, 2017 appointed me as a Scrutinizer for scrutinizing the postal ballot voting including e voting process. |
2. | I submit my report as under: |
The Company has completed the despatch of postal ballot forms along with postage prepaid business reply envelope on July 29, 2017 by registered post to those members who have not registered their email ids with the Company / RTA and completed the despatch of postal ballot notice by email on July 28, 2017 to those members who have registered their email ids with the Company / RTA.
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The notice of postal ballot (physical) was sent to the members whose name(s) appeared on the Register of Members / list of Beneficial Owners as received from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) / Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) on Friday, July 21, 2017.
2.1 | Particulars of all the postal ballot forms received from the members and votes cast through electronic means have been entered in the register separately maintained for the purpose. |
2.2 | The postal ballot forms were kept under my safe custody before commencing the scrutiny of such postal ballot forms. |
2.3 | The votes cast through electronic means were unblocked on August 28, 2017 at 5.07 P.M. The postal ballot forms were scrutinized on August 29, 2017 at Karvy Computershare Private Limited, Hyderabad. |
2.4 | The postal ballot forms and votes cast through electronic means were scrutinized and the shareholding was matched/confirmed with the Register of Members of the company / list of beneficiaries as on Friday, July 21, 2017. |
2.5 | All postal ballot forms and votes cast through electronic means received up to 5.00 PM on August 28, 2017 being the last time and date fixed by the company for receipt of the forms and votes cast through electronic means were considered for my scrutiny. |
2.6 | No envelope containing postal ballot form was received after August 28, 2017 up to the date of this report. |
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2.7 | 3,518 envelopes containing postal ballot forms were returned undelivered up to the date of this report. |
2.8 | I did not find any defaced or mutilated ballot paper. |
3. | A summary of votes cast through postal ballot and votes cast through electronic means is given inAnnexure I. |
4. | I have handed over the postal ballot forms and other related papers/registers and records for safe custody to the Company Secretary. |
5. | You may accordingly declare the result of the voting by Postal Ballot. |
Thanking you, |
Place : Bangalore
Date : August 30, 2017
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Annexure I
WIPRO LIMITED
Regd. Office: Doddakannelli, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore- 560035
Summary of votes cast through postal ballot and votes cast through electronic means for the resolution mentioned in the Postal Ballot Notice dated July 20, 2017
1) | Approval for Buyback of Equity Shares |
Particulars | Postal Ballot | E-Voting | Total | % of total paid-up equity capital as oncut-off date (i.e. 21/07/2017) 486,64,04,846 Equity Shares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. of members voted through Postal ballot forms | No. of votes cast (Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- each) | No. of member voted through e voting system | No. of votes cast (Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- each) | No. of members voted through Postal ballot forms & through e voting system | No. of votes cast (Equity Shares of Rs.2/- each) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Total postal ballot forms / e votes received | 1,719 | 10,19,72,627 | 1,362 | 425,95,72,458 | 3,081 | 436,15,45,085 | 89.63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(b) Less:Invalid postal ballot forms (as per register) (No. of Shares including cases where less votes cast and abstained from voting) | 202 | 3,49,97,788 | 25 | 1,20,77,957 | 227 | 4,70,75,745 | 0.97 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(c) Net valid postal ballot forms (as per register) | *1,517 | 6,69,74,839 | *1337 | 424,74,94,501 | *2,854 | 431,44,69,340 | 88.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(d) Postal ballot forms /e votes with assent for the Resolutionas a percentage of net valid shares polled | 1,407 | 6,58,02,466 | 1,245 | 423,46,49,647 | 2,652 | 430,04,52,113 | 99.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(e) Postal ballot forms/e votes with dissent for the Resolutionas a percentage of net valid shares polled | 123 | 11,72,373 | 96 | 1,28,44,854 | 219 | 1,40,17,227 | 0.32 |
* | The total of row (d) and (e) for the columns, No. of member voted through postal ballot forms, No. of members voted throughe-voting system and Total No. of members voted through Postal ballot forms and throughe-voting system are not equal to the row (c) for both said columns as few members have voted both in favour and against. |
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