0001067491-12-000040.txt : 20121023 0001067491-12-000040.hdr.sgml : 20121023 20121023072647 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001067491-12-000040 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121022 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121023 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121023 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Infosys Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001067491 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES [7371] IRS NUMBER: 581760235 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-25383 FILM NUMBER: 121155614 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ELECTRONICS CITY HOSUR RD STREET 2: BANGALORE KARNATAKA INDIA CITY: BANGALORE STATE: K7 ZIP: 560 100 BUSINESS PHONE: 0119180852 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ELECTRONIC CITY HOSUR RD STREET 2: BANGALORE KARNATAKA INDIA CITY: BANGALORE STATE: K7 ZIP: 560 100 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980804 6-K 1 index.htm FORM 6-K index.htm


Form 6-K
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of October 2012
 
Commission File Number 000-25383
 
Infosys Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Electronics City, Hosur Road, Bangalore – 560 100, Karnataka, India. +91-80-2852-0261
(Address of principal executive office)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F þ Form 40-F o
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
 

 
 
Infosys Limited (“Infosys” or the “Company”), hereby files with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission this Report on Form 6-K. This Report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
On October 22, 2012, Infosys announced that it had completed the acquisition of Lodestone Holding AG (“Lodestone”), a leading management consultancy based in Switzerland, pursuant to the terms of an agreement (“Share Purchase Agreement”) by and between Infosys, Lodestone, and Ronald Hafner, Micheal Stein, Peter Odman and Jurgen Bauer and the further shareholders of Lodestone Holding AG (collectively, the “Sellers”) the execution of which was previously announced. The acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Lodestone from the Sellers was completed upon payment of the upfront purchase consideration, based on the enterprise value of CHF 330 million, to the Sellers.
 
The press release announcing the completion of the acquisition of Lodestone is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 

 

 
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 authorized.
 
 
Infosys Limited
/s/ S. D. Shibulal
   
Date: October 23, 2012
S. D. Shibulal
Chief Executive Officer
 


 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated October 22, 2012, entitled “Infosys Completes Acquisition of Lodestone Holding AG”
 
 


EX-99.1 CHARTER 2 exv99w01.htm PRESS RELEASE exv99w01.htm
Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE


Infosys Completes Acquisition of Lodestone Holding AG
 
Agreement creates world-class team to accelerate transformation and innovation-led growth

Bangalore; 22 October, 2012 – Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Lodestone Holding AG, a leading management consultancy based in Switzerland.
 
The acquisition is in accordance with the terms set out in the agreement announced on September 10. The deal strengthens the management consulting capabilities of Infosys around the world, adding more than 750 experienced consultants and 200 clients in wide-ranging areas such as manufacturing and the automotive and life sciences industries.
 
“Our clients are looking for help driving the transformations that will allow them to be successful in a challenging and dynamic market,” said Mr. S.D. Shibulal, CEO & Managing Director, Infosys. “Combining our global scale with Lodestone’s consulting heritage creates a world-class team that can bring clients a broad spectrum of capabilities across consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing.”
 
About Infosys
 
Infosys partners with global enterprises to drive their innovation-led growth. That's why Forbes ranked Infosys 19 among the top 100 most innovative companies. As a leading provider of next-generation consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions, Infosys helps clients in more than 30 countries realize their goals. Visit www.infosys.com and see how Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY), with its 150,000+ people, is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise® today.
 
Safe Harbor
 
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect 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, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 and on Form 6-K for the quarters ended September 30, 2011, December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2012.These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys 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. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company.
 
For further information please contact:
 
EMEA
Paul de Lara
Infosys Ltd., United Kingdom
Phone: +44 2075162748
Paul_delara@infosys.com
 
Asia Pacific
Sarah Vanita Gideon
Infosys Ltd., India
Phone: +91 80 4156 4998
Sarah_Gideon@infosys.com
Australia
Cristin Balog
Infosys Ltd., Australia
Phone: +61 3 9860 2277
Cristin_Balog@infosys.com
Americas
Danielle D’Angelo
Infosys Ltd., United States
Phone: +1 510 859 5783
Danielle_DAngelo@infosys.com