6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or
15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2017
Commission File Number 001-16139
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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
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):
Yes ☐ No ☒
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
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): Yes ☐ No ☒
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign
private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange
on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event,
has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
NOTICE OF RECORD DATE FOR THE 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 relating to the issuance of the Company’s bonus shares. 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 May 30, 2017, the Company informed the securities exchanges in India on which its securities are listed and the New York Stock
Exchange that, subject to approval of the members through postal ballot/e-voting for issue of bonus equity shares/stock dividend, the Board of Directors has fixed Wednesday, June 14, 2017 as the record
date for the issuance of the Company’s bonus equity shares/stock dividend. A copy of such letter to the stock exchanges is attached to this Form 6-K as Item 99.1.
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.
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| WIPRO LIMITED |
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| /s/ Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal |
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| Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: May 31, 2017
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| 99.1 |
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Letter to the Stock Exchanges dated May 30, 2017. |
