EX-99.1 2 d11431dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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November 17, 2020

The Manager – Listing

BSE Limited

(BSE: 507685)

The Manager – Listing

National Stock Exchange of India Limited

(NSE: WIPRO)

The Market Operations,

NYSE, New York

(NYSE: WIT)

Dear Sir/Madam

Sub: Results of Postal Ballot by remote e-voting process

Further to our letter dated October 17, 2020 and in accordance with the Regulation 44(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, please find enclosed the voting result 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 October 13, 2020.

The aforesaid resolution has been passed by Members through postal ballot by remote e-voting process with requisite majority.

Thanking You

For WIPRO LIMITED

 

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/s/ M Sanaulla Khan

M Sanaulla Khan

Company Secretary

ENCL: As above

 

 

 

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Registered Office:
Wipro Limited T : +91 (80) 2844 0011
Doddakannelli F : +91 (80) 2844 0256
Sarjapur Road E : info@wipro.com
Bengaluru 560 035 W : wipro.com
India C : L32102KA1945PLC020800


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 Postal Ballot Notice    13-Oct-20
Voting-     
Start Date    18-Oct-20
End Date    16-Nov-20
Total number of shareholders on record date
(cut-off date- October 14, 2020)
   601,637
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 respective 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   

4,229,945,033

   4,229,945,033   100.00    4,229,945,033    —     100.00   —  
   Poll    —     —      —      —     —     —  
   Postal Ballot (if applicable)    —     —      —      —     —     —  
Public- Institutions    E-Voting   

840,392,487

   713,673,416   84.92    704,643,641    9,029,775   98.73   1.27
   Poll    —     —      —      —     —     —  
   Postal Ballot (if applicable)    —     —      —      —     —     —  

Public- Non Institutions

   E-Voting   

644,628,835

   146,238,295   22.69    144,029,722    2,208,573   98.49   1.51
   Poll    —     —      —      —     —     —  
   Postal Ballot (if applicable)    —     —      —      —     —     —  
     Total    5,714,966,355    5,089,856,744   89.06    5,078,618,396    11,238,348   99.78   0.22

For Wipro Limited

 

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/s/ M Sanaulla Khan

M Sanaulla Khan

Company Secretary


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V SREEDHARAN AND ASSOCIATES
Company Secretaries
No. 32/33, 1st and 2nd Floor, GNR Complex, 8th Cross,
Wilson Garden, Bengaluru 560 027
+91 80 222 90 394 compliance@sreedharancs.com

SCRUTINIZER’S REPORT

November 17, 2020

The Chairman

Wipro Limited

Regd. Office: Doddakannelli, Sarjapur Road,

Bengaluru- 560 035

Sir,

 

1.

The Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held on October 13, 2020 appointed me as a Scrutinizer for scrutinizing the postal ballot voting including e voting process.

 

2.

I submit my report as under:

As per General Circular No. 14 / 2020 dated April 8, 2020 and the General Circular No. 17 / 2020 dated April 13, 2020, in relation to “Clarification on passing of ordinary and special resolutions by companies under the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder on account of the threat posed by COVID - l9” issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (the “MCA Circulars”) and due to difficulty in dispatch of Postal Ballot notice, Postal Ballot form / self-addressed envelope etc., by post or courier, on account of threat posed by COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Company has sent the Postal Ballot Notice dated October 13, 2020 on 17.10.2020 by email only to the members whose email ids were available with the Company / RTA.

 

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The notice of postal ballot 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) as on cut-off date i.e. Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

 

2.1

Particulars of votes cast through electronic means only have been entered in the register separately maintained for the purpose.

 

2.2

Since there was no voting by physical postal ballot form, the question of keeping them under my safe custody before commencing the scrutiny does not arise.

 

2.3

The votes cast through electronic means were unblocked on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 5.01 P.M.

 

2.4

Votes cast through electronic means were scrutinized and the shareholding was matched/confirmed with the Register of Members or the company / list of beneficiaries as on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

 

2.5

Votes cast through electronic means up to 5.00 PM of November 16, 2020 being the last time and date fixed by the company for voting through electronic means were considered for my scrutiny.

 

2.6

Since the voting on Postal Ballot process was conducted only through e-voting, reporting on number of envelopes containing postal ballot form received after due date and up to the date of this report does not arise.

 

2.7

Since the voting on Postal Ballot process was conducted only through e-voting, reporting on number of envelopes containing postal ballot forms returned undelivered also does not arise.

 

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2.8

Since the voting on Postal Ballot process was conducted only through e-voting, reporting on finding of defaced or mutilated ballot paper too does not arise.

 

3.

A summary of votes cast through electronic means is given in Annexure I.

 

4.

I have emailed all the e-registers and records relating to e-voting for the safe custody to the Company Secretary.

 

5.

You may accordingly declare the result of e-voting done by the members of the Company on the resolution mentioned in the Postal Ballot Notice dated October 13, 2020.

Thanking you,

For V. Sreedharan & Associates

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/s/ V. Sreedharan

  

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V. Sreedharan)

Partner

FCS 2347; CP No. 833

Place: Bengaluru

Date: November 17, 2020

UDIN: F002347B001235392

 

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Annexure I

WIPRO LIMITED

Regd. Office: Doddakannelli, Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru - 560 035

Summary of votes cast through electronic means for the resolution mentioned in the Postal Ballot Notice dated October l3, 2020

 

1.

Approval for Buyback of Equity Shares - Special Resolution

 

Particulars    E- Voting     

% of total paid-

up equity capital

as on cut-off dare

(i.e. 14 / 10 /2020)

 

(571,49,66,355

Equity Shares)

 
     

No. of members voted

through e-voting

system

    

No. of votes cast through

e·voting system

(Equity Shares

of Rs. 2/- each)

 

 

(a)   Total e-votes received

 

    

 

3,453

 

 

 

    

 

514,57,17,861

 

 

 

    

 

90.04

 

 

 

       

 

(b)   Less: Invalid e-votes (as per register) (No. of Shares including cases where less votes cast and abstained from voting)

 

    

 

100

 

 

 

    

 

5,58,61, 117

 

 

 

    

 

0.98

 

 

 

       

 

(c)   *Net valid e-votes (as per register)

 

    

 

3,353

 

 

 

    

 

508,98,56,744

 

 

 

    

 

89.06

 

 

 

       

 

(d)   e-votes with assent for the Resolution as a percentage of net valid e-votes

 

    

 

3,128

 

 

 

    

 

507,86,18,396

 

 

 

    

 

99.78

 

 

 

       

 

(e)   e-votes with dissent for the Resolution as a percentage of net valid e-votes

 

    

 

237

 

 

 

    

 

1,12,38,348

 

 

 

    

 

0.22

 

 

 

 

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The total of row (d) and (e) for the column, No. of members voted through e-voting system is not equal to the row (c) for said column, as 12 members have voted both in favour and against.

 

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