20-F

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

OR

☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report

Commission file number 001-32945

WNS (Holdings) Limited

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Jersey, Channel Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex

Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (W)

Mumbai 400 079, India

(Address of principal executive offices)

Gopi Krishnan

General Counsel

Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex

Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (W)

Mumbai 400 079, India

(91-22) 4095-2100

gopi.krishnan@wns.com

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which  registered
American Depositary Shares, each represented by	WNS	The New York Stock Exchange
one Ordinary Share, par value 10 pence per share

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act

None

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

As at March 31, 2019, 50,051,920 ordinary shares (excluding 1,101,300 treasury shares), par value 10 pence per share, were issued and outstanding, of which 49,776,517 ordinary shares were held in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”). Each ADS represents one ordinary share.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    ☒  Yes    ☐  No

If this is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    ☐  Yes    ☒  No

Note — Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     ☒  Yes    ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     ☒  Yes    ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company,” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ☒	Accelerated filer  ☐	Non-accelerated filer  ☐
		Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP  ☐ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board  ☒ Other  ☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:    ☐  Item 17     ☐  Item 18

If this report is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ☐  Yes    ☒  No

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

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PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS		4
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE		4
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION		4
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY		35
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS		79
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS		80
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES		137
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS		165
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION		168
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING		172
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION		173
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK		199
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES		200
PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES		201
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS		201
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES		201
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT		203
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS		203
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES		203
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES		204
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS		204
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT		204
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE		204
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE		204
PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		205
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		205
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS		206
SIGNATURES		208
INDEX TO WNS (HOLDINGS)  LIMITED’S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		F-1

Ex-4.10 Facility Agreement dated January 18, 2017 between WNS North America Inc. and BNP Paribas, Hong Kong.

Ex-4.11 Facility Agreement dated March 10, 2017 among WNS (Mauritius) Limited, HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Limited and Standard Chartered Bank, UK.

Ex-8.1 List of subsidiaries of WNS (Holdings) Limited

Ex-12.1 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer to 17 CFR 240, 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Ex-12.2 Certification by the Chief Financial Officer to 17 CFR 240, 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Ex-13.1 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Ex-13.2 Certification by the Chief Financial Officer to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Ex-15.1 Consent of Grant Thornton India LLP, independent registered public accounting firm

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CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT

In this annual report, references to “US” are to the United States of America, its territories and its possessions. References to “UK” are to the United Kingdom. References to “EU” are to the European Union. References to “India” are to the Republic of India. References to “China” are to the People’s Republic of China. References to “South Africa” are to the Republic of South Africa. References to “$” or “dollars” or “US dollars” are to the legal currency of the US, references to “ ₹ ” or “Indian rupee” or “Indian rupees” are to the legal currency of India, references to “pound sterling” or “£” are to the legal currency of the UK, references to “pence” are to the legal currency of Jersey, Channel Islands, references to “Euro” or “€” are to the legal currency of the European Monetary Union, references to “South African rand” or “R” or “ZAR” are to the legal currency of South Africa, references to “A$” or “AUD” or “Australian dollars” are to the legal currency of Australia, references to “CHF” or “Swiss Franc” are to the legal currency of Switzerland, references to “PHP” or “Philippine Peso” are to the legal currency of Philippines, references to “RMB” are to the legal currency of China, references to “LKR” or “Sri Lankan rupees” are to the legal currency of Sri Lanka and references to “NZD” or “New Zealand Dollar” are to the legal currency of New Zealand. Our financial statements are presented in US dollars. Our financial statements included in this annual report are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Unless otherwise indicated, references to “GAAP” in this annual report are to IFRS, as issued by the IASB.

References to a particular “fiscal” year are to our fiscal year ended March 31 of that calendar year. Any discrepancies in any table between totals and sums of the amount listed are due to rounding. Any amount stated to be $0.0 million represents an amount less than $5,000.

In this annual report, unless otherwise specified or the context requires, the term “WNS” refers to WNS (Holdings) Limited, a public company incorporated under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands, and the terms “our company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to WNS (Holdings) Limited and its subsidiaries.

In this annual report, references to “Commission” are to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

We also refer in various places within this annual report to “revenue less repair payments,” which is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as (a) revenue less (b) in our auto claims business, payments to repair centers for “fault” repair cases where we act as the principal in our dealings with the third party repair centers and our clients. This non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

We refer to information regarding the business process management (“BPM”) industry, our company and our competitors from market research reports, analyst reports and other publicly available sources. Although we believe that this information is reliable, we have not independently verified the accuracy and completeness of the information. We caution you not to place undue reliance on this data. BPM services are also sometimes referred to as business process outsourcing (“BPO”) services.

This annual report also includes information regarding the BPM market from the “Gartner Inc., Forecast: IT Services, Worldwide, 2017-2023, 1Q19 Update” report dated March 29, 2019 by Gartner Inc. (which we refer to herein as the “Gartner Report”). The Gartner Report described herein contains data, research opinions or viewpoints published, as part of a syndicated subscription service, by Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner”), and are not representations of fact. The Gartner Report speaks as of its original publication date (and not as of the date of this annual report) and the opinions expressed in the Gartner Report are subject to change without notice.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report contains “forward-looking statements” that are based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our company and our industry. The forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “project,” “seek,” “should” and similar expressions. Those statements include, among other things, the discussions of our business strategy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources, tax assessment orders and future capital expenditures. We caution you that reliance on any forward-looking statement inherently involves risks and uncertainties, and that although we believe that the assumptions on which our forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and, as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions could be materially incorrect. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to:

• worldwide economic and business conditions;

• political or economic instability in the jurisdictions where we have operations;

• our dependence on a limited number of clients in a limited number of industries;

• regulatory, legislative and judicial developments;

• increasing competition in the business process management industry;

• technological innovation;

• telecommunications or technology disruptions;

• our ability to attract and retain clients;

• our liability arising from fraud or unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential client and customer data;

• negative public reaction in the US or the UK to offshore outsourcing;

• our ability to collect our receivables from, or bill our unbilled services to, our clients;

• our ability to expand our business or effectively manage growth;

• our ability to hire and retain enough sufficiently trained employees to support our operations;

• the effects of our different pricing strategies or those of our competitors;

• our ability to successfully consummate, integrate and achieve accretive benefits from our strategic acquisitions, and to successfully grow our revenue and expand our service offerings and market share;

• future regulatory actions and conditions in our operating areas; and

• volatility of our ADS price.

These and other factors are more fully discussed in “Part I — Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors”, “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and elsewhere in this annual report. In light of these and other uncertainties, you should not conclude that we will necessarily achieve any plans, objectives or projected financial results referred to in any of the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we do not undertake to release revisions of any of these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

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PART I

ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Not applicable.

ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

A. Selected Financial Data

Our consolidated financial statements as at and for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 have been prepared in conformity with IFRS, as issued by the IASB.

The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

The following selected consolidated statement of income data for fiscal 2019, 2018, and 2017 and selected consolidated statement of financial position data as at March 31, 2019 and 2018 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. The selected consolidated statement of income data for fiscal 2016 and 2015 and selected consolidated statement of financial position data as at March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements which are not included in this annual report.

	For the year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017			2016			2015
	(US dollars in millions, except share and per share data)
Consolidated statement of income data:
Revenue(2)	$	809.1		$	758.0		$	602.5		$	562.2		$	533.9
Cost of revenue(1)		518.2			503.1			403.3			365.4			342.7
Gross profit		290.9			254.8			199.2			196.8			191.2
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses(1)		44.6			41.8			32.6			30.8			31.1
General and administrative expenses(1)		115.2			117.6			91.7			78.9			70.0
Foreign exchange gains, net (2)		(4.5	)		(15.0	)		(14.5	)		(11.0	)		(4.6	)
Impairment of goodwill		—			—			21.7			—			—
Amortization of intangible assets		15.8			15.5			20.5			25.2			24.2
Operating profit		119.8			94.9			47.2			72.9			70.5
Other income, net		(14.6	)		(11.2	)		(8.7	)		(8.5	)		(11.9	)
Finance expense		3.2			4.3			0.5			0.3			1.3
Profit before income taxes		131.1			101.8			55.3			81.1			81.0
Income tax expense		25.7			15.4			17.5			21.2			22.4
Profit after tax	$	105.4		$	86.4		$	37.8		$	59.9		$	58.6
Earnings per share of ordinary share:
Basic	$	2.10		$	1.72		$	0.75		$	1.17		$	1.14
Diluted	$	2.02		$	1.63		$	0.71		$	1.12		$	1.10
Basic weighted average ordinary shares outstanding		50,139,389			50,388,440			50,582,852			51,372,117			51,633,516
Diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding		52,278,113			52,915,600			52,940,308			53,639,670			53,428,981

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	As at March 31,
	2019			2018			2017			2016			2015
	(US dollars in millions, except share and per share data)
Consolidated statement of financial position data:
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85.4		$	99.8		$	69.8		$	41.9		$	32.4
Investments		67.9			121.0			112.0			133.0			133.5
Trade receivables including unbilled revenue, net		140.6			133.1			109.3			99.2			95.5
Contract assets (3)		4.2			—			—			—			—
Other current assets(5)		37.3			46.7			71.9			48.4			53.7
Total current assets		335.4			400.6			363.0			322.5			315.1
Goodwill and intangible assets, net		211.0			224.9			230.6			103.4			122.4
Property and equipment, net		61.0			60.6			54.8			50.4			48.2
Deferred tax assets		23.8			27.4			16.7			22.5			21.3
Investments		82.5			0.5			0.4			—			—
Contract assets (3)		22.0			—			—			—			—
Other non-current assets (5)		49.9			45.6			38.5			26.7			23.3
Total non-current assets		450.2			359.0			341.1			203.0			215.2
Total assets		785.6			759.6			704.1			525.5			530.3
Liabilities and equity
Current portion of long term debt		28.0			27.7			27.6			—			12.8
Trade payables		17.8			19.7			14.2			19.9			22.7
Other current liabilities (6)		116.2			119.9			106.9			83.5			92.5
Total current liabilities		162.0			167.3			148.7			103.4			128.0
Long-term debt		33.4			61.4			89.1			—			—
Other non-current liabilities (7)		37.8			35.9			51.2			13.9			13.2
Total non-current liabilities		71.2			97.3			140.3			13.9			13.2
Share capital (ordinary shares $0.16 (10 pence) par value, authorized 60,000,000 shares; issued: 51,153,220, 54,834,080, 53,312,559, 52,406,304 and 51,950,662 shares each as at March 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively)		8.1			8.5			8.3			8.2			8.1
Share premium		269.5			371.8			338.3			306.9			286.8
Other shareholders’ equity (8)		331.2			248.9			163.2			123.6			94.2
Total shareholders’ equity, including shares held in treasury		608.8			629.2			509.8			438.7			389.1
Less: 1,101,300 shares as at March 31, 2019, 4,400,000 shares as at March 31, 2018, 3,300,000 shares as at March 31, 2017, 1,100,000 shares as at March 31, 2016 and Nil shares as at March 31, 2015, held in treasury, at cost		(56.4	)		(134.2	)		(94.7	)		(30.5	)		—
Total shareholders’ equity		552.4			495.0			415.1			408.2			389.1
Total liabilities and equity	$	785.6		$	759.6		$	704.1		$	525.5		$	530.3

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The following table sets forth for the periods indicated selected consolidated financial data, non-GAAP financial data and operating data:

	For the year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017			2016			2015
	(US dollars in millions, except percentages and employee data)
Other Consolidated Financial Data:
Revenue	$	809.1		$	758.0		$	602.5		$	562.2		$	533.9
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue		36.0	%		33.6	%		33.1	%		35.0	%		35.8	%
Operating profit as a percentage of revenue		14.8	%		12.5	%		7.8	%		13.0	%		13.2	%
Non-GAAP Financial Data:
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)(9)	$	794.0		$	741.0		$	578.4		$	531.0		$	503.0
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		36.6	%		34.4	%		34.4	%		37.1	%		38.0	%
Operating profit as a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		15.1	%		12.8	%		8.2	%		13.7	%		14.0	%
Operating Data:
Number of employees (at year end) (10)		39,898			36,540			34,547			32,388			28,890

Notes:

⁽¹⁾  Includes the following share-based compensation expense amounts:

	For the year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017		2016		2015
	(US dollars in millions)
Cost of revenue	$	4.3	$	3.8	$	2.8	$	1.9	$	0.8
Selling and marketing expenses	$	4.0	$	2.6	$	1.7	$	1.4	$	0.8
General and administrative expenses	$	22.0	$	24.2	$	18.5	$	14.6	$	7.9

⁽²⁾  On adoption of IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” (“IFRS 9”) with effect from April 1, 2018, cash flow hedging gains and losses, which were previously reported in foreign exchange gains or losses, net, are now reported in revenue. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported in accordance with the principles of IAS 39 –“Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement”.

⁽³⁾  Disclosed separately on adoption of IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“IFRS 15”) with effect from April 1, 2018. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported in accordance with the principles of IAS 18 –“Revenue”. See note 4 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

⁽⁴⁾  Consists of funds held for clients, derivative assets, and prepayments and other current assets.

⁽⁵⁾  Consists of non-current portion of derivative assets, and other non-current assets.

⁽⁶⁾  Consists of provisions and accrued expenses, derivative liabilities, pension and other employee obligations, contract liabilities, current taxes payable and other liabilities.

⁽⁷⁾  Consists of non-current portion of derivative liabilities, pension and other employee obligations, contract liabilities, deferred tax liabilities and other non-current liabilities.

⁽⁸⁾  Consists of retained earnings and other components of equity.

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⁽⁹⁾  Revenue less repair payments is a non-GAAP financial measure which is calculated as (a) revenue less (b) in our auto claims business, payments to repair centers for “fault” repair cases where we act as the principal in our dealings with the third party repair centers and our clients. The following table reconciles our revenue to revenue less repair payments (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the indicated periods:

	For the year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017		2016		2015
	(US dollars in millions)
Revenue (GAAP)	$	809.1	$	758.0	$	602.5	$	562.2	$	533.9
Less: Payments to repair centers(a)		15.2		17.0		24.1		31.2		30.9
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	$	794.0	$	741.0	$	578.4	$	531.0	$	503.0

Note:

^(a)  Consists of payments to repair centers in our auto claims business for “fault” repair cases where we act as the principal in our dealings with the third party repair centers and our clients.

We have two reportable segments for financial statement reporting purposes — WNS Global BPM and WNS Auto Claims BPM. In our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment, we provide both “fault” and “non-fault” repairs. For “fault” repairs, we provide claims handling and repair management services, where we arrange for automobile repairs through a network of third party repair centers. WNS Legal Assistance LLP, a subsidiary of WNS Assistance Limited, provides legal services in relation to personal injury claims. In our repair management services, where we act as the principal in our dealings with the third party repair centers and our clients, the amounts which we invoice to our clients for payments made by us to third party repair centers are reported as revenue. Where we are not the principal in providing the services, we record revenue from repair services net of repair cost. Since we wholly subcontract the repairs to the repair centers, we evaluate the financial performance of our “fault” repair business based on revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) to third party repair centers, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe that revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for “fault” repairs reflects more accurately the value addition of the business process management services that we directly provide to our clients.

For our “non-fault” repairs business, we generally provide a consolidated suite of accident management services including credit hire and credit repair, and we believe that measurement of such business on a basis that includes repair payments in revenue is appropriate. Revenue including repair payments is therefore used as a primary measure to allocate resources and measure operating performance for accident management services provided in our “non-fault” repairs business. Our “non-fault” repairs business, where we provide accident management services, accounts for a relatively small portion of our revenue for our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment.

This non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure in this annual report provides useful information for investors regarding the financial performance of our business and our two reportable segments. Our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to potential differences in the method of calculation.

⁽¹⁰⁾ Commencing fiscal 2018, we are including in our disclosed total headcount the number of apprentices employed under the India government scheme, National Employability Enhancement Mission, pursuant to which apprentices undergo a three to 36 month apprenticeship to enhance their employability. There is no guarantee of employment with WNS following the completion of the apprenticeship. Our previously disclosed total headcount does not include apprentices. The total headcount presented for prior periods in the table above have been re-computed to include apprentices for comparative purposes.

B. Capitalization and Indebtedness

Not applicable.

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C. Reason for the Offer and the Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

D. Risk Factors

This annual report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in the following risk factors and elsewhere in this annual report. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer and the trading price of our ADSs could decline.

Risks Related to Our Business

The global economic and geo-political conditions have been challenging and have had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on the financial markets and the economy in general, which has had, and may continue to have, a material adverse effect on our business, our financial performance and the prices of our equity shares and ADSs.

Global economic conditions continue to show signs of turbulence. Although some key indicators of sustainable economic growth show signs of improvement, volatility in the domestic politics of major markets may lead to changes in the institutional framework of the international economy.

In June 2016, a majority of voters in the UK elected to withdraw from the EU in a national referendum, commonly referred to as “Brexit.” The referendum was advisory, and the terms of any withdrawal are subject to a two-year negotiation period (unless an extension is agreed), which commenced on March 29, 2017. The withdrawal of the UK from the EU was set to take place on March 29, 2019, however this date has been postponed to October 31, 2019 and ongoing uncertainty remains as to what kind of post-Brexit agreement between the UK and the EU, if any, may be approved by the UK parliament. There is the possibility that the UK will end up leaving the EU without having reached final agreement with the EU on the terms of its withdrawal. The referendum, and now the risk of a “no deal” between the UK and the EU, has created significant uncertainty regarding the future relationship between the UK and the EU, including with respect to the laws and regulations that will apply as the UK determines which EU-derived laws to replace or replicate in the event of a withdrawal. Uncertainty regarding the terms of Brexit, and its eventual effects once implemented, have had and may continue to have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, and may significantly reduce global market liquidity and restrict the ability of key market participants to operate in certain financial markets. Any of these factors could depress economic activity and restrict our access to capital, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

29.0% of our revenues and 27.6% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for fiscal 2019 and 31.8% of our revenues and 30.2% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for fiscal 2018 are denominated in pound sterling. The extent and duration of the decline in the value of the pound sterling to the US dollar and other currencies is unknown at this time. A long-term reduction in the value of the pound sterling as a result of the UK referendum or otherwise could adversely impact our earnings growth rate and profitability. We believe that our hedging program is effective and it substantially protects us against fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates through a mix of forwards and options for this current fiscal year.

In the US, economic growth is tempered by continuing concerns over the failure to achieve a long-term solution to the issues of government spending, the increasing US national debt, and their negative impact on the US economy as well as concerns over potential increases in the cost of borrowing and reduction in availability of credit as the US Federal Reserve has, until recently, continued to raise interest rates. The policies that may be pursued by the presidential administration in the US have added further uncertainty to the global economy, and the prevailing political climate may lead to more protectionist policies. Further, there is uncertainty regarding the impact of the escalating “trade war” between China and the United States on the global economy. Globally, countries may require additional financial support, sovereign credit ratings may continue to decline, and there may be default on sovereign debt obligations of certain countries. Any of these may increase the cost of borrowing and cause credit to become more limited, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, there continue to be signs of economic weakness, such as relatively high levels of unemployment, in major markets including Europe. Continuing conflicts and instability in various regions around the world may lead to additional acts of terrorism, and armed conflict around the world. The ongoing refugee crisis in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East may contribute to political and economic instability in those regions. A resurgence of isolationist and/or protectionist policies in North America, Europe and Asia may curtail global economic growth. China continues to have room for economic growth, but such growth opportunities remain subject to political developments, particularly with respect to a US-China trade deal, and uncertainties in the regulatory framework of the economy.

These economic and geo-political conditions may affect our business in a number of ways. The general level of economic activity, such as decreases in business and consumer spending, could result in a decrease in demand for our services, thus reducing our revenue. The cost and availability of credit has been and may continue to be adversely affected by illiquid credit markets and wider credit spreads. Continued turbulence or uncertainty in the European, US, Asian and international financial markets and economies, and the political climate in the US and the UK, may adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition, and the liquidity and financial condition of our clients. If these market conditions continue or worsen, they may limit our ability to access financing or increase our cost of financing to meet liquidity needs, and affect the ability of our clients to use credit to purchase our services or to make timely payments to us, resulting in adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations.

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Changing economic conditions may have an effect on foreign exchange rates, which in turn may affect our business. For further information, see “— Currency fluctuations among the Indian rupee, the pound sterling, the US dollar, the Australian dollar and the South African rand could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.”

Uncertainty about current global economic conditions could also continue to increase the volatility of our share price. We cannot predict the timing or duration of an economic slowdown or the timing or strength of a subsequent economic recovery generally or in our targeted industries, including the travel and leisure and insurance industries. If macroeconomic conditions worsen or current global economic conditions continue for a prolonged period of time, we are not able to predict the impact that such worsening conditions will have on our targeted industries in general, and our results of operations specifically.

A few major clients account for a significant portion of our revenue and any loss of business from these clients could reduce our revenue and significantly harm our business.

We have derived and believe that we will continue to derive in the near term a significant portion of our revenue from a limited number of large clients. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, our five largest clients accounted for 27.1% and 29.4% of our revenue and 27.6% and 30.1% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, our three largest clients accounted for 18.1% and 19.2% of our revenue and 18.5% and 19.6% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively. In fiscal 2019, our largest client individually accounted for 6.9% and 7.1% of our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively, as compared to 6.8% and 7.0% in fiscal 2018, respectively. Any loss of business from any major client could reduce our revenue and significantly harm our business.

For example, in line with our expectations, one of our top five clients by revenue contribution in fiscal 2014, an online travel agency (“OTA”), provided us with lower volume of business in fiscal 2015 as the OTA entered into a strategic marketing agreement with another OTA in August 2013, pursuant to which, it, over a period of time, from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, moved its customer care and sales processes that were previously managed by us to a technology platform managed by the other OTA. As a result, we lost most of our business from that OTA and since June 2015, we ceased to provide services to that OTA. That OTA accounted for 2.5% and 6.1% of our revenue and 2.6% and 6.5% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively. The other OTA uses several BPM vendors to manage such processes on their technology platform. We are approved as one of the other OTA’s providers of BPM services. We have managed to compete with incumbent BPM vendors for the other OTA’s business and the other OTA has become one of our large clients.

We have derived, and we expect to continue deriving for the foreseeable future, a significant portion of our revenue from Aviva Global Services (Management Services) Private Limited (“Aviva MS”). Under our master services agreement with Aviva MS (the “Aviva master services agreement”), Aviva MS is permitted to terminate the agreement without cause with 180 days’ notice upon payment of a termination fee.

In addition, the volume of work performed for specific clients is likely to vary from year to year, particularly since we may not be the exclusive outside service provider for our clients. Thus, a major client in one year may not provide the same level of revenue in any subsequent year. For example, until fiscal 2018, Aviva MS was our largest client and revenue from Aviva MS has decreased from $54.5 million in fiscal 2017 to $51.9 million in fiscal 2018 to $50.1 million in fiscal 2019. Part of this decline in revenue is attributable to revised pricing terms and part is attributable to a reduction of services due to automation performed by Aviva MS and the automation of certain services by WNS. The loss of some or all of the business of any large client could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. A number of factors other than our performance could cause the loss of or reduction in business or revenue from a client, and these factors are not predictable. For example, a client may demand price reductions, change its outsourcing strategy or move work in-house. A client may also be acquired by a company with a different outsourcing strategy that intends to switch to another business process management service provider or return work in-house.

Our revenue is highly dependent on clients concentrated in a few industries, as well as clients located primarily in the US, the UK, Europe and Australia. Economic slowdowns or factors that affect these industries or the economic environment in the US, the UK, Europe or Australia could reduce our revenue and seriously harm our business.

A substantial portion of our clients are concentrated in the insurance industry and the travel and leisure industry. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, 26.6% and 25.7% of our revenue, respectively, and 25.2% and 24.0% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively, were derived from clients in the insurance industry. During the same periods, clients in the travel and leisure industry contributed 17.4% and 18.7% of our revenue, respectively, and 17.8% and 19.2% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively. Our business and growth largely depend on continued demand for our services from clients in these industries and other industries that we may target in the future, as well as on trends in these industries to outsource business processes.

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Turbulence in the global economy affects both the industries in which our clients are concentrated and the geographies in which we do business. For more information, see “ — The global economic and geo-political conditions have been challenging and have had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on the financial markets and the economy in general, which has had, and may continue to have, a material adverse effect on our business, our financial performance and the prices of our equity shares and ADSs.” Certain of our targeted industries are especially vulnerable to crises in the financial and credit markets and potential economic downturns. A downturn in any of our targeted industries, particularly the insurance or travel and leisure industries, a slowdown or reversal of the trend to offshore business process outsourcing in any of these industries or the introduction of regulation which restricts or discourages companies from outsourcing could result in a decrease in the demand for our services and adversely affect our results of operations.

Further, any weakening of or uncertainty in worldwide economic and business conditions could result in a few of our clients reducing or postponing their outsourced business requirements, which in turn could decrease the demand for our services and adversely affect our results of operations. In particular, our revenue is highly dependent on the economic environments in the US, the UK, Europe and Australia. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, 41.5% and 40.7% of our revenue, respectively, and 42.3% and 41.6% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively, were derived from clients located in the US. During the same periods, 31.4% and 34.2% of our revenue, respectively, and 30.1% and 32.6% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively, were derived from clients located in the UK, 7.0% and 6.2% of our revenue, respectively, and 7.1% and 6.4% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively, were derived from clients located in Europe (excluding the UK), and 9.5% and 8.8% of our revenue, respectively, and 9.7% and 9.0% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively, were derived from clients located in Australia. Any weakening of or uncertainty in the US, UK, European or Australian economy will likely have a further adverse impact on our revenue.

Other developments may also lead to a decline in the demand for our services in our targeted industries. Significant changes in the financial services industry or any of the other industries on which we focus, or a consolidation in any of these industries or acquisitions, particularly involving our clients, may decrease the potential number of buyers of our services and have an adverse impact on our profitability. Any significant reduction in or the elimination of the use of the services we provide within any of these industries would result in reduced revenue and harm our business. Our clients may experience rapid changes in their prospects, substantial price competition and pressure on their profitability. Although such pressures can encourage outsourcing as a cost reduction measure, they may also result in increasing pressure on us from clients in these key industries to lower our prices which could negatively affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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Currency fluctuations among the Indian rupee, the pound sterling, the US dollar, the Australian dollar, the Euro, the South African rand and the Philippine peso could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Although substantially all of our revenue is denominated in pound sterling, US dollars, and to a lesser extent, Australian dollars, Euro and South African rand, a significant portion of our expenses (other than payments to repair centers, which are primarily denominated in pound sterling) are incurred and paid in Indian rupees and, to a lesser extent, in South African rand and Philippine peso. Therefore, a weakening of the rate of exchange for the pound sterling, the US dollar, Euro or the Australian dollar against the Indian rupee or, to a lesser extent, a weakening of the pound sterling against the South African rand or the Philippine peso would adversely affect our results. Furthermore, we report our financial results in US dollars and our results of operations would be adversely affected if the pound sterling, Euro or the Australian dollar depreciates against the US dollar, or if the Indian rupee or, to a lesser extent, the South African rand or the Philippine peso appreciates against the US dollar. Fluctuations between the pound sterling, the Indian rupee, the South African rand, the Australian dollar or the Philippine peso, on the one hand, and the US dollar, on the other hand, expose us to translation risk when transactions denominated in such currencies are translated to US dollars, our reporting currency. The exchange rates between each of the pound sterling, Indian rupee, South African rand, Australian dollar, Euro and the Philippine peso, on the one hand, and the US dollar, on the other hand, have changed substantially in recent years and may fluctuate substantially in the future.

The referendum in the UK regarding the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the uncertainty regarding the terms of Brexit and its eventual effects once implemented have created uncertainty in the British and European economies and in the global economy as a whole. See “—The global economic and geo-political conditions have been challenging and have had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on the financial markets and the economy in general, which has had, and may continue to have, a material adverse effect on our business, our financial performance and the prices of our equity shares and ADSs.” These developments have caused, and may continue to cause, volatility in the exchange rates between the pound sterling and other currencies.

The average pound sterling to US dollar exchange rate was approximately £0.76 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the pound sterling by an average of 0.9% as compared with the average exchange rate of £0.75 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented an appreciation of the pound sterling by an average of 1.4% as compared with the average exchange rate of £0.76 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017.

The average Indian rupee to US dollar exchange rate was approximately ₹69.92 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the Indian rupee by an average of 8.5% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately ₹64.46 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented an appreciation of the Indian rupee by an average of 3.9% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately ₹67.10 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017.

The average South African rand exchange rate was approximately R13.76 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the South African rand by an average of 6.0% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately R12.98 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented an appreciation of the South African rand by an average of 7.8% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately R14.07 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017.

The average Australian dollar exchange rate was approximately A1.37 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the Australian dollar by an average of 5.8% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately A1.29 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented an appreciation of the Australian dollar by an average of 2.8% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately A1.33 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017.

The average Euro exchange rate was approximately €1.16 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the Euro by an average of 1.0% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately €1.17 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented an appreciation of the Euro by an average of 6.7% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately €1.10 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017.

The average Philippine peso exchange rate was approximately PHP 52.91 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the Philippine peso by an average of 4.2% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately PHP 50.76 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented a depreciation of the Philippine peso by an average of 5.4% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately PHP 48.18 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017.

Our results of operations would be adversely affected if the Indian rupee appreciates significantly against the pound sterling or the US dollar or if the pound sterling or the Australian dollar depreciates against the US dollar or, to a lesser extent, the South African rand or the Philippine peso appreciates significantly against the US dollar.

For example, the depreciation of the Indian Rupee and the South African rand against the US dollar in fiscal 2019 positively impacted our results of operations whereas the depreciation of the pound sterling and the Australian dollar against the US dollar negatively impacted our results of operations during that year.

The appreciation of the Indian rupee and the South African rand against the US dollar in fiscal 2018 negatively impacted our results of operations whereas the appreciation of the pound sterling and the Australian dollar against the US dollar positively impacted our results of operations during that year.

We hedge a portion of our foreign currency exposures using options and forward contracts. We cannot assure you that our hedging strategy will be successful or will mitigate our exposure to currency risk.

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The international nature of our business exposes us to several risks, such as unexpected changes in the regulatory requirements and governmental policy changes of multiple jurisdictions.

We have operations in China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Spain, Turkey, the UK and the US, and we service clients across Asia, Europe, South Africa, Australia and North America. Our corporate structure also spans multiple jurisdictions, with our parent holding company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands, and intermediate and operating subsidiaries (including branch offices) incorporated in Australia, China, Costa Rica, France, India, Mauritius, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Romania, South Africa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Spain, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US. As a result, we are exposed to risks typically associated with conducting business internationally, many of which are beyond our control. These risks include:

• legal uncertainty owing to the overlap of different legal regimes, and problems in asserting contractual or other rights across international borders;

• potentially adverse tax consequences, such as scrutiny of transfer pricing arrangements by authorities in the countries in which we operate;

• potential tariffs and other trade barriers;

• unexpected changes in legal regimes and regulatory requirements;

• policy changes due to changes in government;

For example, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, proposed changes to the laws of the UK governing personal injury claims generated uncertainty regarding the future earnings trajectory of our legal services business in our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment, as a result of which we had expected that we would eventually exit from providing legal services in relation to personal injury claims. We also experienced a decrease in volume of and loss of business from certain clients of our traditional repair services in our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment in fiscal 2017. As a result, we had in fiscal 2017 expected the future performance of our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment to decline significantly and therefore significantly reduced our financial projections and estimates of our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment. Accordingly, we performed an impairment review of the goodwill associated with the companies we had acquired for our auto claims business and recorded an impairment charge of $21.7 million to our results of operations for fiscal 2017. The occurrence of other changes in legal regimes or regulatory requirements, or any other events associated with the risks of conducting business internationally, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Our global operations expose us to numerous and sometimes conflicting legal and regulatory requirements. Failure to adhere to the laws and regulations that govern our business or our clients’ businesses that we are required to comply with in performing our services could harm our business.

We have operations in 12 countries and our corporate structure spans multiple jurisdictions. Further, we service clients across multiple geographic regions and multiple industries. We are required to comply with numerous, and sometimes conflicting and uncertain, laws and regulations including on matters relating to import/export controls, trade restrictions, taxation, immigration, internal disclosure and control obligations, securities regulation, anti-competition, data privacy and protection, anti-corruption, and employment and labor relations. In addition, we are required to obtain and maintain permits and licenses for the conduct of our business in various jurisdictions. Our clients’ business operations are also subject to numerous regulations in the jurisdiction in which they operate or that are applicable to their industry, and our clients may contractually require that we perform our services in compliance with regulations applicable to them or in a manner that will enable them to comply with such regulations. For example, regulations to which our clients’ business operations are subject include the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act in the US, the Financial Services Act in the UK and the General Data Protection Regulation in the EU. In addition, HealthHelp, which we acquired in March 2017, administers programs offered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a United States federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. Regulatory changes may result in our exiting certain parts of our business.

On account of the global nature of our and our clients’ operations, compliance with diverse legal and regulatory requirements is difficult, time-consuming and requires significant resources. Further, the extent of development of legal systems varies across the countries in which we operate and local laws may not be adequately developed or be able to provide us clear guidance to sufficiently protect our rights. Specifically, in many countries including those in which we operate and/or seek to expand to, the practices of local businesses may not be in accordance with international business standards and could violate anti-corruption laws and regulations, including the UK Bribery Act 2010 and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977. Our employees, subcontractors, agents, business partners, the companies we acquire and their employees, subcontractors and agents, and other third parties with which we associate, could act in a manner which violates policies or procedures intended to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, including applicable anti-corruption laws or regulations.

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Violations of such laws or regulations by us, our employees or any of these third parties could subject us to criminal or civil enforcement actions (whether or not we participated or were aware of the actions leading to the violations), including fines or penalties, breach of contract damages, disgorgement of profits and suspension or disqualification from work, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business, including our results of operations and our reputation. If we are unable to maintain our licenses, permits or other qualifications necessary to provide our services, we may not be able to provide services to existing clients or be able to attract new clients and could lose revenue, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

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We face competition from onshore and offshore business process management companies and from information technology companies that also offer business process management services. Our clients may also choose to run their business processes themselves, either in their home countries or through captive units located offshore.

The market for outsourcing services is very competitive and we expect competition to intensify and increase from a number of sources. We believe that the principal competitive factors in our markets are price, service quality, sales and marketing skills, business process transformation capabilities and industry expertise. We face significant competition from our clients’ own in-house groups including, in some cases, in-house departments operating offshore or captive units. Clients who currently outsource a significant proportion of their business processes or information technology services to vendors in India may, for various reasons, including diversifying geographic risk, seek to reduce their dependence on any one country. We also face competition from onshore and offshore business process management and information technology services companies. In addition, the trend toward offshore outsourcing, international expansion by foreign and domestic competitors and continuing technological changes will result in new and different competitors entering our markets.

These competitors may include entrants from the communications, software and data networking industries or entrants in geographic locations with lower costs than those in which we operate. Technological changes include the development of complex automated systems for the processing of transactions that are formerly labor intensive, which may reduce or replace the need for outsourcing such transaction processing.

Some of these existing and future competitors have greater financial, human and other resources, longer operating histories, greater technological expertise, more recognizable brand names and more established relationships in the industries that we currently serve or may serve in the future. In addition, some of our competitors may enter into strategic or commercial relationships among themselves or with larger, more established companies in order to increase their ability to address client needs, or enter into similar arrangements with potential clients. Increased competition, our inability to compete successfully against competitors, pricing pressures or loss of market share could result in reduced operating margins which could harm our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Changes in technology could lead to changes in our clients’ businesses as well as their requirements for business process services, which may adversely impact our business and results of operations.

Proliferation of accessible technology, such as smartphones and internet, has had an impact on the manner in which customers and businesses interact with each other. Companies are increasingly adopting social media platforms, online self-help portals and mobile applications for communicating with and servicing their customers rather than utilizing business process management companies such as ourselves to manage these interactions. Our clients also continue to invest in technology by upgrading their platforms and application capabilities towards increased automation of transactions. Advances in software, such as robotic process automation and voice recognition, have the potential to reduce dependency on human processing transactions. Such developments and other innovations, such as autonomous vehicles, have the potential to significantly change the way our clients’ businesses operate and may reduce their dependency on business process management companies, including our company, for managing their business processes. We are therefore subject to a risk of disintermediation on account of such changes in technology, which could impact our future growth prospects and may require continued investments in our business.

If we cause disruptions to our clients’ businesses, provide inadequate service or are in breach of our representations or obligations, our clients may have claims for substantial damages against us. Our insurance coverage may be inadequate to cover these claims and, as a result, our profits may be substantially reduced.

Most of our contracts with clients contain service level and performance requirements, including requirements relating to the quality of our services and the timing and quality of responses to the client’s customer inquiries. In some cases, the quality of services that we provide is measured by quality assurance ratings and surveys which are based in part on the results of direct monitoring by our clients of interactions between our employees and our client’s customers. Failure to consistently meet service requirements of a client or errors made by our associates or the software/platforms we use in the course of delivering services to our clients could disrupt the client’s business and result in a reduction in revenue or a claim for substantial damages against us. For example, some of our agreements stipulate standards of service that, if not met by us, will require us to pay penalties to our clients or result in lower payment to us. Failure to meet these service level requirements could result in the payment of significant penalties by us to our clients which in turn could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, in connection with acquiring new business from a client or entering into client contracts, our employees may make various representations, including representations relating to the quality of our services, abilities of our associates and our project management techniques. A failure or inability to meet a contractual requirement or our representations could seriously damage our reputation and affect our ability to attract new business or result in a claim for substantial damages against us.

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Our dependence on our offshore delivery centers requires us to maintain active data and voice communications between our main delivery centers in China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Spain, Turkey, the UK and the US, our international technology hubs in the UK and the US and our clients’ offices. Although we maintain redundant facilities and communications links, disruptions could result from, among other things, technical and electricity breakdowns, computer glitches and viruses and adverse weather conditions. Any significant failure of our equipment or systems, or any major disruption to basic infrastructure like power and telecommunications in the locations in which we operate, could impede our ability to provide services to our clients, have a negative impact on our reputation, cause us to lose clients, reduce our revenue and harm our business.

We depend on human resources to process transactions for our clients. Disruptive incidents, including man-made events such as civil strikes and shutdowns, may impact the ability of our employees to commute to and from our operating premises. Non-natural disasters, whether unintentional (such as those caused by accidents) or intentional (such as those caused by terrorist attacks), may also disrupt our operations. While we have implemented business continuity plans for clients where we have contractually agreed to do so, we may not always be able to provide services to our clients for the duration of such incidents.

Although under most of our contracts with our clients, our liability for breach of our obligations is limited to actual damages suffered by the client and capped at a portion of the fees paid or payable to us under the relevant contract, our liability for breach of our obligations under certain of our contracts is unlimited. With respect to those of our contracts that contain limitations on liability, such limitations may be unenforceable or otherwise may not protect us from liability for damages. In addition, certain liabilities, such as claims of third parties for which we may be required to indemnify our clients, are generally not limited under those agreements. Further, although we have professional indemnity insurance coverage, the coverage may not continue to be available on reasonable terms or in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims and our insurers may disclaim coverage as to any future claims. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed available insurance coverage, or changes in our insurance policies (including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements), could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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We are liable to our clients for damages caused by unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential information, whether through a breach or circumvention of our or our clients’ computer systems and processes, through our employees or otherwise. Further, cybersecurity and data privacy considerations could impact our business.

We are typically required to manage, utilize and store sensitive or confidential client data in connection with the services we provide. Under the terms of our client contracts, we are required to keep such information strictly confidential. Our client contracts do not include any limitation on our liability to them with respect to breaches of our obligation to maintain confidentiality of the information we receive from them. Although we seek to implement measures to protect sensitive and confidential client data, there can be no assurance that we would be able to prevent breaches of security. Further, some of our projects require us to conduct business functions and computer operations using our clients’ systems over which we do not have control and which may not be compliant with industry security standards. In addition, some of the client designed processes that we are contractually required to follow for delivering services to them and which we are unable to unilaterally change, could be designed in a manner that allows for control weaknesses to exist and be exploited. Any vulnerability in a client’s system or client designed process, if exploited, could result in breaches of security or unauthorized transactions and result in a claim for substantial damages against us. Although we have implemented appropriate policies, procedures and infrastructure to reduce the possibility of physical, logical and personnel security breaches, along with appropriate audit oversight for verifying continued operating effectiveness of the same through internal audits and external SSAE16 / ISAE3402, ISO27001 and PCI-DSS reviews, such measures can never completely eliminate the risk of cybersecurity attacks. If any person, including any of our employees, penetrates our or our clients’ network security or otherwise mismanages or misappropriates sensitive or confidential client data, we could be subject to significant liability and lawsuits from our clients or their customers for breaching contractual confidentiality provisions or privacy laws.

To date, although there has not been a material cybersecurity attack that has had an adverse effect on our operations, there can be no assurance that there will be no material adverse effect in the future. Rapid advancements and changes to the technological landscape may require us to make significant further investments in the domain of cybersecurity in order to protect our and our clients’ data and infrastructure. In addition, such advancements coupled with the rise in the sophisticated nature of cyber threats and attacks make it possible that certain threats or vulnerabilities may not be detected in time to prevent an attack on our or our clients’ business. On account of the interconnected nature of our business, there is an interdependency between our clients, business partners and our business to implement appropriate cybersecurity controls in order to mitigate cybersecurity risk. A failure of cybersecurity controls at our client or business partners could therefore result in a breach at our company.

While we have insurance coverage for mismanagement or misappropriation of such information by our employees, that coverage may not continue to be available on reasonable terms or in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims against us, and our insurers may disclaim coverage as to any future claims. Penetration of the network security of our or our clients’ data centers or computer systems or unauthorized use or disclosure of sensitive or confidential client data, whether through breach of our or our clients’ computer systems, systems failure, loss or theft of assets containing confidential information or otherwise, could also have a negative impact on our reputation which would harm our business.

We also cannot be certain that advances in criminal capabilities (including cyber-attacks or cyber intrusions over the internet, malware, computer viruses and the like), discovery of new vulnerabilities or attempts to exploit existing vulnerabilities in our or our clients’ or business partners’ systems, other data thefts, physical system or network break-ins or inappropriate access, or other developments will not compromise or breach the technology protecting our or our client’s or business partners’ computer systems and networks that access and store sensitive information. Cyber threats, such as phishing and trojans, could intrude into our or our client’s or business partners’ network to steal data or to seek sensitive information. Any intrusion into our network or our client’s or business partners’ network (to the extent attributed to us or perceived to be attributed to us) that results in any breach of security could cause damage to our reputation and adversely impact our business and financial results. A significant failure in security measures could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, results of operations and financial condition.

Our business could be materially and adversely affected if we do not protect our intellectual property or if our services are found to infringe on the intellectual property of others.

Our success depends in part on certain methodologies, practices, tools and technical expertise we utilize in designing, developing, implementing and maintaining applications and other proprietary intellectual property rights. In order to protect our rights in such intellectual properties, we rely upon a combination of nondisclosure and other contractual arrangements as well as trade secret, copyright and trademark laws. We also generally enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants, clients and potential clients, and limit access to and distribution of our proprietary information to the extent required for our business purpose.

India is a member of the Berne Convention, an international intellectual property treaty, and has agreed to recognize protections on intellectual property rights conferred under the laws of other foreign countries, including the laws of the United States. There can be no assurance that the laws, rules, regulations and treaties in effect in the United States, India and the other jurisdictions in which we operate and the contractual and other protective measures we take, are adequate to protect us from misappropriation or unauthorized use of our intellectual property, or that such laws will not change. We may not be able to detect unauthorized use and take appropriate steps to enforce our rights, and any such steps may not be successful. Infringement by others of our intellectual property, including the costs of enforcing our intellectual property rights, may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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Our clients may provide us with access to, and require us to use, third party software in connection with our delivery of services to them. Our client contracts generally require our clients to indemnify us for any infringement of intellectual property rights or licenses to third party software when our clients provide such access to us. If the indemnities under our client contracts are inadequate to cover the damages and losses we suffer due to infringement of third party intellectual property rights or licenses to third party software to which we were given access, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected. We are also generally required by our client contracts to indemnify our clients for any breaches of intellectual property rights by our services. Although we believe that we are not infringing on the intellectual property rights of others, claims may nonetheless be successfully asserted against us in the future. The costs of defending any such claims could be significant, and any successful claim may require us to modify, discontinue or rename any of our services. Any such changes may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our clients may terminate contracts before completion or choose not to renew contracts, which could adversely affect our business and reduce our revenue.

The terms of our client contracts typically range from three to five years. Many of our client contracts can be terminated by our clients with or without cause, with three to six months’ notice and, in most cases, without penalty. The termination of a substantial percentage of these contracts could adversely affect our business and reduce our revenue. Contracts that will expire on or before March 31, 2020 (including work orders/statement of works that will expire on or before March 31, 2020) represented approximately 15.7% of our revenue and 16.0% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from our clients in fiscal 2019. Failure to meet contractual requirements could result in cancellation or non-renewal of a contract. Some of our contracts may be terminated by the client if certain of our key personnel working on the client project leave our employment and we are unable to find suitable replacements. In addition, a contract termination or significant reduction in work assigned to us by a major client could cause us to experience a higher than expected number of unassigned employees, which would increase our cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue until we are able to reduce or reallocate our headcount. We may not be able to replace any client that elects to terminate or not renew its contract with us, which would adversely affect our business and revenue. Further, we may face difficulties in providing end-to-end business solutions or delivering complex, large or unique projects for our clients that could cause clients to terminate or not renew their contracts with us, which in turn could harm our business and our reputation.

For example, one of our largest auto claims clients by revenue contribution in fiscal 2012 terminated its contract with us with effect from April 18, 2012. This client accounted for 10.4% and 7.5% of our revenue and 1.3% and 1.9% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively.

In addition, one of our top five clients by revenue contribution in fiscal 2014, an OTA, provided us with a lower volume of business in fiscal 2015 as the OTA entered into a strategic marketing agreement with another OTA in August 2013 pursuant to which it over a period of time, from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, moved its customer care and sales processes that were previously managed by us to a technology platform managed by the other OTA. As a result, we lost most of our business from that OTA and since June 2015, we ceased to provide services to that OTA. That OTA accounted for 2.5% and 6.1% of our revenue and 2.6% and 6.5% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively. The other OTA uses several BPM vendors to manage such processes on their technology platform. We are approved as one of the other OTA’s providers of BPM services. We have managed to compete with incumbent BPM vendors for the other OTA’s business and the other OTA has become one of our largest clients. For more information, see “— A few major clients account for a significant portion of our revenue and any loss of business from these clients could reduce our revenue and significantly harm our business.”

Some of our client contracts contain provisions which, if triggered, could result in lower future revenue and have an adverse effect on our business.

In many of our client contracts, we agree to include certain provisions which provide for downward revision of our prices under certain circumstances. For example, certain contracts allow a client in certain limited circumstances to request a benchmark study comparing our pricing and performance with that of an agreed list of other service providers for comparable services. Based on the results of the study and depending on the reasons for any unfavorable variance, we may be required to make improvements in the service we provide or to reduce the pricing for services to be performed under the remaining term of the contract. Some of our contracts also provide that, during the term of the contract and for a certain period thereafter ranging from six to 12 months, we may not provide similar services to certain or any of their competitors using the same personnel. These restrictions may hamper our ability to compete for and provide services to other clients in the same industry, which may result in lower future revenue and profitability.

Some of our contracts specify that if a change in control of our company occurs during the term of the contract, the client has the right to terminate the contract. These provisions may result in our contracts being terminated if there is such a change in control, resulting in a potential loss of revenue.

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Fraud on account of circumvention of controls within our or our clients’ computer systems and processes could adversely impact our business.

Our business is dependent on the secure and reliable operation of controls within our and our clients’ information systems and processes, whether operated or executed by our clients themselves or by us in connection with our provision of services to them. Although we take adequate measures to safeguard against system-related and other fraud, there can be no assurance that we would be able to prevent fraud or even detect them on a timely basis, particularly where it relates to our clients’ information systems which are not managed by us. For example, we have identified incidences where our employees have allegedly exploited weaknesses in information systems as well as processes in order to record fraudulent transactions. We are generally required to indemnify our clients from third party claims arising out of such fraudulent transactions and our client contracts generally do not include any limitation on our liability to our clients’ losses arising from fraudulent activities by our employees. Our expansion into new markets may create additional challenges with respect to managing the risk of fraud due to the increased geographical dispersion and use of intermediaries. Accordingly, we may have significant liability arising from fraudulent transactions which may materially affect our business and financial results. Although we have professional indemnity insurance coverage for losses arising from fraudulent activities by our employees, that coverage may not continue to be available on reasonable terms or in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims against us, and our insurers may also disclaim coverage as to any future claims. We may also suffer reputational harm as a result of fraud committed by our employees, or by our perceived inability to properly manage fraud related risks, which could in turn lead to enhanced regulatory oversight and scrutiny.

Our business may not develop in ways that we currently anticipate due to negative public reaction to offshore outsourcing, proposed legislation or otherwise.

We have based our strategy of future growth on certain assumptions regarding our industry, services and future demand in the market for such services. However, the trend to outsource business processes may not continue and could reverse.

The issue of domestic companies outsourcing services to organizations operating in other countries is a topic of political discussion in the United States, as well as in Europe, Asia Pacific and other regions in which we have clients. Some countries and special interest groups have expressed concerns about a perceived association between offshore outsourcing and the loss of jobs in the domestic economy. This has resulted in increased political and media attention, especially in the United States, where the subject of outsourcing and immigration reform has been a focus of the current presidential administration. It is possible that there could be a change in the existing laws that would restrict offshore outsourcing or impose new standards that have the effect of restricting the use of certain visas in the foreign outsourcing context. The measures that have been enacted to date are generally directed at restricting the ability of government agencies to outsource work to offshore business service providers. These measures have not had a significant effect on our business because governmental agencies are not a focus of our operations. However, some legislative proposals would, for example, require contact centers to disclose their geographic locations, require notice to individuals whose personal information is disclosed to non-US affiliates or subcontractors, require disclosures of companies’ foreign outsourcing practices, or restrict US private sector companies that have federal government contracts, federal grants or guaranteed loan programs from outsourcing their services to offshore service providers. Potential changes in tax laws may also increase the overall costs of outsourcing or affect the balance of offshore and onshore business services. Such changes could have an adverse impact on the economics of outsourcing for private companies in the US, which could in turn have an adverse impact on our business with US clients.

Such concerns have also led the UK and other EU jurisdictions to enact regulations which allow employees who are dismissed as a result of transfer of services, which may include outsourcing to non-UK or EU companies, to seek compensation either from the company from which they were dismissed or from the company to which the work was transferred. This could discourage EU companies from outsourcing work offshore and/or could result in increased operating costs for us. In addition, there has been publicity about the negative experiences, such as theft and misappropriation of sensitive client data, of various companies that use offshore outsourcing, particularly in India.

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Current or prospective clients may elect to perform such services themselves or may be discouraged from transferring these services from onshore to offshore providers to avoid negative perceptions that may be associated with using an offshore provider. Any slowdown or reversal of existing industry trends towards offshore outsourcing would seriously harm our ability to compete effectively with competitors that operate out of facilities located in the UK or the US.

Adverse changes to our relationships with the companies with whom we have an alliance or in the business of the companies with whom we have an alliance could adversely affect our results of operations.

We have alliances with companies whose capabilities complement our own. For example, some of our services and solutions are based on technology, software or platforms provided by these companies. The priorities and objectives of these companies with whom we have an alliance may differ from ours. As most of our alliance relationships are non-exclusive, these companies with whom we have an alliance are not prohibited from competing with us or forming closer or preferred arrangements with our competitors. One or more of these companies with whom we have an alliance may be acquired by a competitor, or may merge with each other, either of which could reduce our access over time to the technology, software or platforms provided by those companies. In addition, these companies with whom we have an alliance could experience reduced demand for their technology, software or platforms, including, for example, in response to changes in technology, which could lessen related demand for our services and solutions. If we do not obtain the expected benefits from our alliance relationships for any reason, we may be less competitive and our ability to offer attractive solutions to our clients may be negatively affected, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

If we are unable to collect our receivables from, or bill our unbilled services to, our clients, our results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.

Our business depends on our ability to successfully obtain payment from our clients for work performed. We evaluate the financial condition of our clients and usually bill and collect on relatively short cycles. We maintain allowances against receivables and unbilled services. Actual losses on client balances could differ from those that we currently anticipate and, as a result, we might need to adjust our allowances. We might not accurately assess the creditworthiness of our clients. Macroeconomic conditions, such as any domestic or global credit crisis and disruption or the global financial system could also result in financial difficulties for our clients, including limited access to the credit markets, insolvency or bankruptcy, and, as a result, could cause clients to delay payments to us, request modifications to their payment arrangements that could increase our receivables balance, or default on their payment obligations to us. Timely collection of client balances also depends on our ability to complete our contractual commitments and bill and collect our contracted revenues. If we are unable to meet our contractual requirements, we might experience delays in collection of and/or be unable to collect our client balances, and if this occurs, our results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected. In addition, if we experience an increase in the time to bill and collect for our services, our cash flows could be adversely affected.

We may face difficulties as we expand our operations to establish delivery centers in onshore locations and offshore in countries in which we have limited or no prior operating experience.

In April 2014 our delivery center in South Carolina in the US became fully operational. We also opened an additional delivery center in Pennsylvania in the US in September 2014. In 2016, we opened an additional delivery center in the Philippines at Iloilo, and in fiscal 2017 we expanded into France, Germany and Turkey. In fiscal 2019, we added new facilities in Palma, Spain. We intend to continue to expand our global footprint in order to maintain an appropriate cost structure and meet our clients’ delivery needs. We plan to establish additional delivery centers in the Asia Pacific, North America and Europe, which may involve expanding into countries other than those in which we currently operate. Our expansion plans may also involve expanding into less developed countries, which may have less political, social or economic stability and less developed infrastructure and legal systems. As we expand our business into new countries we may encounter regulatory, personnel, technological and other difficulties that increase our expenses or delay our ability to start up our operations or become profitable in such countries. This may affect our relationships with our clients and could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

We may be unable to effectively manage our growth and maintain effective internal controls, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations, results of operations and financial condition.

We were founded in April 1996, and we have experienced growth and significantly expanded our operations. For example, over the last five fiscal years, our employees have increased to 39,898 as at March 31, 2019 from 27,020 as at March 31, 2014. In fiscal 2011, we expanded our delivery center in Romania. In fiscal 2014, our facilities in China and Sri Lanka became operational. In fiscal 2015, our delivery centers in South Carolina and Pennsylvania, in the US, as well as in South Africa, became fully operational, as did our newest facility in China. In fiscal 2016, we added new facilities in Durban and Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Iloilo, the Philippines. In fiscal 2017, we added new facilities in Durban and Centurion, South Africa. In fiscal 2019, we added new facilities in Palma, Spain. We now have delivery centers across 12 countries in China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US. We intend to further expand our global delivery capability, and we are exploring plans to do so in Asia Pacific and Europe.

We have also completed numerous acquisitions. For example, in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, we acquired Value Edge, a provider of commercial research and analytics services to clients in the pharma industry based in India, the US and Europe. In January 2017, we acquired Denali, a leading provider of strategic procurement BPM solutions based in the United States. In March 2017, we acquired HealthHelp, an industry leader in care management based in the United States. For more information about more recent acquisitions, see “—We may not succeed in identifying suitable acquisition targets or integrating any acquired business into our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.”

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This growth places significant demands on our management and operational resources. In order to manage growth effectively, we must implement and improve operational systems, procedures and internal controls on a timely basis. If we fail to implement these systems, procedures and controls on a timely basis, we may not be able to service our clients’ needs, hire and retain new employees, pursue new business, complete future acquisitions or operate our business effectively. Failure to effectively transfer new client business to our delivery centers, properly budget transfer costs or accurately estimate operational costs associated with new contracts could result in delays in executing client contracts, trigger service level penalties or cause our profit margins not to meet our expectations or our historical profit margins. As a result of any of these potential problems associated with expansion, our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Our executive and senior management team and other key team members in our business units are critical to our continued success and the loss of such personnel could harm our business.

Our future success substantially depends on the performance of the members of our executive and senior management team and other key team members in each of our business units. These personnel possess technical and business capabilities including domain expertise that are difficult to replace. There is intense competition for experienced senior management and personnel with technical and industry expertise in the business process management industry, and we may not be able to retain our key personnel due to various reasons, including the compensation philosophy followed by our company as described in “Part I — Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees — Compensation.” Although we have entered into employment contracts with our executive officers, certain terms of those agreements may not be enforceable and in any event these agreements do not ensure the continued service of these executive officers. In the event of a loss of any key personnel, there is no assurance that we will be able to find suitable replacements for our key personnel within a reasonable time. The loss of key members of our senior management or other key team members, particularly to competitors, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. A loss of several members of our senior management at the same time or within a short period may lead to a disruption in the business of our company, which could materially adversely affect our performance.

We may fail to attract and retain enough sufficiently trained employees to support our operations, as competition for highly skilled personnel is significant and we experience significant employee attrition. These factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

The business process management industry relies on large numbers of skilled employees, and our success depends to a significant extent on our ability to attract, hire, train and retain qualified employees. The business process management industry, including our company, experiences high employee attrition. During each of fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, the attrition rate for our employees who have completed six months of employment with us was 31%, 29% and 34%, respectively. The attrition rate for our employees increased in fiscal 2019 and we cannot assure you that our attrition rate will not continue to increase in the future. There is significant competition in the jurisdictions where our operation centers are located, including India, the Philippines, Romania, South Africa and Sri Lanka, for professionals with the skills necessary to perform the services we offer to our clients. Increased competition for these professionals, in the business process management industry or otherwise, could have an adverse effect on us. A significant increase in the attrition rate among employees with specialized skills could decrease our operating efficiency and productivity and could lead to a decline in demand for our services.

In addition, our ability to maintain and renew existing engagements and obtain new business will depend largely on our ability to attract, train and retain personnel with skills that enable us to keep pace with growing demands for outsourcing, evolving industry standards and changing client preferences. Our failure either to attract, train and retain personnel with the qualifications necessary to fulfill the needs of our existing and future clients or to assimilate new employees successfully could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Employee strikes and other labor-related disruptions may adversely affect our operations.

Our business depends on a large number of employees executing client operations. Strikes or labor disputes with our employees at our delivery centers may adversely affect our ability to conduct business. Our employees are not unionized, although they may in the future form unions. We cannot assure you that there will not be any strike, lock out or material labor dispute in the future. Work interruptions or stoppages could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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Our loan agreements impose operating and financial restrictions on us and our subsidiaries.

We have incurred a substantial amount of indebtedness in connection with recent acquisitions. As at March 31, 2019, we had total indebtedness of $61.8 million in secured bank loans. See “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Liquidity and Capital Resources.” Our loan agreements contain a number of covenants and other provisions that, among other things, may impose operating and financial restrictions on us and our subsidiaries. These restrictions could put a strain on our financial position. For example:

• they may increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

• they may require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our loans, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund capital expenditure, working capital and other general corporate purposes;

• they may require us to seek lenders’ consent prior to paying dividends on our ordinary shares;

• they may limit our ability to incur additional borrowings or raise additional financing through equity or debt instruments; and

• they may impose certain financial covenants on us that we may not be able to meet, which may cause the lenders to accelerate the repayment of the balance loan outstanding.

Further, the restrictions that may be contained in our loan agreements may limit our ability to plan for or react to market conditions, meet capital needs or make acquisitions or otherwise restrict our activities or business plans. Our ability to comply with the covenants of our loan agreements may be affected by events beyond our control, and any material deviations from our forecasts could require us to seek waivers or amendments of covenants or alternative sources of financing or to reduce expenditures. We cannot assure you that such waivers, amendments or alternative financing could be obtained, or if obtained, would be on terms acceptable to us.

To fund our capital expenditures, service our indebtedness and fund other potential liquidity requirements, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control and we may need to access the credit market to meet our liquidity requirements.

Our ability to fund planned capital expenditures and to make payments on our outstanding loans will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. This, to a large extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. Furthermore, given that the uncertainty over global economic conditions remains, there can be no assurance that our business activity will be maintained at our expected level to generate the anticipated cash flows from operations or that our credit facilities would be available or sufficient. If global economic uncertainties continue, we may experience a decrease in demand for our services, resulting in our cash flows from operations being lower than anticipated. This may in turn result in our need to obtain financing.

If we cannot fund our capital expenditures, service our indebtedness or fund our other potential liquidity requirements, we may have to take actions such as seeking additional equity or reducing or delaying capital expenditures, strategic acquisitions and investments. We cannot assure you that any such actions, if necessary, could be effected on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

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If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent or detect fraud. As a result, current and potential investors could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which could harm our business and have an adverse effect on our ADS price.

Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports. The effective internal controls together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures are designed to prevent or detect fraud. Deficiencies in our internal controls may adversely affect our management’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data on a timely basis. As a public company, we are required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to include a report of management’s assessment on our internal control over financial reporting and an independent auditor’s attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting in our annual reports on Form 20-F.

If material weaknesses are identified in our internal controls over financial reporting, we could be required to implement remedial measures. If we fail to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could have a material adverse effect on our ADS price.

Wage increases may prevent us from sustaining our competitive advantage and may reduce our profit margin.

Salaries and related benefits of our operations staff and other employees in countries where we have delivery centers, in particular India, are among our most significant costs. Wage costs in India have historically been significantly lower than wage costs in the US and Europe for comparably skilled professionals, which has been one of our competitive advantages. However, rapid economic growth in India, increased demand for business process management outsourcing to India, increased competition for skilled employees in India, and regulatory developments resulting in wage increases in India, may reduce this competitive advantage. For example, the Government of India has proposed the Code on Wages Bill, 2017, which, if passed, would replace four central labor laws, including the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, and would introduce a national minimum wage for all employees to be administered by the central government.The Indian Supreme Court recently clarified that certain allowances paid by an employer to an employee should be included in the definition of “basic wage” for the purposes of employee provident fund contributions. As a result, our wage costs in India may increase. In addition, if the US dollar or the pound sterling declines in value against the Indian rupee, wages in the US or the UK will further decrease relative to wages in India, which may further reduce our competitive advantage. We may need to increase our levels of employee compensation more rapidly than in the past to remain competitive in attracting the quantity and quality of employees that our business requires. Wage increases may reduce our profit margins and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and cash flows.

Further, following the establishment of our delivery centers in the US in 2014, our operations in the US have expanded and our wage costs for employees located in the UK and the US now represent a larger proportion of our total wage costs. Wage increases in the UK and the US may therefore also reduce our profit margins and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and cash flows.

Our operating results may differ from period to period, which may make it difficult for us to prepare accurate internal financial forecasts and respond in a timely manner to offset such period to period fluctuations.

Our operating results may differ significantly from period to period due to factors such as client losses, variations in the volume of business from clients resulting from changes in our clients’ operations, the business decisions of our clients regarding the use of our services, delays or difficulties in expanding our operational facilities and infrastructure, changes to our pricing structure or that of our competitors, inaccurate estimates of resources and time required to complete ongoing projects, currency fluctuations and seasonal changes in the operations of our clients. For example, our clients in the travel and leisure industry experience seasonal changes in their operations in connection with the US summer holiday season, as well as episodic factors such as adverse weather conditions. Transaction volumes can be impacted by market conditions affecting the travel and insurance industries, including natural disasters, outbreak of infectious diseases or other serious public health concerns in Asia or elsewhere (such as the outbreak of the Influenza A (H7N9) virus in various parts of the world) and terrorist attacks. In addition, our contracts do not generally commit our clients to provide us with a specific volume of business.

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In addition, the long sales cycle for our services, which typically ranges from three to 12 months, and the internal budget and approval processes of our prospective clients make it difficult to predict the timing of new client engagements. Commencement of work and ramping up of volume of work with certain new and existing clients have in the past been slower than we had expected and may in the future be slower than we expect. Revenue is recognized upon actual provision of services and when the criteria for recognition are achieved. Accordingly, the financial benefit of gaining a new client may be delayed due to delays in the implementation of our services. These factors may make it difficult for us to prepare accurate internal financial forecasts or replace anticipated revenue that we do not receive as a result of those delays. Due to the above factors, it is possible that in some future quarters our operating results may be significantly below the expectations of the public market, analysts and investors.

If our pricing structures do not accurately anticipate the cost and complexity of performing our work, our profitability may be negatively affected.

The terms of our client contracts typically range from three to five years. In many of our contracts, we commit to long-term pricing with our clients, and we negotiate pricing terms with our clients utilizing a range of pricing structures and conditions. Depending on the particular contract, these include input-based pricing (such as full-time equivalent-based pricing arrangements), fixed-price arrangements, output-based pricing (such as transaction-based pricing), outcome-based pricing, and contracts with features of all these pricing models. Our pricing is highly dependent on our internal forecasts and predictions about our projects and the marketplace, which are largely based on limited data and could turn out to be inaccurate. If we do not accurately estimate the costs and timing for completing projects, our contracts could prove unprofitable for us or yield lower profit margins than anticipated. Some of our client contracts do not allow us to terminate the contracts except in the case of non-payment by our client. If any contract turns out to be economically non-viable for us, we may still be liable to continue to provide services under the contract.

We intend to focus on increasing our service offerings that are based on non-linear pricing models (such as fixed-price and outcome-based pricing models) that allow us to price our services based on the value we deliver to our clients rather than the headcount deployed to deliver the services to them. Non-linear revenues may be subject to short term pressure on margins as initiatives in developing the products and services take time to deliver. The risk of entering into non-linear pricing arrangements is that if we fail to properly estimate the appropriate pricing for a project, we may incur lower profits or losses as a result of being unable to execute projects with the amount of labor we expected or at a margin sufficient to recover our initial investments in our solutions. While non-linear pricing models are expected to result in higher revenue productivity per employee and improved margins, they also mean that we continue to bear the risk of cost overruns, wage inflation, fluctuations in currency exchange rates and failure to achieve clients’ business objectives in connection with these projects.

Our profit margin, and therefore our profitability, is largely a function of our asset utilization and the rates we are able to recover for our services. An important component of our asset utilization is our seat utilization rate, which is the average number of work shifts per day, out of a maximum of three, for which we are able to utilize our work stations, or seats. During fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, we incurred significant expenditures to increase our number of seats by establishing additional delivery centers or expanding production capacities in our existing delivery centers. If we are not able to maintain the pricing for our services or an appropriate seat utilization rate, without corresponding cost reductions, our profitability will suffer. The rates we are able to recover for our services are affected by a number of factors, including our clients’ perceptions of our ability to add value through our services, competition, introduction of new services or products by us or our competitors, our ability to accurately estimate, attain and sustain revenue from client contracts, margins and cash flows over increasingly longer contract periods and general economic and political conditions. Our profitability is also a function of our ability to control our costs and improve our efficiency. As we increase the number of our employees and execute our strategies for growth, we may not be able to manage the significantly larger and more geographically diverse workforce that may result, which could adversely affect our ability to control our costs or improve our efficiency. Further, because there is no certainty that our business will ramp-up at the rate that we anticipate, we may incur expenses for the increased capacity for a significant period of time without a corresponding growth in our revenue. Commencement of work and ramping up of volume of work with certain new and existing clients have in the past been slower than we had expected and may in the future be slower than we expect. If our revenue does not grow at our expected rate, we may not be able to maintain or improve our profitability.

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We have in the past and may in the future enter into subcontracting arrangements for the delivery of services. For example, in China, in addition to delivering services from our own delivery center, we used to deliver services through a subcontractor’s delivery center. We could face greater risk when pricing our outsourcing contracts, as our outsourcing projects typically entail the coordination of operations and workforces with our subcontractor, and utilizing workforces with different skill sets and competencies. Furthermore, when outsourcing work we assume responsibility for our subcontractors’ performance. Our pricing, cost and profit margin estimates on outsourced work may include anticipated long-term cost savings from transformational and other initiatives that we expect to achieve and sustain over the life of the outsourcing contract. There is a risk that we will underprice our contracts, fail to accurately estimate the costs of performing the work or fail to accurately assess the risks associated with potential contracts. In particular, any increased or unexpected costs, delays or failures to achieve anticipated cost savings, or unexpected risks we encounter in connection with the performance of this work, including those caused by factors outside our control, could make these contracts less profitable or unprofitable, which could have an adverse effect on our profit margin.

We may not succeed in identifying suitable acquisition targets or integrating any acquired business into our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Our growth strategy involves gaining new clients and expanding our service offerings, both organically and through strategic acquisitions. It is possible that in the future we may not succeed in identifying suitable acquisition targets available for sale or investments on reasonable terms, have access to the capital required to finance potential acquisitions or investments, or be able to consummate any acquisition or investments. Future acquisitions or joint ventures may also result in the incurrence of indebtedness or the issuance of additional equity securities, which may present difficulties in financing the acquisition or joint venture on attractive terms. The inability to identify suitable acquisition targets or investments or the inability to complete such transactions may affect our competitiveness and our growth prospects.

Historically, we have expanded some of our service offerings and gained new clients through strategic acquisitions. For example, in January 2017, we acquired Denali, a leading provider of strategic procurement BPM solutions in the high-technology (“high-tech”), retail and consumer packaged goods (“CPG”), banking and financial services, utilities and healthcare verticals, and in March 2017, we acquired HealthHelp, an industry leader in care management whose solutions are delivered by combining a proprietary technology platform rooted in evidence-based medical research, high-end predictive analytics, and deep healthcare industry expertise. In June 2016, we acquired Value Edge, a provider of commercial research and analytics services to clients in the pharma industry. The lack of profitability of any of our acquisitions or joint ventures could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

In addition, our management may not be able to successfully integrate any acquired business into our operations or benefit from any joint ventures that we enter into, and any acquisition we do complete or any joint venture we do enter into may not result in long-term benefits to us. For instance, if we acquire a company, we could experience difficulties in assimilating that company’s personnel, operations, technology and software, or the key personnel of the acquired company may decide not to work for us. There is no assurance that these acquisitions will be profitable for us. Further, we face the risk that the legal regime or regulatory requirements imposed on any business that we acquire may change following our acquisition and such changes may adversely affect our ability to achieve the expected accretive benefits from the acquisition, which could in turn require us to recognize an impairment of goodwill associated with the acquired business. For more information see “—The international nature of our business exposes us to several risks, such as significant currency fluctuations and unexpected changes in the regulatory requirements of multiple jurisdictions.”

We also face risks arising from acquisitions of businesses reliant upon a small number of key clients. The value of such acquisitions may decline in the event that their key clients decide not to renew their contracts, or decrease their volume of business or the prices paid for services. For example, HealthHelp is reliant on one client. A decline in the volume of business from this client or in the pricing of our services to this client would likely adversely affect our ability to achieve the expected accretive benefits from our acquisition of HealthHelp.

Further, we may receive claims or demands by the sellers of the entities acquired by us on the indemnities that we have provided to them for losses or damages arising from any breach of contract by us. Conversely, while we may be able to claim against the sellers on their indemnities to us for breach of contract or breach of the representations and warranties given by the sellers in respect of the entities acquired by us, there can be no assurance that our claims will succeed, or if they do, that we will be able to successfully enforce our claims against the sellers at a reasonable cost. Acquisitions and joint ventures also typically involve a number of other risks, including diversion of management’s attention, legal liabilities and the need to amortize acquired intangible assets, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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Goodwill, intangible or other assets that we carry on our balance sheet could give rise to significant impairment charges in the future.

As at March 31, 2019, we had goodwill and intangible assets of approximately $211.0 million, which primarily resulted from our acquisitions of HealthHelp, Denali and Value Edge. Under IFRS, we are required to review our goodwill, intangibles or other assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. In addition, goodwill, intangible or other assets with indefinite lives are required to be tested for impairment at least annually. For example, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, proposed changes to the laws of the UK governing personal injury claims generated uncertainty regarding the future earnings trajectory of our legal services business in our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment, as a result of which we had expected that we would eventually exit from providing legal services in relation to personal injury claims. We also experienced a decrease in volume of and loss of business from certain clients of our traditional repair services in our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment in fiscal 2017. As a result, we had in fiscal 2017 expected the future performance of our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment to decline significantly and therefore significantly reduced our financial projections and estimates of our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment. Accordingly, we performed an impairment review of the goodwill associated with the companies we had acquired for our auto claims business and recorded an impairment charge of $21.7 million to our results of operations for fiscal 2017. See also “—The international nature of our business exposes us to several risks, such as significant currency fluctuations and unexpected changes in the regulatory requirements of multiple jurisdictions.” We may be required to record further impairment charges to our goodwill and intangible assets associated with other acquisitions in the future. For example, of the total $211.0 million in goodwill and intangible assets we had as at March 31, 2019, $94.9 million pertains to our acquisition of HealthHelp in fiscal 2017. This goodwill and intangible assets associated with our acquisition of HealthHelp is primarily attributable to HealthHelp’s expected business from one client. We expect this client to renegotiate the pricing of our services to them but there is no certainty as to when that may occur. Further, there is no assurance that our pricing terms with this client will remain on terms acceptable to us. If there is a significant decline in the prices charged for services to this client or a decrease in the volume of business from this client, we may be required to review our goodwill and intangible assets for impairment and record a further impairment charge. Further, if, for example, the research and analytics industry experiences a significant decline in business and we determine that we will not be able to achieve the cash flows that we had expected from our acquisitions of Marketics Technologies (India) Private Limited, a provider of offshore analytics services which we acquired in 2007, and Value Edge, we may have to record an impairment of all or a portion of the goodwill or intangible assets relating to those acquisitions. Any further impairment to our goodwill or intangible assets may have a significant adverse impact on our results of operations.

We are incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands and are subject to Jersey rules and regulations. If the tax benefits enjoyed by our company are withdrawn or changed, we may be liable for higher tax, thereby reducing our profitability.

As a company incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands, we are currently subject to no Jersey income tax. Although we continue to enjoy the benefits of the Jersey business tax regime, if Jersey tax laws change or the tax benefits we enjoy are otherwise withdrawn or changed, we may become liable for higher tax, thereby reducing our profitability.

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Risks Related to Key Delivery Locations

A substantial portion of our assets and operations are located in India and we are subject to regulatory, economic, social and political uncertainties in India.

Our primary operating subsidiary, WNS Global Services Private Limited (“WNS Global”), is incorporated in India, and a substantial portion of our assets and employees are located in India. The Government of India, however, has exercised and continues to exercise significant influence over many aspects of the Indian economy. The Government of India has provided significant tax incentives and relaxed certain regulatory restrictions in order to encourage foreign investment in specified sectors of the economy, including the business process management industry. Those programs that have benefited us include tax holidays, liberalized import and export duties and preferential rules on foreign investment and repatriation. We cannot assure you that such liberalization policies will continue. The Government of India may also enact new tax legislation or amend the existing legislation that could impact the way we are taxed in the future. For more information, see “—New tax legislation and the results of actions by taxing authorities may have an adverse effect on our operations and our overall tax rate.” Other legislation passed by the Government of India may also impact our business. For example, in December 2015, the Government of India amended the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, which mandated increased employee bonus amounts for certain wage categories, effective retroactively from April 1, 2014. As a result, our wage costs in India have increased. Our financial performance and the market price of our ADSs may be adversely affected by changes in inflation, exchange rates and controls, interest rates, Government of India policies (including taxation regulations and policies), social stability or other political, economic or diplomatic developments affecting India in the future.

India has witnessed communal clashes in the past. Although such clashes in India have, in the recent past, been sporadic and have been contained within reasonably short periods of time, any such civil disturbance in the future could result in disruptions in transportation or communication networks, as well as have adverse implications for general economic conditions in India. Such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, the value of our ADSs and your investment in our ADSs.

The UK’s impending withdrawal from the EU may have a negative effect on our operations in the UK and EU.

We have operations in the UK, Romania and Poland. In June 2016, a majority of voters in the UK elected to withdraw from the EU in a national referendum. The referendum was advisory, and the terms of any withdrawal are subject to a two-year negotiation period, which commenced on March 29, 2017. The withdrawal of the UK from the EU was set to take place on March 29, 2019, however this date has been postponed to October 31, 2019 and ongoing uncertainty remains as to what kind of post-Brexit agreement between the UK and the EU, if any, may be approved by the UK parliament. The referendum, and now the risk of a “no deal” between the UK and the EU, has created significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the UK and the EU, including with respect to the laws and regulations that will apply as the UK determines which EU-derived laws to replace or replicate in the event of a withdrawal. Uncertainty regarding the terms of Brexit, and its eventual effects once implemented, may have an adverse effect on our operations in the UK and the EU, the value of our ADSs and your investment in our ADSs.

Our business in South Africa is evaluated for compliance with the South African government’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (“BBBEE”) legislation. Failure to maintain a minimum BBBEE rating would result in a loss of certain government grants, and may also result in us losing certain business opportunities or clients imposing contractual penalties on us.

Our business in South Africa is evaluated for compliance with the South African government’s BBBEE legislation against a BBBEE scorecard, which has different levels based on various criteria. South African government grants are available to businesses that meet specified conditions, including achieving a specified minimum BBBEE rating. A level one BBBEE rating has the most rigorous criteria. Additionally, many South African companies require their service providers to maintain a minimum BBBEE rating, and many of our South African client contracts contain clauses that allow our clients to terminate their contracts with us or impose specified penalties on us if we do not maintain a minimum BBBEE rating.

We have been conducting our domestic business (serving clients based in South Africa) and international business (serving clients based outside South Africa) in South Africa through our South Africa subsidiary, WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited. Our program developed for the purpose of meeting the criteria to achieve the requisite BBBEE rating in respect of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited includes, among other measures, divesting some of our interests in such subsidiary to address the criterion relating to the percentage of ownership of an entity by “black people” (as defined under the applicable legislation). We achieved a level three rating in respect of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited in our BBBEE verification audit in May 2018 which is valid until May 2019. Based on the results of an interim BBBEE audit, we expect that we will achieve the required rating in our next BBBEE verification audit in May 2019 which, if achieved, would be valid until May 2020. In December 2018, we established WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited, for the purposes of conducting our domestic business in South Africa. As part of the plan to achieve a level two BBBEE rating in respect of this new subsidiary, our Board of Directors has approved the divestment of 51.0% of our interests in WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd to black people in accordance with the objectives and requirements of the Codes of Good Practice on Black Economic Empowerment (“BEE Code”), which we plan to complete in fiscal 2020. We expect to undertake a BBBEE verification audit in respect of WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd in May 2020. However, there is no assurance that we will successfully achieve the requisite BBEEE rating in respect of WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd or maintain our existing BBBEE rating with respect to WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited in our next annual BBBEE verification audit or thereafter. If we fail to achieve the required minimum BBBEE rating, we will cease to be eligible for government grants, will be disqualified from bidding for certain business, and certain of our clients may terminate their contracts with us or impose penalties on us. These outcomes would have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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Our facilities are at risk of damage by natural disasters.

Our operational facilities and communication hubs may be damaged in natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, heavy rains, tsunamis and cyclones. For example, Chennai was affected by severe flooding in November 2015. Although our clients experienced minimal disruptions during the Chennai flood due to the business continuity planning and infrastructure resiliency measures we have implemented with a view to minimizing the impact of natural disasters on our business, such measures may be rendered less effective in other circumstances. In addition, we have operational facilities and communication hubs located in regions which are considered to be particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, such as the Philippines and Houston in the United States, which have experienced severe natural disasters such as typhoons, hurricanes and floods. Such natural disasters may lead to disruption to information systems and telephone service for sustained periods. Damage or destruction that interrupts our provision of BPM services could damage our relationships with our clients and may cause us to incur substantial additional expenses to repair or replace damaged equipment or facilities. We may also be liable to our clients for disruption in service resulting from such damage or destruction. While we currently have property damage insurance and business interruption insurance, our insurance coverage may not be sufficient. Furthermore, we may be unable to secure such insurance coverage at premiums acceptable to us in the future or secure such insurance coverage at all. Prolonged disruption of our services as a result of natural disasters would also entitle our clients to terminate their contracts with us.

If the tax benefits and other incentives that we currently enjoy are reduced or withdrawn or not available for any other reason, our financial condition would be negatively affected.

We have benefitted from, and continue to benefit from, certain tax holidays and exemptions in various jurisdictions in which we have operations.

In fiscal 2019 our tax rate in India and the Philippines impacted our effective tax rate. In fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, our tax rate in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka impacted our effective tax rate. We would have incurred approximately $15.7 million, $9.4 million and $5.2 million in additional income tax expense on our combined operations in our Special Economic Zone (“SEZ”) operations in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 respectively, if the tax holidays and exemptions described below had not been available for the respective periods.

We expect our tax rate in India and the Philippines to continue to impact our effective tax rate. Our effective tax rate in Sri Lanka has been impacted by the withdrawal of tax exemption on export income in Sri Lanka with effect from April 1, 2018, following which the income from export of service has been subject to tax at 14% on net basis.

In the past, the majority of our Indian operations were eligible to claim income tax exemption with respect to profits earned from export revenue from operating units registered under the Software Technology Parks of India (“STPI”). The benefit was available for a period of 10 years from the date of commencement of operations, but not beyond March 31, 2011. Effective April 1, 2011, upon the expiration of this tax exemption, income derived from our STPI operations in India became subject to the prevailing annual tax rate, which is currently, and was in fiscal 2019, 34.95% and was in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 34.61%. See “Part I — Item 4. Information on the Company – B. Business Overview – Regulations.”

When any of our tax holidays or exemptions expire or terminate, or if the applicable government withdraws or reduces the benefits of a tax holiday or exemption that we enjoy, our tax expense may materially increase and this increase may have a material impact on our results of operations. The applicable tax authorities may also disallow deductions claimed by us and assess additional taxable income on us in connection with their review of our tax returns.

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New tax legislation and the results of actions by taxing authorities may have an adverse effect on our operations and our overall tax rate.

New tax legislation could impact the way we are taxed in the future. For example, the Government of India has issued guidelines on General Anti Avoidance Rule (the “GAAR”), which came into effect on April 1, 2017, and which is intended to curb sophisticated tax avoidance. Under the GAAR, a business arrangement will be deemed an “impermissible avoidance arrangement” if the main purpose of the arrangement is to obtain tax benefits. If we are deemed to have violated any of its provisions, we may face an increase to our tax liability. However, we do not expect any adverse impact on account of the GAAR

Further, as another example, the US Government enacted new tax legislation with effect from January 1, 2018. During fiscal 2019, we have analyzed the impact of the effects of the change in law on our financial results and have recorded a final one-time tax benefit of $0.4 million primarily resulting from the adjustments to our deferred tax balances arising from business combinations, share-based compensation, losses and accruals and transition tax, thereby reducing the effective tax rate by 0.2% for fiscal 2019.

The Government of India, the US or other jurisdictions where we have a presence could enact new tax legislation which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, our ability to repatriate surplus earnings from our delivery centers in a tax-efficient manner is dependent upon interpretations of local laws, possible changes in such laws and the renegotiation of existing double tax avoidance treaties. Changes to any of these may adversely affect our overall tax rate, or the cost of our services to our clients, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We are subject to transfer pricing and other tax related regulations and any determination that we have failed to comply with them could materially adversely affect our profitability.

Transfer pricing regulations to which we are subject require that any international transaction among our company and its subsidiaries, or the WNS group enterprises, be on arm’s-length terms. We believe that the international transactions among the WNS group enterprises are on arm’s-length terms. If, however, the applicable tax authorities determine that the transactions among the WNS group enterprises do not meet arm’s-length criteria, we may incur increased tax liability, including accrued interest and penalties. This would cause our tax expense to increase, possibly materially, thereby reducing our profitability and cash flows. We have signed an advance pricing agreement with the Government of India providing for the agreement on transfer pricing matters over certain transactions covered thereunder for a period of five years starting from April 2013, which has been renewed on similar terms for another five years starting from April 2018.

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We may be required to pay additional taxes in connection with audits by the tax authorities.

From time to time, we receive orders of assessment from Indian tax authorities assessing additional taxable income on us and/or our subsidiaries in connection with their review of our tax returns. We currently have orders of assessment for fiscal 2004 through fiscal 2015 pending before various appellate authorities. These orders assess additional taxable income that could in the aggregate give rise to an estimated ₹2189 million ($31.7million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) in additional taxes, including interest of ₹755.6 million ($10.9 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019).

These orders of assessment allege that the transfer prices we applied to certain of the international transactions between WNS Global or WNS Business Consulting Services Private Limited (“WNS BCS”), each of which is one of our Indian subsidiaries, as the case may be, and our other wholly-owned subsidiaries were not on arm’s-length terms, disallow a tax holiday benefit claimed by us, deny the set-off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation and disallow certain expenses claimed as tax deductible by WNS Global or WNS BCS, as the case may be. As at March 31, 2019 we have provided a tax reserve of ₹806.2 million ($11.7 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) primarily on account of the Indian tax authorities’ denying the set off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation. We have appealed against these orders of assessment before higher appellate authorities. For more details on these assessments, see “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Tax Assessment Orders.”

In addition, we currently have orders of assessment pertaining to similar issues that have been decided in our favor by appellate authorities, vacating tax demands of ₹3,812.83 million ($55.1 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) in additional taxes, including interest of ₹1,273.38 million ($18.4 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019). The income tax authorities have filed or may file appeals against these orders at higher appellate authorities.

In case of disputes, the Indian tax authorities may require us to deposit with them all or a portion of the disputed amounts pending resolution of the matters on appeal. Any amount paid by us as deposits will be refunded to us with interest if we succeed in our appeals. We have deposited ₹874.4 million ($12.6 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) of the disputed amount with the tax authorities and may be required to deposit the remaining portion of the disputed amount with the tax authorities pending final resolution of the respective matters.

As at March 31, 2019, corporate tax returns for fiscal 2016 and thereafter remain subject to examination by tax authorities in India.

After consultation with our Indian tax advisors and based on the facts of these cases, certain legal opinions from counsel, the nature of the tax authorities’ disallowances and the orders from appellate authorities deciding similar issues in our favor in respect of assessment orders for earlier fiscal years, we believe these orders are unlikely to be sustained at the higher appellate authorities and we intend to vigorously dispute the orders of assessment.

In March 2009, we also received an assessment order from the Indian Service Tax Authority demanding payment of ₹348.1 million ($5.0 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) of service tax and related penalty for the period from March 1, 2003 to January 31, 2005. The assessment order alleges that service tax is payable in India on BPM services provided by WNS Global to clients based abroad as the export proceeds are repatriated outside India by WNS Global. In response to an appeal filed by us with the appellate tribunal against the assessment order in April 2009, the appellate tribunal has remanded the matter back to the lower tax authorities to be adjudicated afresh. Based on consultations with our Indian tax advisors, we believe this order of assessment is more likely than not to be upheld in our favor. We intend to continue to vigorously dispute the assessment.

In 2016, we also received an assessment order from the Sri Lankan Tax Authority, demanding payment of LKR 25.2 million ($0.1 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) in connection with the review of our tax return for fiscal 2012. The assessment order challenges the tax exemption that we have claimed for export business. We have filed an appeal against the assessment order with the Sri Lankan Tax Appeal Commission. Based on consultations with our tax advisors, we believe this order of assessment is more likely than not to be upheld in our favor. We intend to continue to vigorously dispute the assessment.

No assurance can be given, however, that we will prevail in our tax disputes. If we do not prevail, payment of additional taxes, interest and penalties may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. There can also be no assurance that we will not receive similar or additional orders of assessment in the future.

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Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence involving India or its neighboring countries could adversely affect our operations, resulting in a loss of client confidence and materially adversely affecting our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war involving India or its neighboring countries may adversely affect worldwide financial markets and could potentially lead to economic recession, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. South Asia has, from time to time, experienced instances of terrorism, civil unrest and hostilities in and among neighboring countries, including Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. In April 2019, several churches and hotels in Sri Lanka were targeted in a series of coordinated terrorist bombings, including one within one kilometer of our delivery center. In previous years, military confrontations between India and Pakistan have occurred in the region of Kashmir and along the India/Pakistan border. There have also been incidents in and near India, such as the bombings of the Taj Mahal Hotel and Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai in 2008, a terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament, troop mobilizations along the India/Pakistan border and an aggravated geopolitical situation in the region. Such military activity or terrorist attacks in the future could disrupt our operations or influence the Indian economy by disrupting communications and making travel more difficult. Resulting political tensions could create a greater perception that investments in Indian companies involve a high degree of risk. Such political tensions could similarly create a perception that there is a risk of disruption of services provided by India-based companies, which could have a material adverse effect on the market for our services. Furthermore, if India were to become engaged in armed hostilities, particularly hostilities that were protracted or involved the threat or use of nuclear weapons, we might not be able to continue our operations.

Restrictions on entry visas may affect our ability to compete for and provide services to clients in the US and the UK, which could have a material adverse effect on future revenue.

The vast majority of our employees are Indian nationals. The ability of some of our executives to work with and meet our European and North American clients and our clients from other countries depends on the ability of our senior managers and employees to obtain the necessary visas and entry permits. In response to previous terrorist attacks and global unrest, US and European immigration authorities have sharply increased the level of scrutiny in granting visas. Immigration laws in those countries may also require us to meet certain other legal requirements as a condition to obtaining or maintaining entry visas. These restrictions have significantly lengthened the time requirements to obtain visas for our personnel, which has in the past resulted, and may continue to result, in delays in the ability of our personnel to meet with our clients. In addition, immigration laws are subject to legislative change and varying standards of application and enforcement due to political forces, economic conditions or other events, including terrorist attacks. We cannot predict the political or economic events that could affect immigration laws or any restrictive impact those events could have on obtaining or monitoring entry visas for our personnel. If we are unable to obtain the necessary visas for personnel who need to visit our clients’ sites or, if such visas are delayed, we may not be able to provide services to our clients or to continue to provide services on a timely basis, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

If more stringent labor laws become applicable to us, our profitability may be adversely affected.

India has stringent labor legislation that protects the interests of workers, including legislation that sets forth detailed procedures for dispute resolution and employee removal and legislation that imposes financial obligations on employers upon retrenchment. Though we are exempt from a number of these labor laws at present, there can be no assurance that such laws will not become applicable to the business process management industry in India in the future. In addition, our employees may in the future form unions. If these labor laws become applicable to our workers or if our employees unionize, it may become difficult for us to maintain flexible human resource policies, discharge employees or downsize, and our profitability may be adversely affected.

Most of our delivery centers operate on leasehold property and our inability to renew our leases on commercially acceptable terms or at all may adversely affect our results of operations.

Most of our delivery centers operate on leasehold property. Our leases are subject to renewal and we may be unable to renew such leases on commercially acceptable terms or at all. Our inability to renew our leases, or a renewal of our leases with a rental rate higher than the prevailing rate under the applicable lease prior to expiration, may have an adverse impact on our operations, including disrupting our operations or increasing our cost of operations. In addition, in the event of non-renewal of our leases, we may be unable to locate suitable replacement properties for our delivery centers or we may experience delays in relocation that could lead to a disruption in our operations. Any disruption in our operations could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

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Risks Related to our ADSs

Substantial future sales of our shares or ADSs in the public market could cause our ADS price to fall.

Sales by us or our shareholders of a substantial number of our ADSs in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could cause the market price of our ADSs to decline. These sales, or the perception that these sales could occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell securities in the future at a time or at a price that we deem appropriate or to pay for acquisitions using our equity securities. As at March 31, 2019, we had 50,051,920 ordinary shares (excluding 1,101,300 treasury shares) outstanding, including 49,776,517 shares represented by 49,776,517 ADSs. In addition, as at March 31, 2019, a total of 2,854,747 ordinary shares or ADSs are issuable upon the exercise or vesting of options and restricted share units (“RSUs”) outstanding under our 2006 Incentive Award Plan (as amended and restated, the “2006 Incentive Award Plan”) and our 2016 Incentive Award Plan (as amended and restated, the “2016 Incentive Award Plan”). All ADSs are freely transferable, except that ADSs owned by our affiliates may only be sold in the US if they are registered or qualify for an exemption from registration, including pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The remaining ordinary shares outstanding may also only be sold in the US if they are registered or qualify for an exemption from registration, including pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

The market price for our ADSs may be volatile.

The market price for our ADSs is likely to be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors including the following:

• announcements of technological developments;

• regulatory developments in our target markets affecting us, our clients or our competitors;

• actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;

• changes in financial estimates by securities research analysts;

• changes in the economic performance or market valuations of other companies engaged in business process management;

• addition or loss of executive officers or key employees;

• sales or expected sales of additional shares or ADSs;

• loss of one or more significant clients; and

• a change in control, or possible change of control, of our company.

In addition, securities markets generally and from time to time experience significant price and volume fluctuations that are not related to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also have a material adverse effect on the market price of our ADSs.

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We may not be able to pay any dividends on our shares and ADSs.

We have never declared or paid any dividends on our ordinary shares. We cannot give any assurance that we will declare dividends of any amount, at any rate or at all. Because we are a holding company, we rely principally on dividends, if any, paid by our subsidiaries to us to fund our dividend payments, if any, to our shareholders. Any limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to pay dividends to you.

Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our results of operations and cash flows, our financial position and capital requirements, general business conditions, legal, tax, regulatory and any contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and any other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant at the time.

Subject to the provisions of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the “1991 Law”) and our Articles of Association, we may by ordinary resolution declare annual dividends to be paid to our shareholders according to their respective rights and interests in our distributable reserves. Any dividends we may declare must not exceed the amount recommended by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may also declare and pay an interim dividend or dividends, including a dividend payable at a fixed rate, if paying an interim dividend or dividends appears to the Board to be justified by our distributable reserves. We can only declare dividends if our directors who are to authorize the distribution make a prior statement that, having made full enquiry into our affairs and prospects, they have formed the opinion that:

• immediately following the date on which the distribution is proposed to be made, we will be able to discharge our liabilities as they fall due; and

• having regard to our prospects and to the intentions of our directors with respect to the management of our business and to the amount and character of the financial resources that will in their view be available to us, we will be able to continue to carry on business and we will be able to discharge our liabilities as they fall due until the expiry of the period of 12 months immediately following the date on which the distribution is proposed to be made or until we are dissolved under Article 150 of the 1991 Law, whichever first occurs.

Subject to the deposit agreement governing the issuance of our ADSs, holders of ADSs will be entitled to receive dividends paid on the ordinary shares represented by such ADSs. See “ — Risks Related to Our Business — We, from time to time, enter into agreements for credit facilities, which may impose operating and financial restrictions on us and our subsidiaries.”

Holders of ADSs may be restricted in their ability to exercise voting rights.

At our request, the depositary of our ADSs will mail to you any notice of shareholders’ meeting received from us together with information explaining how to instruct the depositary to exercise the voting rights of the ordinary shares represented by ADSs. If the depositary timely receives voting instructions from you, it will endeavor to vote the ordinary shares represented by your ADSs in accordance with such voting instructions. However, the ability of the depositary to carry out voting instructions may be limited by practical and legal limitations and the terms of the ordinary shares on deposit. We cannot assure you that you will receive voting materials in time to enable you to return voting instructions to the depositary in a timely manner. Ordinary shares for which no voting instructions have been received will not be voted.

As a foreign private issuer, we are not subject to the proxy rules of the Commission, which regulate the form and content of solicitations by US-based issuers of proxies from their shareholders. The form of notice and proxy statement that we have been using does not include all of the information that would be provided under the Commission’s proxy rules.

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Holders of ADSs may be subject to limitations on transfers of their ADSs.

The ADSs are transferable on the books of the depositary. However, the depositary may close its transfer books at any time or from time to time when it deems necessary or advisable in connection with the performance of its duties. In addition, the depositary may refuse to deliver, transfer or register transfers of ADSs generally when the transfer books of the depositary are closed, or at any time or from time to time if we or the depositary deem it necessary or advisable to do so because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission or any securities exchange on which the American Depositary Receipts (“ADR”) or our ordinary shares are listed, or under any provision of the deposit agreement or provisions of or governing the deposited shares, or any meeting of our shareholders, or for any other reason.

Holders of ADSs may not be able to participate in rights offerings or elect to receive share dividends and may experience dilution of their holdings, and the sale, deposit, cancellation and transfer of our ADSs issued after exercise of rights may be restricted.

If we offer our shareholders any rights to subscribe for additional shares or any other rights, the depositary may make these rights available to them after consultation with us. We cannot make rights available to holders of our ADSs in the US unless we register the rights and the securities to which the rights relate under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements is available. In addition, under the deposit agreement, the depositary will not distribute rights to holders of our ADSs unless we have requested that such rights be made available to them and the depositary has determined that such distribution of rights is lawful and reasonably practicable. We can give no assurance that we can establish an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act, and we are under no obligation to file a registration statement with respect to these rights or underlying securities or to endeavor to have a registration statement declared effective. Accordingly, holders of our ADSs may be unable to participate in our rights offerings and may experience dilution of your holdings as a result. The depositary may allow rights that are not distributed or sold to lapse. In that case, holders of our ADSs will receive no value for them. In addition, US securities laws may restrict the sale, deposit, cancellation and transfer of ADSs issued after exercise of rights.

We may be classified as a passive foreign investment company, which could result in adverse US federal income tax consequences to US holders of our ADSs or ordinary shares.

Based on our financial statements and relevant market and shareholder data, we believe that we should not be treated as a passive foreign investment company for US federal income tax purposes (“PFIC”) with respect to our most recently closed taxable year. However, the application of the PFIC rules is subject to uncertainty in several respects, and we cannot assure you that we will not be a PFIC for any taxable year. A non-US corporation will be a PFIC for any taxable year if either (i) at least 75% of its gross income for such year is passive income or (ii) at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets) during such year is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income. A separate determination must be made after the close of each taxable year as to whether we were a PFIC for that year. Because the value of our assets for purposes of the PFIC test will generally be determined by reference to the market price of our ADSs and ordinary shares, fluctuations in the market price of the ADSs and ordinary shares may cause us to become a PFIC. In addition, changes in the composition of our income or assets may cause us to become a PFIC. If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which a US holder (as defined in “Part I — Item 10. Additional Information — E. Taxation — US Federal Income Taxation”) holds an ADS or ordinary share, certain adverse US federal income tax consequences could apply to such US holder.

If a United States person is treated as owning at least 10% of our ordinary shares (or ADSs), such holder may be subject to adverse US federal income tax consequences.

If a United States person is treated as owning (directly, indirectly or constructively) at least 10% of the value or voting power of our ordinary shares (or ADSs), such person may be treated as a “United States shareholder” with respect to each “controlled foreign corporation” in our group (if any). Because our group includes one or more US subsidiaries, certain of our non-US subsidiaries could be treated as controlled foreign corporations regardless of whether we are or are not treated as a controlled foreign corporation (although there is currently a pending legislative proposal to significantly limit the application of these rules). A United States shareholder of a controlled foreign corporation may be required to annually report and include in its US taxable income its pro rata share of “Subpart F income”, “global intangible low-taxed income” and investments in US property by controlled foreign corporations, whether or not we make any distributions. An individual that is a United States shareholder with respect to a controlled foreign corporation generally would not be allowed certain tax deductions or foreign tax credits that would be allowed to a United States shareholder that is a US corporation. A failure to comply with these reporting obligations may subject such holder to significant monetary penalties and may prevent the statute of limitations with respect to such holder’s US federal income tax return for the year for which reporting was due from starting. We cannot provide any assurances that we will assist investors in determining whether any of our non-US subsidiaries are treated as a controlled foreign corporation or whether such investor is treated as a United States shareholder with respect to any of such controlled foreign corporations or furnish to any United States shareholders information that may be necessary to comply with the aforementioned reporting and tax paying obligations. A United States investor should consult its own advisors regarding the potential application of these rules to its investment in our ordinary shares (or ADSs).

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Our share repurchase program could affect the price of our ADSs.

In March 2018, our shareholders approved a share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 3.3 million of our ADSs, each representing one ordinary share, at a price range of $10 to $100 per ADS. Under this repurchase program, our ADSs may be purchased in the open market from time to time over 36 months from March 30, 2018, the date the shareholders resolution approving the repurchase program was passed. We intend to fund the share repurchase program with cash on hand. The program would not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of ADSs, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion. To date, we have repurchased 1,101,300 ADSs in the open market under this repurchase program.

Any repurchases pursuant to our repurchase program could affect the price of our ADSs and increase its volatility. The existence of a repurchase program could also cause the price of our ADSs to be higher than it would be in the absence of such a program and could potentially reduce the market liquidity of our ADSs. There can be no assurance that any repurchases will enhance shareholder value because the market price of our ADSs may decline below the levels at which we repurchase any ADSs. In addition, although our repurchase program is intended to enhance long-term shareholder value, short-term price fluctuations in our ADSs could reduce the program’s effectiveness. Significant changes in the price of our ADSs and our ability to fund our proposed repurchase program with cash on hand could impact our ability to repurchase ADSs. The timing and amount of future repurchases is dependent on our cash flows from operations, available cash on hand and the market price of our ADSs. Furthermore, the program does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of ADSs and may be suspended or discontinued at any time, and any suspension or discontinuation could cause the market price of our ADSs to decline.

We have certain anti-takeover provisions in our Articles of Association that may discourage a change in control.

Our Articles of Association contain anti-takeover provisions that could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us without the consent of our Board of Directors. These provisions include:

• a classified Board of Directors with staggered three-year terms; and

• the ability of our Board of Directors to determine the rights, preferences and privileges of our preferred shares and to issue the preferred shares without shareholder approval, which could be exercised by our Board of Directors to increase the number of outstanding shares and prevent or delay a takeover attempt.

These provisions could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if the third party’s offer may be considered beneficial by many shareholders. As a result, shareholders may be limited in their ability to obtain a premium for their shares.

It may be difficult for you to effect service of process and enforce legal judgments against us or our affiliates.

We are incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands, and our primary operating subsidiary, WNS Global, is incorporated in India. A majority of our directors and senior executives are not residents of the US and the majority of our assets and the assets of those persons are located outside the US. As a result, it may not be possible for you to effect service of process within the US upon those persons or us. In addition, you may be unable to enforce judgments obtained in courts of the US against those persons outside the jurisdiction of their residence, including judgments predicated solely upon the securities laws of the US.

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ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

A. History and Development of our Company

WNS (Holdings) Limited was incorporated as a private liability company on February 18, 2002 under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands, and maintains a registered office in Jersey at 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX, Channel Islands. We converted from a private limited company to a public limited company on January 4, 2006 when we acquired more than 30 shareholders as calculated in accordance with Article 17A of the 1991 Law. We gave notice of this to the Jersey Financial Services Commission (“JFSC”) in accordance with Article 17(3) of the 1991 Law on January 12, 2006. Our principal executive office is located at Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex, Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (W), Mumbai 400 079, India, and the telephone number for this office is (91-22) 4095-2100. Our website address is www.wns.com. Information contained on our website does not constitute part of this annual report. Our agent for service in the US is our subsidiary, WNS North America Inc., 15 Exchange Place, 3 ^rd Floor, Suite 310, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302, US.

We began operations as an in-house unit of British Airways in 1996 and became a business process outsourcing service provider for third parties in fiscal 2003. Warburg Pincus acquired a controlling stake in our company from British Airways in May 2002 and inducted a new senior management team.

In July 2006, we completed our initial public offering, whereupon our ADSs became listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “WNS.” In February 2012, in connection with our follow-on offering, we issued new ordinary shares in the form of ADSs, at a price of $9.25 per ADS, aggregating approximately $50.0 million and at the same time, Warburg Pincus divested 6,847,500 ordinary shares in the form of ADSs. In February 2013, Warburg Pincus sold its remaining 14,519,144 ordinary shares in the form of ADSs, thereby divesting its entire stake in our company.

From 2004 to July 2007, we provided business process outsourcing services to Aviva International Holdings Limited (“Aviva”), a major client, pursuant to build-operate-transfer contracts from facilities in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Pune, India. The contracts at that time granted Aviva Global Services Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“Aviva Global”) the option to require us to transfer our facilities in Sri Lanka and Pune to Aviva Global, which was the business process offshoring subsidiary of Aviva at that time. In 2007, Aviva Global exercised its call option requiring us to transfer the Sri Lanka facility to Aviva Global and the transfer was effective in July 2007. In July 2008, we acquired Aviva Global from Aviva and resumed ownership of the Sri Lanka facility. In connection with our acquisition of Aviva Global, we also entered into a master services agreement with Aviva MS in 2008 (the “2008 Aviva master services agreement”), which we replaced with the Aviva master services agreement in September 2014, pursuant to which we provide BPM services to Aviva’s UK business and Aviva’s Irish subsidiary, Hibernian Aviva Direct Limited, and certain of its affiliates. See “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Revenue — Our Contracts” for more details on this transaction.

We have made a number of acquisitions since fiscal 2003, including our acquisition of Town & Country Assistance Limited, a UK-based automobile claims handling company, thereby extending our service portfolio beyond the travel and leisure industry to include insurance-based automobile claims processing. We subsequently rebranded the company as WNS Assistance, which is part of WNS Auto Claims BPM, our reportable segment for financial statement purposes. In fiscal 2004, we acquired the health claims management business of Greensnow Inc. In fiscal 2006, we acquired Trinity Partners Inc. (which we merged into our subsidiary, WNS North America Inc.), a provider of BPM services to financial institutions, focusing on mortgage banking. In August 2006, we acquired from PRG Airlines Services Limited (“PRG Airlines”) its fare audit services business. In September 2006, we acquired from GHS Holdings LLC (“GHS”) its financial accounting business. In May 2007, we acquired Marketics, a provider of offshore analytics services. In June 2007, we acquired Flovate Technologies Limited (“Flovate”), a company engaged in the development and maintenance of software products and solutions, which we subsequently renamed as WNS Workflow Technologies Limited. In March 2008, we entered into a joint venture with Advanced Contract Solutions, Inc. (“ACS”), a provider in BPO services and customer care in the Philippines, to form WNS Philippines Inc. and in November 2011, we acquired ACS’s shareholding in WNS Philippines Inc., which became our wholly-owned subsidiary. In April 2008, we acquired Chang Limited, an auto insurance claims processing services provider in the UK, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Accidents Happen Assistance Limited (“AHA”) (formerly known as Call 24-7 Limited, or Call 24-7). In June 2008, we acquired Business Applications Associates Limited (“BizAps”), a provider of Systems Applications and Products (“SAP ^®” ) solutions to optimize the enterprise resource planning functionality for our finance and accounting processes. In June 2012, we acquired Fusion Outsourcing Services (Proprietary) Limited (“Fusion”), a provider of a range of outsourcing services, including contact center, customer care and business continuity services, to both South African and international clients. Following our acquisition of Fusion, we have renamed it as WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Ltd. In June 2016, we acquired Value Edge, a leading provider of commercial research and analytics services to clients in the Pharma / Biopharma industry. In January 2017, we acquired Denali, a leading provider of strategic procurement BPM solutions. In March 2017, we acquired HealthHelp, an industry leader in BPM care management.

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In fiscal 2010, we restructured our organizational structure in order to streamline our administrative operations, achieve operational and financial synergies, and reduce the costs and expenses relating to regulatory compliance. This restructuring involved the merger of the following seven Indian subsidiaries of WNS Global into WNS Global through a Scheme of Amalgamation approved by an order of the Bombay High Court passed in August 2009 pursuant to the Indian Companies Act, 1956: Customer Operational Services (Chennai) Private Limited, Marketics, Noida Customer Operations Private Limited, NTrance Customer Services Private Limited, WNS Customer Solutions (Private) Limited, WNS Customer Solutions Shared Services Private Limited and WNS Workflow Technologies (India) Private Limited. In another restructuring exercise, three of our subsidiaries, First Offshoring Technologies Private Limited, Hi-Tech Offshoring Services Private Limited and Servicesource Offshore Technologies Private Limited, were merged into WNS Global through a Scheme of Amalgamation approved by an order of the Bombay High Court passed in March 2010 pursuant to the Indian Companies Act, 1956. In fiscal 2011 and 2012, we restructured and rationalized our UK and US group companies, wherein three of our UK-based non-operating subsidiaries, Chang Limited, Town & Country Assistance Limited and BizAps, were voluntarily dissolved. In the US, two of our subsidiaries, WNS Customer Solutions North America Inc. and Business Application Associates Inc. were merged with and into WNS North America Inc. In fiscal 2012, we also incorporated a new subsidiary in the US, WNS Global Services Inc., established a new branch of WNS (Mauritius) Limited in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, United Arab Emirates, WNS Mauritius Limited ME (Branch), and de-registered our existing subsidiary WNS Global FZE in the Ras-Al-Khaimah Free Trade Zone, United Arab Emirates (“UAE”). In fiscal 2013, as part of our restructuring activities, WNS Philippines Inc. was merged into WNS Global Services Philippines, Inc. and ownership of our Costa Rican subsidiary, WNS BPO Services Costa Rica, S.R.L. (formerly known as WNS BPO Services Costa Rica, S.A.), was transferred and is now a subsidiary of WNS North America Inc. In May 2012, WNS Global Services (UK) Limited (“WNS UK”) established a branch in Poland, WNS Global Services (UK) Limited (Spółka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością) Oddział W Polsce, Gdańsk. In March 2013, we also established a new branch of Business Applications Associates Beijing Ltd. in Guangzhou, China named Business Applications Associates Beijing Limited Guangzhou Branch. In January 2014, we incorporated a new subsidiary of WNS (Mauritius) Limited in China, WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd. In March 2014, we incorporated WNS Legal Assistance LLP in the UK under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2000. In November 2014, we established a new branch of WNS Global Services Private Limited in Singapore, WNS Global Services Private Limited (Singapore Branch). In December 2015, we established a new branch of WNS Global Services (UK) Limited in France, WNS Global Services (UK) Limited (Branch) (France), and amalgamated WNS Customer Solutions (Private) Limited, which was a subsidiary of WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited, with WNS Global Services (Private) Limited, an entity based out of Sri Lanka. In February 2016, we established a new branch of WNS Global Services (UK) Limited in Romania, WNS Global Services (UK) Limited London Bucharest Branch.

In April 2016, WNS Workflow Technologies Limited was renamed WNS Assistance Limited and WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Assistance Limited, was incorporated. In June 2016, we incorporated Ucademy (Pty) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited. In December 2016, we established two new branches of WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A. in Ireland and Turkey, namely WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A (Ireland Branch) and WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A. Merkezi Hollanda Istanbul Merkez Subesi (Turkey Branch), respectively. In fiscal 2016, in order to streamline our administrative operations and achieve operational and financial synergies, WNS Assistance Limited (formerly known as WNS Workflow Technologies Limited) became a direct subsidiary of WNS. In March 2017, we established WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd - Shanghai Branch, a new branch of WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd. In April 2017, we established the WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust with the principal objective of creating meaningful participation of the Black employees (as defined in the applicable legislation) of our South African subsidiaries in the growth of the company. We are committed to transformation in South Africa and are implementing this structure to benefit “black people” in accordance with the objectives and requirements of the BEE Code as promulgated by section 9(1) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act No. 53 of 2003 of South Africa and our business in South Africa is evaluated for compliance with the South African government’s BBBEE legislation against a BBBEE scorecard based on various criteria. In June 2017, we established WNS New Zealand Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services (Australia) Pty Ltd. In July 2017, we merged Value Edge into WNS Global Services Private Limited. In September 2018, we established WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS (Mauritius) Limited. In October 2018, we established WNS Global Services North Americas Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, and WNS Global Services (UK) Limited, Sucursal En España, a new branch of WNS Global Services (UK) Limited. In December 2018, we established WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited, and WNS-Healthhelp Philippines Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HealthHelp LLC. In fiscal 2019, WNS divested some of its interests in its affiliate, WNS Global Services (UK) Limited to WNS Global Services Private Limited. WNS currently holds 28.33% of the shares in WNS Global Services (UK) Limited. Our organizational structure now comprises 36 entities in 23 countries, and 10 branches in Poland, UAE, China, Singapore, France, Romania, Turkey, Ireland and Spain. Of these 36 entities, WNS Cares Foundation, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global, is a not-for-profit organization registered under the former Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 (which has become Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act, 2013), India. The WNS Cares Foundation was formed for the purpose of promoting corporate social responsibilities and does not qualify as a subsidiary under IFRS 10— Consolidated Financial Statements and hence is not considered for the purpose of preparing our consolidated financial statements.

We have our principal executive office in Mumbai, India, and we have client service offices in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Jersey City (New Jersey) (the US), Sydney (Australia), London (the UK), Frankfurt (Germany), Paris ( France) and Singapore, and we have delivery centers in Guangzhou, Dalian and Shanghai (China), San Jose (Costa Rica), Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Noida and Vizag (India), Manila, Iloilo and Alabang (the Philippines), Gydnia (Poland), Bucharest and Constanta (Romania), Cape Town, Claremont, Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth (South Africa), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Istanbul (Turkey), Ipswich, Cheadle (Manchester) and Hayes (the UK), Palma (Spain) and Columbia, Pittsburgh, Bellevue, Houston , and New York (the US).

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Our capital expenditures in fiscal 2019, fiscal 2018, and 2017 amounted to $32.3 million, $33.7 million and $22.9 million, respectively. Our principal capital expenditures were incurred for the purposes of setting up new delivery centers, expanding existing delivery centers and developing new technology-enabled solutions to enable execution and management of clients’ business processes. We expect our capital expenditure needs in fiscal 2020 to be approximately $37.0 million, a significant amount of which we expect to spend on infrastructure build-out, technology-enablement and the streamlining of our operations. The geographical distribution, timing and volume of our capital expenditures in the future will depend on new client contracts we may enter into or the expansion of our business under our existing client contracts. As at March 31, 2019, we had commitments for capital expenditures of $10.8 million (net of advances to capital vendors) relating to the purchase of property and equipment for our delivery centers. Of this committed amount, we plan to spend approximately $3.7 million in India, approximately $5.2 million in the Philippines, approximately $0.7 million in South Africa, approximately $0.2 million in Europe (excluding the UK), and approximately $1.0 million in the rest of the world. We expect to fund these estimated capital expenditures from cash generated from operating activities, existing cash and cash equivalents and the use of existing credit facilities. See “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information.

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B. Business Overview

We are a global BPM company, offering an array of end-to-end industry-specific and cross-industry solutions. We combine our deep industry knowledge with technology, analytics and process expertise to co-create innovative, digitally enabled transformational solutions with more than 400 clients across various industries. Our solutions and capabilities encompass intelligent automation (robotic process automation (“RPA”), artificial intelligence (“AI”) and cognitive computing), natural language processing and machine learning, blockchain, internet of things (“IoT”), business process-as-a-service (“BPaaS”) platforms, embedded analytics and process re-engineering frameworks.

A key element in all our outsourcing engagements is our ability to continually deliver business value through co-creation of solutions and products with our clients and strategic partners. This combined with our client-centric approach enables us to align our people, processes and delivery network with our clients’ businesses. Our industry-aligned approach helps us provide a specialized focus on each of the industries that we target, effectively manage our clients’ business processes, and offer customized solutions and business insights designed to improve their competitive positioning. The major industry verticals that we currently focus on are: insurance, diversified businesses (including manufacturing, retail and consumer packaged goods (“CPG”), media and entertainment and telecommunication or telecom), travel and leisure, healthcare, utilities, shipping and logistics, consulting and professional services, and banking and financial services.

Our cross-industry solutions, common across multiple industries, include customer interaction services, finance and accounting (including procurement), human resources, research and analytics, technology, and governance, risk and compliance services.

We measure our execution of clients’ business processes against multiple performance parameters, and aim to consistently meet and exceed these parameters in order to maintain and expand our client relationships. We endeavor to build long-term client relationships, and typically sign multi-year contracts with our clients that provide us with recurring revenue. In fiscal 2019, 125 and 120 clients contributed more than $1 million to our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively. In fiscal 2018, 124 and 118 clients contributed more than $1 million to our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 39,898 employees executing business processes for our 403 clients (with each client generating more than $0.01 million in revenue in fiscal 2019).

In fiscal 2019, our revenue was $809.1 million, our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) was $794.0 million and our profit was $105.4 million. Our revenue less repair payments is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a discussion of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and a reconciliation of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) to revenue, see “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Overview.”

Industry Overview

The global outsourcing market continues to evolve in response to a disruptive business landscape. While companies are still looking to benefit from process efficiency, cost advantage and labor arbitrage from their BPM solution providers, there is now a broader and more strategic narrative to outsourcing with a strong focus on innovation-led value. Amid customer experience, data and digital becoming integral to business outcomes, enterprises now expect their BPM solution providers to play a bigger and more profound role in driving transformational outcomes. As companies outsource some of their more complex and high-end business processes, the key consideration for them is the ability of the BPM provider to understand their requirements, execute intricate, multi-layered transfer programs and successfully manage these processes on an ongoing basis. We see the BPM outsourcing marketplace expanding beyond transactional processes to include more complex business processes, consulting, automation, technology-led initiatives, digitization, support for IoT capabilities, cloud computing, and research and analytics. Increasingly, companies with the aim of optimizing processes and maximizing the returns on their investments are demanding higher-value, cost-effective services such as process re-engineering and business transformation from their BPM providers. The increased focus on variable cost structures and the creation of tangible business benefit has resulted in alternative service delivery and pricing models such as transaction-based, outcome-based and subscription models.

Businesses are thus undertaking a rigorous and multi-faceted evaluation process when selecting a BPM provider. Based on our experience, a client typically seeks several key attributes in a business process management provider, including:

• Domain knowledge and industry-specific expertise;

• Process expertise across horizontal service offerings;

• “Skin in the game” approach denoting the ability to work as a true partner, absorb risks and prioritize outcomes;

• Ability to innovate, add new operational expertise and drive best practices based on internal and external benchmarking;

• Proven ability to execute a diverse range of mission-critical and often complex business processes;

• Ability to tie service delivery, technology implementation and process automation with the client’s existing information technology (“IT”) infrastructure, negating the need for large IT overhauls;

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• Capabilities to drive improved process standardization across business units and multiple locations, demonstrating strong global delivery capabilities;

• Comprehensive analytical capabilities to deliver actionable business insights; domain-led analytics solutions customized to industry requirements and embedded as part of the larger BPM services portfolio;

• Technology-enabled services and solutions, including RPA, cognitive computing, intelligent automation, artificial intelligence, IoT, industrial robotics, blockchain, cloud-based offerings and platform-based BPM;

• Global presence through a mix of offshore, nearshore and onshore delivery centers to access talent and capabilities, create cultural alignment, leverage language skills, and mitigate risks; and

• Capability to scale employees and infrastructure without a diminution in quality of service.

The recent outsourcing trends have driven BPM providers to be more innovative, strategic and forward-looking in their outlook. Against the backdrop of this changed environment, we believe WNS, with our focused domain, technology and analytics capabilities, guiding principles of co-creation and client centricity, extensive global footprint, and transformational and re-engineering frameworks, is well positioned to deliver business value to our clients. We offer technology-enabled BPaaS solutions that help companies adapt rapidly to changing business conditions. Further, we offer customized engagement models that cater to each client’s scale and diversification journey. In addition to traditional pricing models based on headcount (often referred to as full-time equivalents (“FTEs”), we offer transaction- and outcome-based pricing models to provide clients with cost flexibility and measurable business benefit.

In fiscal 2019, 35.4% of our total revenues were generated from “non-FTE” models. These “non-linear” pricing models, which de-link the relationship between headcount and revenue for BPM providers, create an incentive for the providers to improve the productivity of their employees, increase the use of technology, and enhance the overall efficiency of their operations.

The global business process management industry is a large and growing industry. According to the Gartner Forecast: IT Services, Worldwide, 2017-2023, 1Q19 Update, the worldwide traditional BPO and BPaaS market is estimated to have grown to $167.458 billion in 2018. Gartner has estimated that the revenue for the worldwide BPO market (Business Process as a Service (“BPaaS”) and Traditional BPO) will grow from $167.458 billion in 2018 to $204.763 billion in 2023 at a compounded annual growth rate of 4.1% (compounded annual growth rate calculated by Gartner).

Source: Gartner, Inc., Forecast: IT Services, Worldwide, 2017-2023, 1Q19 Update. Dean Blackmore, Lai-ling Lam et al., March 28, 2019.

The Gartner Report(s) described herein, (the “Gartner Report(s)”) represent(s) research opinion or viewpoints published, as part of a syndicated subscription service, by Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner”), and are not representations of fact. Each Gartner Report speaks as of its original publication date (and not as of the date of this annual report) and the opinions expressed in the Gartner Report(s) are subject to change without notice.

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The following chart sets forth the estimated growth in revenue generated from the worldwide BPO (Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) and Traditional BPO market:

Graph created by WNS Global Services based on Gartner research.

Source: Gartner, Inc., Forecast: IT Services, Worldwide, 2017-2023, 1Q19 Update. Dean Blackmore, Lai-ling Lam et al., March 28, 2019.

The Gartner Report(s) described herein, (the “Gartner Report(s)”) represent(s) research opinion or viewpoints published, as part of a syndicated subscription service, by Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner”), and are not representations of fact. Each Gartner Report speaks as of its original publication date (and not as of the date of this annual report and the opinions expressed in the Gartner Report(s) are subject to change without notice.

Competitive Strengths

We believe that we have the competitive strengths necessary to maintain and enhance our position as a leading global provider of BPM services.

Well-positioned for the evolving BPM market

The BPM industry, which started with the first wave of simple outsourced processes, has now expanded to include complex business processes and higher-value services that involve process re-engineering, business and digital transformation, management of mission-critical operations, and generation of business insights to aid decision-making. We believe that our industry-specific expertise, end-to-end service capabilities, transformation capabilities, technology-enabled solutions, process management skills, advanced analytics, global delivery network and customer-centric approach position us at the forefront of the evolving BPM market.

Deep industry expertise

We have established deep expertise in the industries we target as a result of our vertical organizational structure, legacy client relationships, proprietary technology offerings, key acquisitions and the hiring of management with specific industry knowledge. Our deep domain expertise in each of the 12 industries we serve helps us develop keen insights and transform them into leading-edge impactful business solutions with the help of technology, analytics and process rigor. We have developed methodologies, frameworks, proprietary knowledge and industry-specific technology platforms applicable to our target industries that allow us to provide industry-focused solutions and help clients compete within these industries.

We have organized our company into business units aligned with each of the industries on which we focus. By doing so, we are able to approach clients in each of our target industries with a combined sales, marketing and delivery effort that leverages our in-depth industry knowledge and industry-specific technology platforms and solutions.

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We have received numerous recognitions for our industry leadership. Our awards and recognitions in fiscal 2019 and 2018 are set forth below:

Vertical-specific Recognitions

Insurance:

• A “Leader & Star Performer” in Everest Group’s Property and Casualty Insurance BPO – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2019

• A “Winner’s Circle” player in HFS Research’s Industry Blueprint: Insurance Operations 2018

• A “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s Life & Pensions Insurance BPO – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018

• A “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s Insurance TPA – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018

Travel and Leisure:

• Number “#1” in HFS Research’s 2018 Top 10 report for Travel, Hospitality and Logistics service providers

• A “Leader” in NelsonHall’s Vendor Evaluation and Assessment Tool (“NEAT”) for Customer Experience Services in Travel, Transport & Hospitality sector 2018

Healthcare:

• A “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s Healthcare Analytics Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment with Service Provider Landscape – 2019

Banking and Financial Services:

• A “Leader” in NelsonHall’s NEAT for RPA and AI in Banking 2019

• A “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s Capital Markets BPO – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018

• A “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s KYC-AML – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018

• A “High Performer” in HFS Research’s Industry Blueprint: BFS Operations 2018

Utilities & Energy:

• A “Winner’s Circle” player in HFS Research’s Industry Blueprint: Utility Operations 2018

• A “Leader” in NelsonHall’s NEAT for Customer Experience Services in Energy and Utilities 2019

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Horizontal-specific Recognitions

Customer Interaction Services:

• A “Leader” in NelsonHall’s NEAT for Digital Customer Experience Services 2018

• A “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s Contact Center – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018

• A “High Performer” in HFS Research’s Blueprint report on Digital OneOffice 2018

• A “High Performer” in HFS Research’s Blueprint report on Cognitive Assistance Services 2018

Finance and Accounting (including Procurement and Supply Chain):

• A “Major Contender & Star Performer” in Everest Group’s Finance and Accounting Outsourcing – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2019

• A “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Digital Augmentation Suite – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018

• A “Leader” in NelsonHall’s NEAT for Sourcing and Procurement 2018

• Denali Sourcing Services Inc. (“Denali”) recognized as a top 50 Provider to Know by Spend Matters

Research & Analytics:

• A “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s Analytics BPS – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018

• A “High Performer” in HFS Research’s Blueprint report on Smart Analytics 2018

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Corporate:

• Golden Peacock Award for Risk Management for fiscal 2018-2019

• Two awards at the Global Safety Summit 2019 – Environment Award (Information Technology Enabled Services (“ITES”)-BPO Sector) & Health & Safety Award (Information Technology Enabled Services-BPO Sector)

• BW HR Excellence Award in the category Excellence in Performance Management for fiscal 2018-2019

• Best Employer, Top 50 companies in India with highest People capability Index for fiscal 2018-2019

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service – Collaboration Solution – New (Gold Stevie Winner)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service – Award for Innovation in Sales – Business Services Industries (Gold Stevie Winner)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service – Award for Innovation in Customer Service – All Other Industries (Silver Stevie Winner)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service – Customer Service Team of the Year – Recovery Situation – All Other Industries (Silver Stevie Winner)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service – Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy (Bronze Stevie Winner)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service – Award for Innovation in Customer Service – Other Service Industries (Bronze Stevie Winner)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service – Back-Office Customer Service Team of the Year – All Other Industries (Bronze Stevie Winner)

• Golden Peacock Business Excellence Award 2018

• Asia Pacific Customer Engagement Forum & Awards (ACEF) 2018 for Events and Promotion – Successful Use of CSR Activities (Gold Award)

• Golden Peacock Innovation Management Award 2018

• “Leader” in the 2018 Global Outsourcing 100 List by IAOP

• WNS recognized as “PeopleSoft Innovator” by Oracle for fiscal 2018-19

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie International Business Awards – Best New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Insurance Solution (Gold Award)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie International Business Awards – Best New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Social Business Solution (Gold Award)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie International Business Awards – Best New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Supply Chain Management Solution (Silver Award)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie International Business Awards – Best New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Big Data Solution (Bronze Award)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie International Business Awards – Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year – in Asia, Australia and New Zealand (Bronze Award)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie International Business Awards – Best New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Business or Competitive Intelligence Solution (Bronze Award)

• Fiscal 2018-2019 Stevie International Business Awards – Best New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning Solution (Bronze Award)

• Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 100 2018 Roll of Honor in the “Mergers and Acquisitions” Category

• International ICT Awards Philippines 2018 for Best Company of the Year Providing Services for Finance & Accounting

• CNBC TV 18 India Business Leader Awards – CNBC’s Asia India Disruptor of the Year 2019

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Technology:

• CIO Power List 2018

• A “Leader” in NelsonHall’s NEAT for Business Process Transformation through Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence 2018

Human Resources (“HR”):

• A “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s Multi-Process Human Resources Outsourcing – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2019

• Golden Peacock HR Excellence Award 2018

Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”):

• Asia Pacific Customer Engagement Forum & Awards (ACEF) 2018 for Events and Promotion – Successful Use of CSR Activities (Gold Award)

End-to-end service portfolio including higher-value transformational services and technology-enabled solutions

We seek to focus our service portfolio on more complex processes and solutions, and to shift away from reliance on services that are less integral to our clients’ core business operations, such as commoditized voice and transactional services (telemarketing and technical helpdesks), which characterized the business process outsourcing industry in its early days. We offer an array of higher-value, judgment-based services that seek to not only reduce cost and improve operating efficiency, but also enable improved decision-making, competitive positioning and business outcomes for our clients. These include high-end finance and accounting services, including strategic sourcing through supply chains, transformation services, technology-enabled offerings and analytics capabilities. We also provide a wide array of industry-specific solutions, which cut across these traditional “horizontal” services. These solutions are designed to help clients address process efficiency requirements, provide digital capabilities, generate business insights, and improve competitive positioning within their respective industries.

We have also developed and continue to develop technology-enabled, or “automated,” solutions that utilize our proprietary software and licensed software in conjunction with our core business process management services. These integrated, technology-enabled solutions allow us to offer higher-value, differentiated services, which are more scalable and repeatable and create value for our clients through increased process efficiency and quality. We also collaborate with technology companies, combining their software tools, platforms and expertise with our service capabilities to deliver business solutions to the marketplace. These technologies include RPA, cognitive computing, and artificial intelligence. We believe that technology-enabled “automated” solutions will enable us to grow our revenue in a non-linear way by decoupling revenue growth from headcount growth.

To this end, we offer platform-enabled BPM or BPaaS that tightly integrates our domain expertise, business processes, automation, embedded analytics and a cloud-based infrastructure.

Proven global delivery platform

We deliver our services from 59 delivery centers in 12 countries around the world, located in China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the UK and the US. Our ability to offer services delivered from a mix of onshore, nearshore and offshore locations benefits our clients from the perspectives of access to skills and talent, cultural alignment, language capabilities, business continuity, risk mitigation, scalability, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

We believe the breadth of our delivery capability allows us to meet our clients’ needs, diversifies our workforce and allows us to access local talent pools around the world.

Our client-centric focus

We have a client-centric engagement model that leverages our industry-specific and shared-services expertise, flexible pricing models, “client-partner” relationship approach, as well as our global delivery platform to offer business solutions designed to meet our clients’ specific needs.

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We seek to enhance our value proposition to our clients by providing them with flexible pricing models that align our objectives with those of our clients. In addition to traditional full-time equivalent-based pricing, we provide alternative pricing models such as transaction-based pricing, outcome-based pricing and subscription pricing. A sizable percentage of our revenue, being 35.4% in fiscal 2019, is derived from these “non-FTE”-based pricing models. These models enable our clients to pay only for actual work performed or tangible benefit received.

We have also adopted a client-centric sales model, which is tightly integrated with our vertical organizational structure. Strategic client accounts are assigned a dedicated client partner from our team who is responsible for managing the day-to-day relationship. The client partner is typically a seasoned resource with deep domain experience, who works directly from the client’s local offices. Within our company, the client partner is aligned with a specific vertical, and directly manages sales resources responsible for expanding client relationships (farmers). The client partner is responsible for driving business value to our clients, ensuring quality of delivery and customer satisfaction, and managing account growth and profitability.

Experience in transitioning processes and running them efficiently

Many of the business processes that clients outsource to us are core to their operations, requiring substantial program management expertise to enable the transition of work to us. A well-planned and effectively managed transition is the cornerstone of our business proposition and helps our clients outsource their operations effectively and efficiently, focus on their business priorities and implement operating models that are designed to help them achieve their business strategies.

Our transition approach is structured to help deliver business outcomes to our clients by:

• Minimizing risk and achieving rapid transition of services;

• Ramping up operations with minimal disruption to existing business, metrics, customers and suppliers;

• Effectively managing changes brought about by transformative tools and technologies; and

• Managing a seamless transfer of responsibilities from any incumbent service provider to us.

At its core, all aspects of the transition process are governed by EnABLE, our proprietary transition toolkit, which has been tested and evolved over 20 years. EnABLE embeds multi-level governance, visibility and transparency, flexibility and compliance across the entire transition lifecycle.

Our differentiators include:

• Customer-centricity: Our practice of “early transition voice of customer” identifies and addresses opportunities to do better at meeting clients’ objectives and success criteria.

• Robust governance: Our multi-level governance approach seeks to ensure that transition reviews are conducted at all levels up to executive leadership. Risks are assessed and proactive support is provided with a view to achieving clients’ objectives.

• Strong leadership and experience: We have a robust and mature transition methodology with a strong record in managing and delivering transitions from clients as well as from major incumbent players.

• Global presence: Our team of skilled transition managers operates from all our major global delivery locations. Our agile and readily deployable team is always available for clients’ needs.

Extensive investment in human capital development

At WNS, we have created a learning organization with the objective of empowering employees with skills that will help them to constantly collaborate, co-create and outperform in a changing business landscape. This learning organization is designed to offer developmental programs to every employee level in the organization, across business units and enabling units. Our learning organization is responsible for developing organization-wide skills within focus groups, including behavioral, domain, technical, leadership, functional and process-related skills. See “— Human Capital – Training and Development.”

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Experienced management team

We benefit from the effective leadership of a global management team with diverse backgrounds, including extensive experience in outsourcing. Members of our executive and senior management team have, on average, over 20 years of experience in diverse industries, including in the business process and information technology outsourcing sector, and in the course of their respective careers have gathered experience in developing long-standing client relationships, leveraging technology, launching practices in new geographies, developing new service offerings and successfully integrating acquisitions.

Business Strategy

Our objective is to strengthen our position as a leading global business process management provider. We seek to increase our client base and expand our existing relationships. We intend to achieve this through deep industry expertise and providing enhanced value proposition and actionable insights to our clients. We continually invest in domain expertise, analytics, technology and employees to serve our clients better. We also intend to make select acquisitions to fill capability gaps.

We have made significant investments to accelerate our growth. These investments include:

• Expansion and re-organization of our sales force;

• Increase in the expertise and management capability within our sales force;

• Expansion of other sales channels including the development of new partnerships and alliances, and broadening our engagement with outsourcing industry advisors and analysts;

• Increase in the range of services and solutions offered to our clients across different industries and business functions;

• Building our analytics capabilities through internally developed intellectual property, strategic collaborations and acquisitions;

• Building a consolidated suite of industry-specific and cross-industry digital BPM solutions, and augmenting our technology and automation capabilities through internal capability development, strategic collaborations and tuck-in acquisitions;

• Expansion of our global delivery platform; and

• Focused strategic acquisitions to improve our capabilities.

The key elements of our growth strategy are described below:

Increase business from existing clients and new clients

We have organized our company into vertical business units and were the first BPM company in the industry to do so. Our sales force of 101 members as at March 31, 2019, provides broad sales coverage and management experience. Our sales force is organized into two groups, one focused primarily on expanding existing client relationships (“farmers”) and another focused on adding new clients (“hunters”).

We seek to expand our relationships with existing clients by cross-selling new services (such as technology-based and analytics offerings), moving up the value chain, and expanding into other lines of business and geographies within each client. Our account managers and client partners have industry-specific knowledge and expertise, and are responsible for maintaining a thorough understanding of our clients’ outsourcing roadmaps as well as identifying and advocating new outsourcing opportunities. As a result of this strategy, we have built a strong track record of extending the scope of our client relationships over time.

For new clients, we seek to provide value-added solutions by leveraging our deep industry knowledge built on the back of process expertise, technology-enablement, analytics and transformation solutions. As a result of our capabilities and industry vertical go-to-market approach, we have been able to compete effectively for new opportunities.

Reinforce leadership in existing industries

Through our industry-focused operating model, we have established leading business process management practices in various industries and business sectors. We intend to leverage our knowledge of the following industries to penetrate additional client opportunities: insurance; diversified businesses, including manufacturing, retail, CPG, media and entertainment and telecom; travel and leisure; healthcare; utilities; shipping and logistics; consulting and professional services; and banking and financial services.

To complement our industry-focused approach, we continue to invest in talent, analytics and technology platforms with the goal of expanding our business and acquiring industry-specific expertise to improve our service offerings across industries.

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Provide higher value-added services

The BPM market is continuing to evolve, bringing the ability to foster innovation and transformation into sharp focus. Enterprises now increasingly expect their BPM providers to play a strategic role in driving business transformation centered around digital, customer experience and data-driven intelligence. In line with the larger shifts, we are enhancing our client value proposition by leveraging our extensive domain expertise; our portfolio of higher-value services such as our finance and accounting services, research and analytics services, transformation services and technology-enabled solutions; and our flexible pricing models. We expect that as the BPM market further matures, the demand for industry-specific services and non-linear pricing models will increase. Accordingly, we have made significant investments in both these areas which we expect will give us a competitive advantage. We intend to broaden the scope of our higher-value service offerings to capture new market opportunities. By delivering a wider portfolio of higher-value services to our clients, and migrating them towards transaction and outcome-based pricing models, we aim to move up the value chain with our clients and thereby enhance the size, strength and profitability of these relationships.

Our constant focus has been on building capabilities and product offerings around analytics, and technology and digital process models supporting targeted industry sectors. We are proactively addressing the shift to technology, analytics and automation through a combination of strategic collaborations, acquisitions and internal capability development. Our analytics practice, comprising data scientists, researchers, and artificial and machine learning experts, is well positioned to empower clients with a host of solutions including “Infra to Insights” (that is, data ingestion, harmonization, analysis and visualization), advanced analytics, domain-led analytics and analytics-as-a-service offering. We have also set up an “Analytics Innovation Center” to quickly experiment with the latest analytics technologies in developing end-to-end modularized digital solutions. We are constantly updating our suite of comprehensive digital BPM solutions to keep up with the ever-changing technology needs of our clients (especially in the area of next-generation technologies including robotics, cognitive automation, AI, blockchain and IoT) by developing comprehensive enterprise technology platforms as well as plug-and-play solutions to suit client needs.

Enhance awareness of the WNS brand name

Our reputation for operational excellence, domain expertise, and technology and analytics capabilities among our clients has been instrumental in attracting and retaining new clients as well as talented and skilled employees. We believe that our guiding principles of co-creation and client centricity resonate favorably with clients as they are indicative of our intent to completely align with client needs and leverage synergistic collaboration (with clients and strategic partners) to drive outcomes. We also believe that we have benefited from strong word-of-mouth references that have helped us to scale our business. We are actively increasing our efforts to enhance awareness of the WNS brand in our target client and employee markets. To accomplish this, we have a dedicated global marketing team comprised experienced industry talent. We are also focusing on developing channels to increase market awareness of the WNS brand, including participation in industry events and conferences, exposure in industry publications, publication of articles and white papers, webinars and podcasts, internet and digital media, and other initiatives that create enhanced visibility of the WNS brand and establish WNS’ thought leadership capabilities in the BPM industry. In addition, we are working to improve visibility and positioning with the BPM industry analysts, sourcing advisors, general management consulting firms, and boutique outsourcing firms, who are often retained by prospective clients to provide strategic advice, act as intermediaries in the sourcing processes, develop scope specifications, and aid in the partner selection process.

Expand our delivery capabilities

We currently operate from 59 delivery centers located in 12 countries around the world. In fiscal 2019, we expanded our delivery capacity by 2,374 seats or approximately 7.8% of our capacity at the end of fiscal 2018. We will expand our global delivery capability through additional delivery centers in onshore, nearshore and offshore locations as well through collaborations with other providers, based on client demand and market trends. This approach will allow us to offer our clients maximum value and flexibility, as well as gain access to potential clients and markets that may have specific delivery requirements or constraints.

Broaden industry expertise and enhance growth through selective acquisitions and partnerships

Our acquisition strategy is focused on adding new capabilities, including service offerings, technology-enabled automation tools and platforms, analytics capabilities, deeper industry expertise, and geographic delivery presence. Our acquisition track record demonstrates our ability to integrate, manage and develop the specific capabilities we acquire. One of our key objectives is to continue to pursue targeted acquisitions in the future and rely on our integration capabilities to expand the strategic positioning and growth of our business.

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Business Process Management Service Offerings

We offer our services to clients through industry-focused business units. We are organized into the following vertical business units to provide more specialized focus on each of these industries and more effectively manage our sales, solutions, marketing and delivery processes:

• Insurance;

• Diversified businesses including manufacturing, retail, CPG, media and entertainment, and telecom;

• Travel and leisure;

• Healthcare;

• Utilities;

• Shipping and logistics;

• Consulting and professional services; and

• Banking and financial services.

In addition to industry-specific services, we offer a range of services that are common across multiple industries (which we refer to as our horizontal services), including customer interaction services, finance and accounting (including procurement), research and analytics and technology services. In addition, our global transformation practice offers higher-value services such as transformation services, which are designed to help our clients modify their business processes to enhance productivity, manage changes in the business environment, and leverage business knowledge to increase market competitiveness. We help clients drive these initiatives with technology-enabled solutions, process re-design including using approaches such as the Six Sigma or Lean methodologies, and business analytics.

To achieve an in-depth understanding of our clients’ industries and the geographies in which they operate, we manage and conduct our sales processes in our three key markets – Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Our sales teams are led by senior professionals who focus on target industries, processes and clients. Each business unit is staffed by a dedicated team of managers and employees engaged in providing business process management client solutions. In addition, each business unit draws upon common support services from our information technology, human resources, training, corporate communications, corporate finance, risk management and legal departments, which we refer to as our corporate-enabling units.

Vertical Business Units:

Insurance

Our insurance services (actuarial and non-actuarial) are structured into lines of business offerings customized for property and casualty insurance providers and life insurance and annuity providers. We cater to a diverse and sizeable number of clients globally, and have significant experience across a broad range of insurance product lines.

The key insurance industry sectors we serve include:

• Life insurance and annuity providers;

• Property and casualty insurance providers;

• Reinsurers;

• Insurance and reinsurance brokers;

• Loss assessors;

• Motor insurance companies;

• Self-insured auto fleet owners; and

• Lloyds of London Market.

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We offer “Broker Connect,” an advanced mobility solution designed to meet the requirements of insurance brokers and financial advisors. It has features such as real-time status update / push notifications on new policy set-up as well as policy amendments. Our eAdjudicator tool automates the end-to-end adjudication process of various types of claims. It is driven by RPA and analytics, and improves the insurer’s claims settlement rate with enhanced efficiency and accuracy. We also offer “WNS IPAS,” an insurance policy administration system integrator that provides a unified view of operations spread across multiple geographies with real-time distribution of work to manage high-transaction volumes. Our “Claim Lodgment IntelliBot,” a text analytics and automation tool, enables automated e-mail claim lodgment from unstructured data, leveraging natural language processing and text mining combined with robotics. Our new blockchain offering “Insurer Broker SmartChain” is a smart contract blockchain solution which addresses the challenges of document trails in multi-party syndication exchanges and provides a fool-proof audit trail of back-and-forth communications. We have also added “WinBot” to our suite of solutions. WinBot is a self-serve chatbot, with a deep machine learning (“ML”) core that improves the knowledge base and ability of the chatbot to respond to the increasing complexities of customer interactions.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 9,972 employees working in this business unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this business unit accounted for 26.6% and 25.7% of our revenue, and 25.2% and 24.0% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

The following table illustrates the key areas of services that we provide to clients in this business unit:

Insurance – Service Offerings
Property & Casualty	Actuarial	Analytics	Life & Annuity
Sales & service, underwriting & support, policy administration, risk & compliance, premium / billing management, claims management, actuarial services, research & analytics, shared services (procurement & claims, supply chain, finance & accounting, technology support, HR & payroll, consulting services), customer service (voice and non-voice), consulting and transformation services (automation, business process re-engineering, digital)	Actuarial services in life insurance: In-force model projections / reporting, financial modeling, product management and pricing, capital management, asset liability management; Actuarial services in property & casualty insurance: Reserving & claims analysis, solvency II (a regulatory framework applicable to insurance companies) & capital modeling, pricing and underwriting support, catastrophe modeling	Claims analytics, subrogation & recovery analytics, fraud analytics, customer analytics, broker analytics, underwriting analytics, reserve estimation, risk selection and analytics, speech analytics, pricing analytics, digital analytics SocioSEERTM, BrandttitudeTM, Skense, Agilius, data mining and management services, reporting, dashboarding and visualization, data science and predictive modeling across claims	Sales & service, underwriting & support, policy administration, risk & compliance, premium / billing management, claims management, actuarial services, research and analytics, shared services (finance and accounting, technology support, HR and payroll, consulting services), closed book, customer service (voice and non-voice), consulting and transformation services (automation, business process re-engineering, digital)

Diversified Businesses (including Manufacturing, Retail, CPG, Media and Entertainment and Telecom)

We deliver comprehensive BPM services for diversified businesses, including manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, media and entertainment, and telecom.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 4,669 employees in this business unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this business unit accounted for 17.6% and 18.1% of our revenue and 17.9% and 18.5% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

Manufacturing: Our manufacturing team has rich experience in delivering metrics-driven solutions and transformation programs for our manufacturing clients. The key manufacturing sectors that we serve include:

• Electronics manufacturers;

• Metal and mining companies;

• Optical equipment and imaging product manufacturers;

• Building and construction product manufacturers;

• Aeronautical product manufacturers;

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• Precision engineering companies;

• Industrial manufacturing companies;

• Specialty chemicals companies;

• High-tech products companies; and

• Food processing companies.

The following table illustrates the key areas of services provided to clients in this business unit:

Manufacturing—Service Offerings
Supply Chain Planning         and Forecasting	Sourcing and Procurement	Fulfillment &     Logistics	Warranty and Returns  Management	Shared Services	Sales, Marketing and Customer         Services
Sales and operations planning, demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, inventory analytics	Strategic sourcing, category management, contract management, spending analytics, transactional procurement	Order entry & processing, order tracking, billing / invoicing, transport management, logistics optimization	Warranty customer operations, warranty claims management, parts / repair management, warranty financial management, returns management, customer helpdesk	Finance and accounting services, statutory and compliance support, customer care services, human resource services, IT service desk and application support	Global market opportunities, brand building, go to market strategy, customer services, order management, acquisition analysis, retention analysis

Retail and CPG: Our retail and CPG solutions are designed to help our clients derive consumer behavioral insights, optimize marketing expenditures, plan their growth strategy, reduce operational costs and streamline processes through efficiency, quality and productivity improvements, and improve customer service.

The key retail and CPG companies that we serve include:

• Beverage companies;

• Fast food chains and restaurants;

• Processed food suppliers;

• Cosmetics and healthcare companies;

• Apparel and footwear;

• General merchandize retailers;

• Specialty retailers; and

• E-commerce retailers.

To support our services, we use our research and analytics platform, WADE^SM, which was designed and developed to enable retail and CPG companies to access, organize and analyze data from various outside sources and use the information to make informed decisions.

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The following table illustrates the key areas of services that we provide to clients in this business unit:

Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods—Service  Offerings
Strategy Solutions	Customer Service Solutions	Supply Chain Solutions	Revenue Management              Solutions	Content Services	Shared Services
Market entry strategy, balancing portfolio investments, consumer and market insights, innovation strategies, power brand strategy, marketing spending optimization	Omni-channel (phone, e-mail, fax, website, live chat, social media) customer relationship management	Retailer-supplier collaboration for demand-driven supply chain and retail execution management, supply intelligence, supplier performance and risk monitoring, contract management, supply chain orchestration – global trade shared services, trading partner helpdesks, logistics	Planning and execution of transaction and interaction-based campaign strategies, loyalty management, credit control and collections	Product catalogs, user-generated content moderation, digital content protection, web / print content, website analytics and optimization	Finance and accounting services, statutory and compliance support, sourcing and procurement services, human resource services, IT service desk and application support

Media and Entertainment: Our media and entertainment solutions are designed to help our clients create new revenue streams, capitalize on emerging digital opportunities, harness new-age consumers to their advantage and boost margins. The key media and entertainment sectors that we serve include:

• Music;

• Publishing;

• Television;

• Radio;

• Filmed entertainment;

• Gaming and animation;

• Sports entertainment; and

• Internet and outdoor advertising firms.

Working with some of the largest media and entertainment companies in the world gives us an undisputed advantage in understanding the nuances of the business. We leverage years of industry and process experience, and a large team of digital media experts in delivering new-age cost-effective solutions to clients in this industry.

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The following table illustrates the key areas of services that we provide to clients in this business unit:

Media and Entertainment—Service Offerings
Strategy Solutions	Digital Operations and Royalty Management              Solutions	Sales, Marketing and Distribution Solutions	Customer Service Solutions	Content Services	Shared Services
Market entry strategy, balancing portfolio investments, consumer and market insights, innovation strategies, brand power strategy, marketing expense optimization	Digital operations solutions to help companies successfully expand into the digital business; royalty management solutions to help clients manage rights and royalties in both new media and traditional media; piracy protection services to help companies prevent media piracy issues	Seamless integration of traditional and digital product sales, marketing and distribution to enable clients to roll out timely innovative pricing / packaging strategies	Omni-channel (phone, e-mail, fax, website, live chat, social media) customer relationship management	Product catalogs, user-generated content moderation, digital content protection, web / print content, website analytics and optimization	Finance and accounting services, statutory and compliance support, sourcing and procurement services, human resource services, IT service desk and application support

Telecom: Our experience in consolidating and centralizing the functions of our telecommunications clients with built-in variable capacity to meet business requirements helps us deliver business value. With end-to-end BPM services, our solutions are designed to enable telecom companies to transform their value chain while tackling myriad challenges. Our solutions are underpinned by the right mix of analytics, technology, domain and process expertise that enable our clients to achieve cost efficiencies and drive sustainable growth strategies.The following table illustrates the key areas of services that we provide to clients in this business unit:

Telecommunications—Service Offerings
Customer Acquisition	Order Provisioning and Order                  Management	Operations and Customer Relationship Management                  (“CRM”)	Shared Services
Contract administration, sales order processing, service administration and data control	New products and services, service delivery process creation, order provisioning, technical validation and support, rejected order tracking, order tracking, proactive order management, billing, data management (e.g. forms and administration)	Inbound customer interaction services, logging and monitoring service requests, CRM analytics, collection analytics, web correspondence, IT customer care (global service desk)	Finance and accounting services, statutory and compliance support, sourcing and procurement services, human resource services, IT service desk and application support

Travel and Leisure

We deliver end-to-end services to clients across the travel and leisure industry value chain. We provide a wide range of scalable solutions that support air, car, hotel, cruise lines and packaged travel and leisure services offered by our clients.The key travel and leisure industry sectors that we serve include:

• Airlines;

• Travel agencies, including online travel agencies, tour operators and travel management companies;

• Global distribution systems (“GDS”) providers;

• Car rental companies and motor clubs; and

• Hotels and cruise lines.

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As at March 31, 2019, we had 9,283 employees in this business unit, several hundred of whom have International Air Transport Association, Universal Federation of Travel Agents or other travel industry related certifications. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this business unit accounted for 17.4% and 18.7% of our revenue and 17.8% and 19.2% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively. The following table illustrates the key areas of services that we provide to clients in this business unit:

Travel and Leisure—Service Offerings
Front-office	Mid-office	Back-office
Reservations / sales, fares support, multi-channel customer interaction, mishandled baggage management, disruption management, loyalty program management	Fare filing and distribution, revenue integrity, fulfillment services, refunds processing, fraud management, cargo operations support, contract loading, content management	Finance and accounting, procurement, revenue accounting, human resource management, cabin crew management, helpdesk, training, project management

Research and analytics: Loyalty analytics, customer interaction service analytics, commercial intelligence, flight operations, pricing and revenue management

Robotic process automation: Process automation of contact center, finance and accounting and industry-specific functions combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning

Business process consulting: Short-term, engagement-based consulting service with a focus on business process re-engineering

Technology Platforms:

The following technology platforms are designed to improve guests’ experience:

• Low Fare Hunter: Identify lowest fares;

• RePAX^SM: Automated flight disruption management solution;

• GuestKonnect^TM: Omni-channel customer interaction analytics;

• SocioSEER^TM: Social media analytics platform; and

• InTouch^TM: Social media engagement platform.

The following technology platforms are designed to uplift revenue:

• Verifare Plus 3.0^SM: Fare audit tool;

• SmartPro^SM: Interline audit tool;

• Protect 360^TM: Integrated solution for end-to-end airline revenue integrity;

• Rapid Refund: Refund automation; and

• AnciFly: Ancillary revenue analytics engine.

The following technology platforms are designed to improve efficiency:

• Qbay^SM: Multi-GDS platform for queue management;

• Qmail: E-mail categorization and workflow;

• GDS Interconnect: Integrates multiple GDSs in a single graphical user interface;

• Auto Even Exchange: Reissue of tickets due to schedule changes; and

• WinBot: Chatbot solution.

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The following technology platform is designed to improve operations control:

• Commercial Planning Suite: An integrated revenue analytics platform.

We also collaborate with technology solution providers across the world with a view to enhancing customer experience with innovative service offerings in chatbots and omni-channel customer relationship management.

Healthcare

We deliver end-to-end BPM services across the healthcare industry value chain. We offer services that are designed to enable our clients to reduce administrative costs through process transformation, automation and robotics. Our services also seek to help clients enhance their quality of care by driving improved compliance with clinical pathways and derive deeper insights for better decision-making through advanced analytics. The healthcare industry segments that we serve include:

• Durable medical equipment manufacturers;

• Health insurance companies;

• Healthcare provider practices and hospitals;

• Pharmaceutical and biotech companies; and

• Third-party administrators.

We are strongly positioned in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry with research and analytics expertise to support drug development and commercial services. For this, we leverage Integrate Edge (a cloud-based, fully customizable competitive intelligence platform), Agilius (a proprietary cloud-based business intelligence self-serve analytics platform), SocioSEER^TM (a unique social-media analytics platform), Therapy Area Analyzer (a proprietary therapy area knowledge repository, covering 12 disease areas and 120 indications and providing information on disease etiology, epidemiology and product analysis for 15 countries) and other technology or domain intellectual property (“IP”), which we have built with a view to delivering additional value to our clients.

Further, we are well-positioned to be a strategic provider, helping the healthcare industry deliver benefits management across several key specialty healthcare areas, including radiology, cardiology, oncology, sleep care, orthopedics and pain management. Our analytics-based and medical-content-rules-driven platforms Consult^TM and Protus^TM, which provide an alternative to traditional care management outsourcing, seek to deliver the right care to patients and reduce cost of care for our clients in the process. Our Analytics Knowledge Center comprising more than 800 analytics experts leverages its deep pharma domain knowledge, strong analytics capabilities and proprietary frameworks to deliver actionable business insights to leading pharma companies.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 3,611 employees in this business unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this business unit accounted for 15.3% and 14.7% of our revenue and 15.6% and 15.1% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively. The following table illustrates the key areas of services that we provide to client segments in this business unit:

Healthcare—Service Offerings
Providers	Payer	Durable Medical Equipment Manufacturers	Enterprise Shared Services	Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health
Revenue cycle management, medical coding, bill preparation, receivables management, payment posting, debt analysis	Claims administration, member and provider services, clinical support, overpayment recovery, fraud detection and investigation, utilization management services (that is, optimizing payer healthcare spend on areas such as tests and procedures without compromising the patient care-quality-safety norms)	Billing and submissions, fulfillment support, collections, patient services, collection analytics, reporting and dashboarding, sales force effectiveness	Finance and accounting, workflow / platforms, research and analytics (knowledge process outsourcing), technology solutions, front-end / mailroom, customer interaction services	Competitive intelligence, pipeline analysis, product profiling, key performance indicators (“KPI”) reporting, epidemiology analysis, market opportunity assessment, social media analysis, key opinion leader (“KOL”) research, modeling and tool building support, pricing analytics, patient data analytics, market mix model, big data platform development, data governance

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Utilities

We are a leading utilities BPM service provider, with domain expertise across the utilities value chain - generation, transmission and distribution. Our service portfolio supports utility companies catering to the residential, industrial, and small and medium enterprise (“SME”) segments.

The key energy and utilities industry sectors we serve include:

• Oil and gas;

• Electricity;

• Water; and

• Renewable energy.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 3,370 employees working in this business unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this business unit accounted for 7.0% and 8.7% of our revenue, and 7.1% and 8.9% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

We are a strategic outsourcing provider for clients from the US, the UK and Asia-Pacific regions. We offer digital-driven, technology-enabled, analytics-led and automation-infused services. We support business-to-consumer and business-to-business processes for our clients through our offerings spanning meter-to-cash services (including customer acquisition and management, billing and metering, payment processing, credit and collections) and other areas within the utilities value chain, including distribution and field services. Our long-standing relationships with leading companies globally have helped us develop geography- and industry-specific domain expertise and capabilities in the above-mentioned service segments. Our service delivery is enabled by analytics, digital platforms, tools and solutions, and automation through AI and cognitive intelligence solutions.

Our capabilities to support clients across processes in oil and gas, electricity and water suppliers include end customer support, back-office processes, asset management, FAO services (including procurement services), debt management and other enabling services, such as meter reading, bill printing and digital support services (including smart metering). We offer platform integration, application integration, data integration, process integration, component integration and system integration capabilities to enhance process management through technology-enabled platforms. We also work with clients to provide a single view of the customer, using social media analytics and big data analytics across multiple channels. Our analytics offerings include data mining of structured and unstructured data, speech and text analysis, and debt management analytics with a view to increasing customer satisfaction, helping our clients acquire more customers and improving cross-sell, up-sell and collection rates. The table below illustrates the key services that we provide to our utility clients:

Utilities
Meter-to-Cash Revenue Cycle                  Operations	Customer Management	Supply Chain Management             &  Procurement	IT Solutions	Research and Analytics
Customer billing, dispute resolution, exception handling, prepaid account management, billing of unmetered services, credit and collections, payment services, tariff plans, renewals, home move processing, and an all-encompassing Digital Smart meter-to-cash offering	Customer acquisitions, customer retention, customer enhancement, cross- selling / up-selling, customer care – queries, correspondence, asset management	eSourcing, vendor rationalization, supplier management, procurement optimization, sourcing, support, procure-to-pay (“P2P”) transaction, supply chain analytics	Document control and digitization, master data management, enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) implementation and support, digital meter-to-cash – business-process-as-a-service, robotics process automation, workflow, support for SAP implementations	Data mining, decision support services, collections optimizations, customer analytics – segmentation, lifetime value analysis, net promoter score (“NPS”) analysis, predictive analytics, text analytics

Shared Services
Finance and Accounting	Human Resource Management
Order-to-cash, financial analysis, procure-to-pay, accounts receivable / payable, joint venture accounting, royalty accounting, contract accounting services specific to utilities and oil and gas industries	Administration support and payroll services

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Shipping and Logistics

We deliver a range of industry-specific business processes across the shipping and logistics industry, in addition to providing services in the areas of finance and accounting (including procurement), customer interaction services, business technology and human resources administration. We also offer decision support services in the form of research and analytics. To support our shipping and logistics team, we leverage various enabling tools, technologies and our proprietary digitization platform to deliver high-quality service to our clients. The key shipping and logistics industry sectors that we serve include:

• Global express and courier companies;

• Ocean sector – non-vessel operating common carrier, ocean liners, ports and terminals and shipping agencies;

• Trucking sector – less-than-truckload, full truckload, truck rental and leasing, compliance, safety and accountability companies;

• Third and fourth-party logistics;

• Car and roll-on / roll-off carriers; and

• IT companies in the logistics sector.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 2,881 employees working in this business unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this business unit accounted for 6.2% and 4.5% of our revenue, and 6.3% and 4.6% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

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The following table illustrates the key areas of services provided to clients in this business unit:

Shipping and Logistics
Sales & Marketing	Customer Service	Document         Processing	Operations     Support	Finance & Accounting	Research and     Analytics	Technology     Services
Tariff filing and maintenance, rate quotes, service contract / rate agreement creation and maintenance	Customer file and debtor file administration, customer helpdesk, booking desk-phone / e-mail / electronic data interchange, web rating	Exports, bill of lading, processing and data entry, advance manifest processing, freight audit, billing and invoicing, vessel closures, imports, import data quality process / checks, arrival notifications import general manifest filings with delivery order issuance, customer document processing, verified gross mass updating	Vessel schedules – long term support , vessel schedules – coastal, routing module maintenance, traffic control coordination, booking with carrier, hazardous cargo approvals, vendor management – vendor file administration, purchase order / job order creation, gate moves, ship husbanding, stowage planning, bay plan submission and distribution, inbound and outbound trans-shipment, maintenance and repairs, global stock reconciliation, container leasing validation, vessel performance reports, inventory management, chart corrections management, safety and environmental KPI monitoring onshore	Accounts payable, accounts receivables, disbursement accounting, credit and collections, agency reconciliations, general ledger / bank reconciliation, cash reporting and audit / vendor reconciliation, financial management reporting, vendor helpdesk, monthly closing / quarterly / yearly closing, treasury support, agency audits, claims management	Metrics realization & analysis, network design and optimization, transport management, shipping performance management, tonnage analytics, carrier sourcing analytics, fleet analysis and maintenance, corporate management, revenue analytics, reverse logistics analytics, revenue analytics, distribution center analytics	Intranet support, claims management, data hubbing, e-commerce registration, e-learning module content management, e-learning module content creation

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Consulting and Professional Services

Our consulting and professional services (“CPS”) business unit’s objective is to help clients differentiate and outperform in their industry by leveraging industry-specific knowledge and domain expertise. We currently service more than 25 clients from our key delivery centers in India, Romania, China, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.

Our CPS business unit offers an array of services to a range of client sectors in consulting and professional services. These sectors include:

• Content and information publishers;

• Research and consulting firms;

• Real estate service firms;

• Executive search firms;

• High-tech firms;

• Marketing service providers; and

• Legal services firms.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 1,780 employees in the business unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this business unit accounted for 5.5% and 5.2% of our revenue and 5.6% and 5.4% revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

We provide a wide range of services from complex business and financial research and analytics to very simple data management operations. Besides providing shared services support to our clients such as finance and accounting, human resource management, customer support and IT and infrastructure management, we provide the following domain-specific services:

Consulting and Professional Services—Service  Offerings
Content & Information Publishers	Research and Consulting Firms	Real Estate Services Firms	Executive Search Firms
Content sourcing, indexing / tagging, analysis & product creation, content editing, product & database management, including design and production services for digital / print products	Opportunity assessment, sector / thematic research, target screening, company analysis, including financial modeling, competitive intelligence and benchmarking	Strategy support, sales and marketing support, business research, survey management support, end-to-end conveyancing process, lease preparation & abstraction, contract management	Pitch book support, industry and company research, database clean-up, update and management, name identification, business executive support

High-tech Firms	Marketing Service Providers	Legal Services Firms
Customer interaction services, sales center of excellence, research and analytics, finance and accounting, human resources and procurement support	Industry, company & product research support, market research operations, market research analytics, shopper & CRM analytics, web / digital analytics, 24/7 data management production support, digital content management and production support (designing & development)	Legal support, legal and business research, digital dictation transcription, pitch support, accounts payables & general ledger, employee data management and payroll

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Banking and Financial Services

Our banking and financial services practice supports more than 20 leading clients, including large commercial and retail banks, wholesale and retail lenders, wealth advisors, asset managers, hedge funds, financial technology (or commonly referred to as fintech) organizations and mortgage servicing companies, with a comprehensive suite of business process management and transformation solutions.

We seek to add value to our clients’ businesses by improving customer experience, unlocking cost efficiencies and revenue opportunities, and streamlining processes, and leveraging a wide range of process re-engineering, automation (robotic and non-robotic), and digital and advance analytics (AI / ML) solutions.

The key banking and financial sectors that we serve include:

• Retail and commercial banking;

• Mortgage and loans;

• Wealth and investment banking;

• Financial technology;

• Capital markets and asset management;

• Financial advisory firms;

• Financial research and financial market intelligence companies;

• Trade finance; and

• Financial institutions.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 1,920 employees working in this business unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this business unit accounted for 4.5% and 4.4% of our revenue and 4.6% and 4.5% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

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The following table illustrates the key areas of services that we provide to clients in this business unit:

	Banking and Financial Services—Service  Offerings
Retail Banking	Commercial Banking	Capital Markets	Mortgage Banking	Fintech
Acquisition: Lead generation and deployment, customer behavioral analysis, campaign management, product development / management and support; On-boarding: Application scanning and indexing, account opening, product application processing, detailed documentation review and verification, underwriting / spend limit assignment, welcome calls; Maintenance and servicing: Account maintenance, account and general enquiries, customer data maintenance, statement generation, payment processing, funds allocation and return payment processing, complaint handling, funds transfers, remittance, refunds and settlements, billing queries and statement processing; Collections: Collections and recovery, skip tracing (that is, locating people who have defaulted on a debt), pre-delinquency management, payment plans; and Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-money laundering: Alert elimination, enhanced due diligence, fraud & cyber-crime, politically exposed persons and negative news.	Trade finance: Account opening, bills for collection, export bills negotiation, import bills, letter of credit processing, bank guarantee credit limits; Credit risk management: Financial spreading, proposal development, reconciliation, credit analysis, collateral management, renewal support, billing and contribution management, audit support; Cash management: Funds transfer, trade processing, foreign exchange settlement reporting, reconciliations, accrual calculations, investigations, payment processing, settlement, reference data management, reporting; Commercial lending: Account opening, “know your customer,” loan onboarding, documentation, covenant monitoring, billing, statutory accounting. Treasury services: Cash management, foreign exchange settlements, bill discounting, rates updates, mark to market, margin allocation; and Compliance reporting & support: Assist clients in compliance reporting and complaints analysis.	Front office: Financial and business research, investment strategy and modeling, order entry, allocation / rebalancing; portfolio construction support, pitch book support, financial statement spreading (that is, spreading of financial statements using percentages to forecast future financials. It is a process of standardizing the presentation of financials); Middle office: Reference data management, cash flow forecasting, risk management, amendments / maintenance of existing data, manual trade allocations, manual trade booking, trade exception / rejection management, trade amendment, trade confirmation, queries handling; Back office – Accounting: Expense and income processing, securities lending, corporate actions processing, fund accounting / net asset value calculations, financial reporting, settlement follow-up with clients; Back office – Asset servicing: Clearing and settlement, custody / record keeping, stock transfer, collateral management, transfer agency, claims management; and Back office – Treasury: Cash management, cash forecasting, payment processing, invoicing / billing processing.	Originations: Indexing, pre-underwriting checklist, pre-funding audit, correspondent indexing, title commitment, credit evaluation, contact point verification, disbursals; Servicing: Customer service, loan boarding and set-up, adjustable rate mortgage audit, payments processing, assignments and endorsements, lien release, escrow management / periodic analysis, final documents follow up and audit; Default servicing: Pre-loss mitigation, foreclosure support, borrower research, operations intake, claims processing, investor reporting, closing and monitoring functions, trial period monitoring (forbearance support), loan modification document preparation; and Secondary markets services: Post close audit, due diligence of acquired packets, documentary fulfillment.	Origination: Application data entry, document review and verification, account set-up; Credit evaluation: Supporting financial research, ability to pay, annual review, collateral monitoring; Servicing: Fulfillment of customer requests, complaints, transaction processing exception management, customer account maintenance; and Advisory services: Enable robust process controls, operational best practices and effective risk management.

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The following table highlights our research and analytics practice tailored to the banking and financial services sector:

Retail Banking	Investment Banking	Commercial Banking	Wealth Management	Asset Management
Loans, cards, profitability, attrition, risk, fraud	Mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), initial public offerings, private placements	Financial statement spreading, credit appraisal, risk ratings, portfolio construction, portfolio measurement, probability of default, loss given default exposure at default prediction models	Current investment reviews, new business, pitch books, CRM support, fund research, portfolio research	Fixed income, equities, investment strategies, portfolio monitoring

Data Mining and Data Management

Analysis of structured and unstructured data across the banking and finance sector, organization of data for retrieval and analysis

Financial Crime and Compliance

Anti-money laundering and know-your-customer (or commonly referred to as “KYC”) verification, suspicious transaction monitoring and remediation, and others

Reporting, Dash-boarding and Visualization

Generation and presentation of data-driven insights, communication tools for analysts

Model Development and Recalibration

Actionable models for optimization of operations and strategic planning, insights for changing market conditions

Consulting-led Transformation

Collaborating with clients on robotic process automation, artificial intelligence and business process re-engineering to optimize costs, increase efficiencies and improve customer satisfaction

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Horizontal Units

Customer Interaction Services

We have a strong track record of supporting customer interaction services while focusing on business outcomes. We seek to help our clients co-create winning outcomes leveraging our domain expertise, cutting-edge technology and analytics, and client-centric collaborative approach. Customer interaction services are offered across our vertical business units.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 11,660 employees in this horizontal unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this horizontal unit accounted for 22.6% and 25.5% of our revenue, and 23.1% and 26.1% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

The following table illustrates the key customer interaction services that we provide:

	Customer Interaction Services—Service Offerings
Services	Channels	Languages
Customer acquisition (sales up-sell or cross-sell, campaign management, digital content management) Customer retention (complaint management, loyalty program management, customer / guest relations) Customer service (account management, transaction processing, billing and payments) Collections (early stage, late stage, skip tracing) Technical helpdesk (support for query levels “L0” and “L1” – website assistance) Digital customer experience management (multi-channel, cognitive, robotic process automation, immersive experiences – augmented reality, virtual reality, augmented visual resolution As-a-Service models (quality, training, workforce management) Analytics (customer segmentation, loyalty management, sentiment analytics, sales analytics) Center of Excellence (“COE”)-led consulting services (sales, customer experience, COE-led maturity assessment, digital assurance-as-a-service, user-experience design consulting, business process re-engineering leveraging “Agile” and “Kaizen” methodologies)	Bots (voice, chat, e-mail, conversational AI), biometrics, visual interactive voice response, social media (traditional sites such as Facebook, Twitter, forums, blogs, and review sites), digital engagement (mobile, web), voice (inbound / outbound), e-mail, chat, social media, short message service	English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Greek, Turkish, Finnish, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Filipino (Tagalog), IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, and more than 20 regional languages

Finance and Accounting

Our finance and accounting service offerings include a full suite of finance and accounting processes, business process re-engineering, and transformation, including automation of finance operations. Finance and accounting services are offered across all our vertical business units. We have experience in delivering large-scale and complex finance and accounting transformation programs, which include:

• Industry-specific accounting processes such as royalty accounting, fiduciary accounting, actuarial science, revenue recovery management and airline passenger revenue accounting;

• Source-to-pay procurement, including strategic sourcing capabilities such as category management, contract management, vendor management, working capital optimization, payables and spend analytics, financial risk and audit analytics;

• Services across order-to-cash, including order management, supply chain fulfillment support, supply chain management, working capital optimization, receivables and collections analytics, credit risk analytics;

• End-to-end processes ranging from simple, transaction-based processes (such as journals and reconciliations) to high-end, judgment-based processes, such as analytics and treasury;

• Global risk and compliance services such as forensics, background screening and digital credit screening;

• Automation suite for accounting activities, including WNS IP best practices, robotics process automation, embedded analytics and reporting, under the “CFO TRAC” offerings delivered through our proprietary and third-party led solutions enabled through an optimal combination of cloud and hosted platforms;

• End-to-end business transformation through our proprietary “Outperforming CFO Framework” which includes a host of assessment tools such as “Investor Analyst View,” “Business Readiness Maturity Model” and “Process Maturity Model.” These tools enable objective assessment of not only an organization’s processes, technology and people, but also of their ability to respond to business disruptions. Business process re-engineering is powered by “ADAPT,” our proprietary methodology that combines the art and science of process, technology, transformation and risk management with a view of enabling us to provide our clients with optimized outcomes;

• Rapid, large-scale transitions;

• Implementation of shared service centers and rationalization of financial systems to optimize and consolidate our clients’ information technology platforms; and

• Multi-location, multi-system global finance and accounting consolidation.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 5,708 employees in this horizontal unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this horizontal unit accounted for 21.7% and 21.4% of our revenue, and 22.1% and 21.9% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

The following table illustrates the key finance and accounting services we provide:

	Finance and Accounting—Service Offerings
Source-to-Pay	Order-to-Cash	Record-to-Report	Decision Support	Corporate Functions
Sourcing services including strategic sourcing & category management, procurement and administration, invoice / expense processing and payment, accounts payables, accounting and treasury support	Accounts receivables, billing and cash application, order management, credit control, collections and deductions management	General accounting, fixed assets, reconciliations, month-end reporting and consolidation, tax filing and reporting, cost accounting, inter-company accounting, statutory reporting	Budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, management reporting	Treasury, cash management, financial planning and analysis, tax and compliance, decision support, management accounting

Supply Chain       Finance	Industry-specific       Accounting	Technology Solutions	Governance, Risk, Compliance and                    Audit Services
Product costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing accounting, supply chain analytics, supply chain fulfillment support	Passenger revenue accounting, revenue audit and recovery, claims management, loan account maintenance, royalty accounting, fiduciary accounting, trip records, freight and fuel charges accounting, cost accounting, franchise accounting, meter reading, pre-payment billing, disbursement accounting	ERP: Implementation, hosting, optimization Bolt-on tools: Reconciliations, reporting, workbench, query management, web portal Enablers: Mailroom solution, workflow	Governance consulting, risk analytics services, compliance services and audit services

Proprietary Platform:

• Proprietary platform-based service offerings include: “CFO TRAC – Finance and Accounting Automation Suite” brand umbrella, and “Xponential — The ERP Card Solution ™,” a part of our BizAps P2P solutions brand umbrella

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Research and Analytics

With more than 2,500 employees, our research and analytics practice helps more than 100 global clients make critical business decisions with data-driven insights. We combine our consultative approach with deep domain knowledge and advanced analytics to provide decision support to our clients. Our practice endeavors to support clients along the entire spectrum of “Infra to Insights”, comprising analytics services from data infrastructure set-up to insights generation, ranging from data aggregation and data processing to visualization of insights and data. This is achieved by leveraging customized big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, social media analytics and advanced analytics solutions to drive digital transformation, better customer understanding, improved marketing efficiencies, and risk reduction.

Our industry analytics portfolio spans various verticals, including retail and CPG, healthcare, hospitality, travel, banking and insurance, utilities and other emerging industries.

Our integrated business analytics services provide focused solutions to clients and seek to create long-term business value. We employ our proprietary frameworks, products and techniques based on the business context to generate actionable insights, focus on operational goals of quality and efficiency, and aid transformational initiatives. Our “Analytics Innovation Center,” a specialized research and development-focused unit comprising data scientists and leading analytics experts, develops cutting-edge solutions, products and capabilities with the view to enhance our clients’ returns on their analytics investments.

Continued investments in AI / ML have helped create innovative solutions and products. In an increasingly blended digital and analytics ecosystem, new capabilities and products in areas such as personalization are helping to improve digital customer experience for our clients.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 2,538 employees in this horizontal unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this horizontal unit accounted for 11.3% and 11.8% of our revenue, and 11.6% and 12.1% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

The following illustrates our key research and analytics products and services:

“WNS Agilius” is our big data analytics platform providing end-to-end “Infra to Insights” solutions including data ingestion, integration, storage and analytics coupled with our domain expertise. The platform enables analytics solutions across multiple verticals (retail and CPG, banking and financial services, healthcare, and utilities) and horizontals (procurement, finance and accounting, and customer interaction services).

“SocioSEER^TM” is our proprietary big-data-enabled social media analytics platform that lets organizations create brand advantage by harnessing the power of social media. SocioSEER^TM combines machine learning and deep domain expertise to seek to help brands proactively manage and outperform their stated goals around brand health, customer centricity and topline growth.

“Skense” is our cognitive data capture and processing platform that employs AI / ML algorithms to extract data from multiple unstructured data sources (such as e-mail, documents, and spreadsheets) and format such data to create structured datasets. Its application extends across multiple industries and various judgment intensive functions, including quality control for fast-moving consumer goods firms, automated financial statement spreading for banks, and medical record summarization for insurance and payor firms.

“Imagn” is our image analytics platform that employs AI / ML algorithms in multiple use cases designed to improve business process efficiencies. It helps insurance companies to identify roof top damages based on images captured by drones and significantly reduces the time to estimate the magnitude and value of damages.

“Brandttitude^TM” is our proprietary cloud-based big data analytics product designed to track brand performance and perceptions over multiple dimensions across varied data sources to help clients make informed decisions. The product is built using open source technologies on a scalable data harmonization platform. Leading consumer brands are already using this product in a licensing model to identify insights from harmonized data, such as the correlation between weather patterns and brand sales.

“Unison™” is our proprietary multi-channel customer interaction analytics platform that provides 360-degree customer insights (including insights generated from multiple channels such as social media, e-mail, website, mobile apps, CRM and other offline channels) based on sentiment analysis. It is flexible and scalable to add additional channels of customer interaction and provides actionability and insights through key customer service metrics that are contextualized to specific industries using our proprietary categorization engine.

“InTouch™” is another proprietary intelligent social media, customer service and analytics platform designed to enable quick, automated and customized audience engagement across multiple social media channels, blogs and forums to help drive long-term brand and customer-centricity for clients. The artificial-intelligence-powered platform prioritizes customer interactions according to severity of issues and manages interactions across multiple languages, making it a one-stop solution for intelligently managing customer queries.

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Research and Analytics—Service Offerings
AI and ML	Big Data & Analytics Consulting	Data & Information Management                       Advisory
•   Modeling and algorithm design •   Knowledge discovery •   Cognitive and predictive analytics •   Natural language processing and generation	•   Strategy roadmap and consulting •   Solution architecture	•   Data modeling and integration •   Data engineering and governance •   Data visualization and virtualization
Customer Analytics & Personalization	Digital Transformation and Social              Media Analytics	HR Analytics
•   Acquisition / retention / cross-sell / up-sell •   Campaign management analytics •   Loyalty management •   Sales and marketing analytics •   Pricing analytics	•   Social media management •   Web analytics •   Sentiment & text analytics •   Image / video analytics	•   Smarter workforce solution •   Employee satisfaction analytics •   Attrition analytics
Chief Procurement Officer / Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Analytics	Financial Analytics	Operations & Supply Chain Analytics
•   Sourcing and procurement analytics •   Spend / payables analytics •   Supplier capability profiling •   Revenue assurance analytics	•   Capital asset pricing modeling •   Actuarial and collections analytics •   Budgeting and forecasting •   Working capital analytics	•   Contact center analytics •   Customer satisfaction / NPS analytics •   Demand and inventory analytics •   Sales and operations planning
Market Research Services
•   Competitive research •   Financial research •   Survey programming •   Business intelligence dashboards and reporting

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Industry-specific Analytics
Insurance Analytics	Travel & Leisure Analytics	Banking & Financial Analytics
Claims analytics, subrogation analytics, fraud analytics, customer analytics	Loyalty analytics, customer interaction service analytics, commercial intelligence, flight operations, pricing and revenue management, ancillary revenue enhancement analytics, hyper-personalization, affinity and propensity modeling	Data mining and data management: Analysis of structured and unstructured data across the banking and finance sector; reporting, dashboarding and visualization; financial model development and recalibration
Utilities Analytics	Shipping and Logistics Analytics	Healthcare (Pharma & Consumer Health)                              Analytics
Data mining, decision support services, collections optimization, customer analytics – segmentation, lifetime value analysis, NPS analysis, predictive analytics, text analytics	Pricing and promotion analytics, market mix modeling, trade promotion optimization, lifetime value & taxonomy assessment, hyper-personalization, customer analytics	Competitive intelligence, pipeline analysis, product profiling, KPI reporting, epidemiology analysis, market opportunity assessment, social media analysis, KOL research, modeling and tool building support, pricing analytics, patient data analytics

Technology Services

“WNS TRAC™,” our consolidated suite of comprehensive digital BPM solutions, is differentiated by our deep domain expertise in strategic verticals and process know-how in key horizontal domains that equip us with an ability to understand and identify suitable technology for our clients’ business outcomes. The WNS TRAC ^TM solutions are available in the form of (a) all-inclusive and comprehensive enterprise platforms that are a combination of our own IP with key partner products, and (b) as plug and play solutions that seamlessly integrate with the client’s existing technology environment without the need for a complete overhaul. Also, the solutions are pre-configured with best practices and industrialized accelerators to drive implementation around social, mobility, analytics, cloud, robotics and intelligent automation, with a host of deployment options and commercial models to choose from. We are also working on several next-generation technologies such as cognitive automation, artificial intelligence, blockchain and IoT, to address emerging client demands.

From consulting to application management and operations, WNS TRAC^TM drives seamless technology deployment across the business process lifecycle with a view to achieving sustained growth and profitability.

As at March 31, 2019, we had 311 employees in this horizontal unit. In fiscal 2019 and 2018, this horizontal unit accounted for 1.6% and 2.1% of our revenue, and 1.6% and 2.1% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), respectively.

The following table illustrates our industry-specific and cross-industry solutions available as part of WNS TRAC^TM:

WNS TRACTM
Industry-specific solutions
Travel	Insurance	Healthcare	Shipping and Logistics	Utilities	CPG & Retail
•   “Verifare” – Fare audit solution •   Interline proration Queue management •   Commercial planning suite	•   Broker connect •   “eAdjudicator” – adjudication automation solution •   Actuarial proprietary platform •   Claims solution •   Policy administration solution	•   Order-to-cash (“O2C”) for medical device manufacturing •   Pharma analytics •   Clinical care management	•   Enterprise solution for shipping and logistics •   Less-than-truckload billing transformation	•   Meter-to-cash solution •   Smart metering solution	•   Deductions and warranty management

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WNS TRACTM
Cross-industry solutions
Solutions for Chief Financial                    Officers	Solutions for Chief Procurement Officers	Analytics	Digital Customer Interaction                    Services
•   WNS procure-to-pay solution •   WNS order-to-cash solution •   WNS record-to-report solution •   WNS reporting and analytics	•   Source-to-contract •   WNS Procurement Card solution •   WNS supplier portal •   WNS spend analytics	•   SocioSEERTM •   BrandttitudeTM •   Big data solutions	•   WNS interaction analytics •   WNS omni-channel solution •   WNS chatbot

WNS TRACTM
RPA & Intelligent Automation
Robotics Process     Automation	Cognitive / AI	Natural Language   Processing / ML	Blockchain	IoT
•   RPA consulting and RPA-as-a-service •   RPA implementation and support	•   Unstructured document processing •   Infringement identification for media •   Robo-advisors in customer interactions	•   Credit risk assessment •   Driver behavior analytics in logistics •   Fraud detection in insurance	•   Freight brokerage and forwarding for shipping and logistics •   Claims processing for insurance	•   Proactive asset maintenance in utilities and manufacturing •   Smart sensors in healthcare

Sales and Marketing

The sales cycle for business process management services is time-consuming and complex in nature. The extended sales cycle generally includes initiating client contact, submitting requests for information and requests for proposals for client business, hosting client visits to our delivery centers, and performing analysis (including diagnostic studies, proofs-of-concept, and pilot implementations) to demonstrate our delivery capabilities, and entering into a contract with the client. Due to the complex nature of the sales cycle, we have aligned our sales teams to our vertical business units and staffed them with “hunting” or new relationship sales professionals (“hunters”), as well as “farming” or existing client relationship professionals (“farmers”). Our hunters and farmers have specialized industry knowledge and experience, which enable them to better understand prospective and existing client’s business needs and to offer appropriate domain-specific solutions.

Our sales and sales support professionals are based in Australia, the UAE, Eastern Europe, India, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the US. Our sales teams work closely with our global sales support team, which provides critical analytical support throughout the sales cycle. Other key capabilities offered by our sales support team include consulting, generating leads for potential business opportunities and research support. As at March 31, 2019, our front-line sales teams consisted of 101 members including hunters and farmers. Our teams of farmers are responsible for identifying and initiating discussions with and selling services in new areas to existing clients. We assign dedicated client partners and / or account managers to our key clients. These managers work with their clients to co-create cutting-edge solutions that help our clients embrace changing business models and improve their competitive position. In addition, they are the conduit to our service delivery teams addressing clients’ needs. More importantly, by leveraging their detailed understanding of the client’s business objectives gained through this close interaction, our farmers actively identify and target additional processes that can be managed by us to provide better efficiency, effectiveness and control. Through this methodology, we have developed a strong track record of increasing our sales year-on-year as well as growing our business from existing clients.

Clients

As at March 31, 2019, we had a diverse client base of 403 clients (with each client generating more than $0.01 million in revenue in fiscal 2019) across a variety of industries and service types, including companies that we believe are among the leading players in their respective industries.

We believe the diversity in our client profile differentiates us from our competitors. See “Part I – Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – Revenue” for additional information on our client base.

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The table below sets forth the number of our clients by revenue for the periods indicated. We believe that the large number of clients who generate more than $1 million of annual revenue indicates our ability to extend the depth of our relationships with existing clients over time.

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Below $1.0 million		278		262
$1.0 million to $5.0 million		93		93
$5.0 million to $10.0 million		17		17
More than $10.0 million		15		14

Competition

Competition in the BPM services industry is intense and growing steadily. See “Part I — Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — We face competition from onshore and offshore business process management companies and from information technology companies that also offer business process management services. Our clients may also choose to run their business processes themselves, either in their home countries or through captive units located offshore.”

We compete primarily with:

• Focused BPM service companies with presence in offshore locations (primarily India), such as EXL Service Holdings, Inc., Firstsource Solutions Limited and Genpact Limited;

• BPM divisions of numerous information technology service companies operating out of India, such as Cognizant Technology Solutions, Infosys Technologies Limited, Tata Consultancy Services Limited and Wipro Technologies Limited;

• Global companies such as Accenture Limited, Capgemini, Electronic Data Systems Corporation, a division of Hewlett-Packard, and International Business Machines Corporation, which provide an array of products and services, including broad-based information technology, software, consulting and business process outsourcing services; and

• Global financial services and consulting firms such as Deloitte Private Limited, industry-focused niche technology players such as InterGlobe Enterprises and Accelya, and specialty analytics service providers such as Mu Sigma Inc.

In addition, departments of certain companies may choose to perform their business processes in-house, in some cases via an owned and operated facility in an offshore location such as India. Their employees provide these services as part of their regular business operations.

Intellectual Property

We use a combination of our clients’ software systems, third party software platforms and systems, and our own proprietary software platforms and systems to provide our BPM and technology services. Our proprietary solutions and licensed software allows us to market our services as integrated solutions under our WNS TRAC ^TM suite, which combines technology solutions together with our core BPM service offerings. Our principal proprietary software solutions include:

(1) WNS TRAC^TM industry-specific solutions, including the following:

a) Insurance TRAC^TM solutions including digital claims platform, insurance BPaaS, “iPAS,” and “eAdjudicator” which we use in our insurance business unit;

b) Travel TRAC^TM solutions including revenue accounting platform, fare audit platform (“Verifare”), fare pro-ration solution, revenue integrity solution (“BIDT”) which we use in our travel and leisure business unit; and

c) Other industry-specific solutions used in our shipping and logistics business unit, utilities business unit and other business units.

(2) WNS auto claims software platform, which we use in our WNS Assistance business;

(3) WNS TRAC^TM cross-industry solutions, including the following:

a) CFO TRAC^TM solutions for our finance and accounting services;

b) Digital CIS TRAC^TM solutions for our client interactions; and

c) Other proprietary software, point solutions and platform solutions developed on third party software used for cross-industry services including our research and analytics business unit.

(4) WNS TRAC^TM robotics and intelligent automation solutions, including our proprietary automation solutions and solutions developed on third party software like RPA and cognitive / AI systems for delivering automation and transformation services to our clients.

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We customarily enter into licensing and non-disclosure agreements with our clients with respect to the use of their software platforms and systems. We maintain intellectual property rights in our proprietary software platforms and systems, and license the use of third party software platforms and systems from their respective owners. Under our contracts with third-party software platform providers, any solutions developed by us on top of such third party software platforms, using our domain knowledge, are our intellectual property (unless qualified otherwise). Our client contracts usually provide that all customized intellectual property created specifically for the use of our clients will be assigned to them, unless it is clearly identified as our intellectual property.

Our employees are also required to sign confidentiality agreements as a condition to their employment. These agreements include confidentiality undertakings regarding our company’s and the client’s intellectual property that bind our employees even after they cease to work with us. These agreements also ensure that all intellectual property created or developed by our employees in the course of their employment is assigned to us.

We have registered the trademarks “WNS,” “WNS-Extending Your Enterprise” and “WNS TRAC” in most of the countries where we have global presence.

Technology

We have a dedicated team of technology experts who support clients at every stage of their engagement with us. The team designs, implements and supports technology solutions to enable delivery of business processes for our clients.

Wide-area-network — We have designed and built a highly redundant and resilient global multi-protocol label switching (“MPLS”) network, connecting all of our delivery centers and client datacenters. We run data, voice and video services on this global MPLS network to serve our clients.

Customer interaction services technology infrastructure — We have deployed omni-channel contact center platforms with voice, web chat, e-mail, social media, and interactive voice response channels across all our delivery centers, designed to improve customer experience. These customized platforms orchestrate omni-channel customer journeys across digital channels including self-service and payment card industry data security standard compliance.

Data centers — We have built highly secure, redundant data centers for hosting our omni-channel contact center platforms, automation tools, corporate infrastructure and application services.

Cloud computing — We have adopted cloud computing services such as office productivity tools, virtual servers, virtual storage, and web and e-mail security, for some of our clients and our corporate use.

Technology service management methodology — Our technology service delivery management is based on an information technology infrastructure library framework (that is, an information technology service management standard). We assist over 200 clients with technology implementation, service delivery and support for end user computing, wide area network, local area network telecommunications, customer interaction management platform, IT security, datacenter systems and cloud computing technology platforms.

Process and Quality Assurance and Risk Management

Our process and quality assurance compliance programs are critical for the success of our operations. We have an independent quality team to monitor, analyze, provide feedback and report process performance and compliance. Our company-wide quality management system focuses on effectively managing our client processes on an ongoing basis. Our process delivery is managed by independent empowered teams and is measured regularly against pre-defined operational metrics. We have over 950 employees that help us meet quality assurance and ISO 9001 standards for Quality Management Systems and ensure continued compliance. We apply Lean Six Sigma methodologies, which are statistical and process-focused methodologies to improve and deliver consistent quality to customers. We apply well-defined quality management principles to improve and provide consistent levels of service quality to our clients. In fiscal 2019, more than 465 different projects were completed using Lean Six Sigma methodologies and over 769 additional projects are in progress. We have also trained over 12,700 employees in ISO 9001 and Lean Six Sigma principles in fiscal 2019.

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We have been honored with the following awards for our achievements in quality assurance in fiscal 2019:

• Golden Peacock Business Excellence Award 2018

• NASSCOM Customer Service Excellence Awards 2018 in the category “Return on Investment”

• Sri Lanka - SLASSCOM Innovation Awards, First Runners-up “Best Client Delivery Innovation”

• Stevie Silver Award for Innovation in Customer Service – All Other Industries

• Stevie Bronze Award for Innovation in Customer Service – Other Service Industries

• Stevie Bronze Award for Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy

Our Board of Directors is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management processes. The Board of Directors receives and reviews reports from the Chief Risk Officer as considered appropriate regarding our company’s assessment of risks. The Board of Directors focuses on the most significant risks facing our company and our company’s general risk management strategy, and also ensures that risks taken by our company are consistent with the Board’s appetite for risk.

Our risk management framework also focuses on three important elements: business continuity planning, information security and operations risk management.

Our approach to business continuity planning involves implementation of an organization-wide business continuity management framework which includes continual self-assessment, strategy formulation, execution and review. Our business continuity strategy leverages our expanding network of delivery centers for operational and technological risk mitigation in the event of a disaster. To manage our business continuity planning program, we employ a dedicated team of experienced professionals. A customized business continuity strategy is developed for key clients, depending on their specific requirements. For mission-critical processes, operations are typically split across multiple delivery centers in accordance with client-approved customized business continuity plans.

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Our approach to information security involves implementation of an organization-wide information security management system, which complies with the ISO 27001:2013 to manage organizational information security risks. These measures seek to ensure that sensitive information pertaining to our company or our clients remains secure. Currently, information security systems at 44 delivery centers are ISO 27001:2013 certified, and we expect to seek similar certifications for our newer delivery centers. We also comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI DSS”) which is a security standard aimed at helping companies proactively protect cardholder data and sensitive authentication data. In addition, we also undergo Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 / International Standard on Assurance Engagements (“ISAE”) No. 3402, “Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization (“SOC”) 1 Type 2” audits with respect to our general control environment supporting operational delivery and with respect to security, availability and confidentiality in accordance with ISAE on an annual basis.

Our approach to operations risk management involves the implementation of a “three lines of defense” framework for our clients’ offshored business processes. Under this framework, the quality assurance teams embedded within the business units act as the first line of defense, an independent and centralized risk management team acts as the second line of defense and client-end internal audit teams act as the third line of defense. Our lines of defense are designed to identify potential risks, evaluate design efficiency and operating effectiveness of controls embedded within the outsourced business processes that we manage for our clients, and propose additional controls as appropriate for mitigation of the identified risks.

In addition, our clients may be governed by regulations specific to their industries or in the jurisdictions where they operate or where their customers are domiciled which may require them to comply with certain process-specific requirements. As we serve a large number of clients globally and across various industries, we rely on our clients to identify the process-specific compliance requirements and the measures that must be implemented in order to comply with their regulatory obligations. We assist our clients to maintain and enforce compliance in their business processes by implementing control and monitoring procedures and providing training to our employees serving specific client programs. These control and monitoring procedures are separate from and in addition to our periodic internal audits.

Human Capital

As at March 31, 2019, we had 39,898 employees, of whom 25,498 are based in India, 7,788 are based in the Philippines, 3,477 are based in South Africa, 895 are based in the US, 545 are based in Sri Lanka, 456 are based in Romania, 397 are based in China, 332 are based in the UK, 189 are based in Poland, 146 are based in Spain, 100 are based in Costa Rica, 18 are based in Australia, 18 are based in Turkey, 18 are based in France, 15 are based in Germany, three are based in Switzerland, two are based in Singapore, and one is based in the United Arab Emirates. Most of our associates hold university degrees. As at March 31, 2018, we had 36,540 employees. Our employees are not unionized. We believe that our employee relations are good. We focus heavily on recruiting, training and retaining our employees.

Recruiting and Retention

We believe that talent acquisition is an integral part our overall organizational strategy. We have developed effective human resource strategies and demonstrated a strong track record in recruitment specific to the needs of our business units to optimize the training and development of our employees. As we continue to grow, we look to improve and enhance our candidate pool, which is sourced from recruitment agencies, job portals, advertisements, college campuses (where we focus on recruiting talented individuals) and walk-in applications. In addition, a significant number of our applicants are referred to us by existing employees. We recruit an average of 1,612 employees per month. We have also initiated a hiring program, whereby we employ apprentices under the India government scheme, National Employability Enhancement Mission, pursuant to which they undergo a three to 36-month apprenticeship to enhance their employability. There is no guarantee of employment with us following the completion of the apprenticeship.

During fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, the attrition rate for our employees who had completed six months of employment with us was 31%, 29% and 34% respectively.

Training and Development

We devote significant resources to the training and development of our associates. We have established the WNS Learning Academy, where we offer specialized skills development, such as leadership and management development, skills and behavioral programs for employees across all employee levels. The WNS Learning Academy is focused on developing initiatives and programmes that are designed to enable high-impact leadership and potential across all employee levels and geographies, and also on building internal capability to create a digitally savvy workforce ready for the future. One of the best practices and biggest strengths of the WNS Learning Academy is its structure enables our employees to deliver relevant learning solutions that provide people with the knowledge and skills they need to enhance their performance and achieve organizational goals.

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The following chart illustrates the structure of the WNS Learning Academy which is designed to facilitate effective learning solutions and focus on critical functional areas.

We have established a consulting team, design team and a content delivery team. The consulting team and the design team determine the learning requirements for each business unit, with each team member aligned to a specific business unit. These team members are referred to as our business unit learning partners. The learning partner acts as a learning consultant for the relevant business unit and creates a learning strategy and develops solutions which are designed to help the business unit achieve its goals. The content delivery team is responsible for creating and delivering learning content for the respective teams. In addition, we have specific teams which develop organization level programs for leadership, education (comprising structured curriculum-based programs across different employee levels in the organization) and technology (leveraging technology to complement our initiatives and create a world class learning organization).

While we continue to focus on building organization level capability, the consulting design and delivery model allows us to proactively identify and create focused developmental strategies for each business unit. The technology function promotes and increases the use of digital learning, manages the learning management system and strives to create a self-learning ecosystem which is designed to help respond to new opportunities arising from digital technologies.

The WNS Learning Academy has over 300 unique programs for various employee levels within the organization and behavioral skills that are conducted across locations based on defined competency-based roadmaps.

Talent Development Center of Excellence – Flagship programs

WNS has a “Centre of Excellence” (“COE”) that focuses on nurturing and developing the future leaders of the organization. The COE actively engages with HR and our business leaders to design business relevant people programs that align with the strategy and vision of the organization.Some of the programs designed and implemented by this team are focused on building a strong and gender diverse leadership pipeline. Given below are the details of two such programs:

(a) Aspire Plus – Launched in 2016, the “ASPIRE” initiative mapped critical roles and future talent needs with competencies and identified and nurtured high-potential employees in the organization to succeed. In 2017, we launched “Aspire+”, a platform where the “Aspire” participants were provided an opportunity to apply their knowledge, skills and business acumen in practical business situations. Through the Aspire+ program, we endeavor to create a consulting task force that will be responsible for strategic account management of small/mid-sized accounts with envisaged growth potential.

(b) Centurion – “Centurion” is a talent development program for future women leaders. It is an initiative to proactively identify and nurture women employees from the frontline manager level to enhance their capabilities and create an enabling environment for career opportunities. In 2017, we selected 24 candidates for our first Centurion program across the following locations: India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Romania and the Philippines.

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Culture Building and Transformation

The organization is working towards the goal of “one WNS”, “one value system”. It drives the following organization-wide initiatives to create an inclusive culture, build awareness, and create champions within operations teams to maintain the rigor:

(a) Millennial Council: The Millennial Council is an initiative where the youngest minds at WNS get the opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with the senior leaders in the company to truly make a difference. The council members are tasked to help the WNS brand stay in alignment with changing trends. They also develop action plans for the organization in their chosen fields, including employee engagement, corporate social responsibility, technology and enhancing the company’s brand presence.

(b) Diversity and Inclusion: As an organization, we recognize the benefits to be gained from inclusivity of women and the diversity of skills, perspectives, and experiences they contribute in making WNS business practices more efficient and innovative. For us, this is a shift in culture rather than stand-alone programs. It is about feeling included and essential since productivity improves in an inclusive environment. WNS has a policy of equal opportunity for employees and candidates from varied cultures, genders, backgrounds and geographies. WNS’ commitment to inclusion spans the entire organization and is intertwined with our vision, values, culture and strategy. We are continuously able to attract and retain best in class female talent in the industry in all the regions in which we have delivery locations and the proportion of our female employees has grown from 36% in 2015 to about 44% in 2019. Developing talented women at WNS is not just about increasing the number of women we recruit. It focuses on supporting and developing women across the entire span of their career.

(c) Respectful Workplace: Our respectful workplace program is based on the premise that all employees need to be treated fairly and differences should be acknowledged and valued. The program promotes a work environment that is collaborative with respectful relationships based on a humane and an ethical mind-set. It is an initiative of the people, for the people and by the people. The premise of this module is inclusion – irrespective of gender, ethnicities, sexual orientations or any other dividing forces that may hinder the respect towards another. It also covers in detail the various aspects of “POSH” (that is, the prevention of sexual harassment) and drives awareness of our organization’s policy and approach in the arena.

Digital Transformation

The WNS education initiative is aimed at achieving the following:

• Building capabilities to lead digital transformation in the BPM space;

• Increasing the use of digital learning;

• Enhancing our workforce’s digital competencies and;

• Upskilling our workforce, as BPM specific education is not available in the ecosystem.

We have launched two certification programs for our employees—WNS Certified BPM Professional and WNS Certified Digital BPM Professional and plan to launch five more certification programs for our mid-level employees and senior management.

The training organization at WNS offers developmental programs to all employee levels in the organization, in all business units and all enabling units comprising support functions. It comprises:

• The WNS Learning Academy which focuses on potential development and provides leadership programs across various levels of management in the organization;

• Process and domain training team, which focuses on enabling and improving performance;

• Education team which is a specialized arm of the WNS Learning Academy that focuses on building internal digital capability through structured certification courses; and

• Business process excellence and transformation team, which focuses on training and certifying employees in yellow belt and green belt certifications under the Lean Six Sigma framework.

The Learning Academy team carries out an intensive training need analysis every year with each business unit, and vertical and at each location to ensure that its programs are in line with our business objectives. The final plan/development plan is reviewed by the team at a strategic level to ensure alignment with our organization’s strategy. Following the training need analysis, trainings are conducted for all employee levels and across business verticals and locations, and the key emerging needs/themes are consolidated and analyzed.

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Regulations

Due to the industry and geographic diversity of our operations and services, our operations are subject to a variety of rules and regulations, and several federal and state agencies in Australia, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Mauritius, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US that regulate various aspects of our business. See “Part I — Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Business — Our global operations expose us to numerous and sometimes conflicting legal and regulatory requirements. Failure to adhere to the laws and regulations that govern our business or our clients’ businesses that we are required to comply with in performing our services could harm our business.” We have benefitted from, and continue to benefit from, certain tax holidays and exemptions in various jurisdictions in which we have operations.

In fiscal 2019, our tax rate in India and the Philippines impacted our effective tax rate. In fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, our tax rate in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka impacted our effective tax rate. We would have incurred approximately $15.7 million, $9.4 million and $5.2 million in additional income tax expense on our combined operations in our SEZ operations in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, if the tax holidays or exemptions as described below had not been available for the respective periods.

We expect our tax rate in India and the Philippines to continue to impact our effective tax rate. Our tax rate in India has been impacted by the reduction in the tax exemption enjoyed by our delivery center operating under the SEZ scheme as discussed below. Our tax rate in Sri Lanka has been impacted by the withdrawal of tax exemption on export income in Sri Lanka with effect from April 1, 2018, following which the income from export of service has been subject to tax at 14% on net basis, as more fully described below.

India

In the past, the majority of our Indian operations were eligible to claim income tax exemption with respect to profits earned from export revenue from operating units registered under the STPI. The benefit was available for a period of 10 years from the date of commencement of operations, but not beyond March 31, 2011. Effective April 1, 2011, upon the expiration of this tax exemption, income derived from our operations in India became subject to the prevailing annual tax rate, which is currently, and was in fiscal 2019, 34.95%, and was in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 34.61%.

In 2005, the Government of India implemented the SEZ legislation, with the effect that taxable income of new operations established in designated SEZs may be eligible for a 15-year tax holiday scheme consisting of a complete tax holiday for the initial five years and a partial tax holiday for the subsequent ten years, subject to the satisfaction of certain capital investment conditions. During fiscal 2012, we started operations in delivery centers in Pune, Mumbai and Chennai, India registered under the SEZ scheme. These operations are eligible for a 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2026. During fiscal 2015, we commenced operations in new delivery centers in Gurgaon and Pune, India, which are registered under the SEZ scheme. These operations were eligible for a 100.0% income tax exemption until fiscal 2019, and are eligible for a 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2029. During fiscal 2018, we started operations in new delivery centers in Pune and Gurgaon, India registered under the SEZ scheme that are eligible for a 100.0% income tax exemption until fiscal 2022, and a 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2032. During fiscal 2019, we started operations in new delivery centers in Noida and Pune, India registered under the SEZ scheme that are eligible for a 100.0% income tax exemption until fiscal 2023 and are eligible for a 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2024 to 2033.

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The SEZ legislation has been criticized on economic grounds by the International Monetary Fund and the SEZ legislation may be challenged by certain non-governmental organizations. It is possible that, as a result of such political pressures, the procedure for obtaining benefits under the SEZ legislation may become more onerous, the types of land eligible for SEZ status may be further restricted or the SEZ legislation may be amended or repealed.

In addition to these tax holidays, our Indian subsidiaries are also entitled to certain benefits under relevant state legislation and regulations. These benefits include rebates and waivers in relation to payment for transfer of property and registration (including for purchase or lease of premises) and commercial usage of electricity.

The Government of India may enact new tax legislation that could impact the way we are taxed in the future. For example, the Government of India has issued guidelines on the GAAR, which came into effect on April 1, 2017, and which is intended to curb sophisticated tax avoidance. Under the GAAR, a business arrangement will be deemed an “impermissible avoidance arrangement” if the main purpose of the arrangement is to obtain tax benefits. Although the full implications of the GAAR are presently still unclear, if we are deemed to have violated any of its provisions, we may face an increase to our tax liability. However, we do not expect the GAAR to have a material adverse impact on our operations. The Government of India has passed the Goods and Service Tax Act (“GST Act”), which came into effect on July 1, 2017. The majority of the various existing indirect tax levies have since been subsumed by the goods and services tax payable under the GST Act. Based on the current GST law and the rules, we do not expect a significant impact on our operations. See “Part I — Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Key Delivery Locations — New tax legislation and the results of actions by taxing authorities may have an adverse effect on our operations and our overall tax rate.”

Philippines

From fiscal 2016 until fiscal 2019, we started operations in various delivery centers in the Philippines that are eligible for tax exemption benefits expiring between fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2023. Following the expiry of the tax benefits, income generated by the Philippines subsidiary will be taxed at the prevailing special tax rate, which currently is 5.0% on gross profit.

Sri Lanka

Our operations in Sri Lanka were eligible to claim income tax exemption with respect to the profits earned from export revenue until fiscal 2018 and are taxed at 14% on net basis with effect from April 1, 2018.

Costa Rica

Our subsidiary in Costa Rica was eligible for a 100.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2010 until fiscal 2017 and is eligible for a 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2021.

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Enforcement of Civil Liabilities

We are incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands. Most of our directors and executive officers reside outside of the US. Substantially all of the assets of these persons and substantially all of our assets are located outside the US. As a result, it may not be possible for investors to effect service of process on these persons or us within the US, or to enforce against these persons or us, either inside or outside the US, a judgment obtained in a US court predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities or other laws of the US or any state thereof. A judgment of a US court is not directly enforceable in Jersey, but constitutes a cause of action which will be enforced by Jersey courts provided that:

• the court which pronounced the judgment has jurisdiction to entertain the case according to the principles recognized by Jersey law with reference to the jurisdiction of the US courts;

• the judgment is given on the merits and is final and conclusive — it cannot be altered by the courts which pronounced it;

• there is payable pursuant to the judgment a sum of money, not being a sum payable in respect of tax or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty;

• the courts of the US have jurisdiction in the circumstances of the case;

• the judgment can be enforced by execution in the jurisdiction in which the judgment is given;

• the person against whom the judgment is given does not benefit from immunity under the principles of public international law;

• there is no earlier judgment in another court between the same parties on the same issues as are dealt with in the judgment to be enforced;

• the judgment was not obtained by fraud, duress and was not based on a clear mistake of fact; and

• the recognition and enforcement of the judgment is not contrary to public policy in Jersey, including observance of the principles of natural justice which require that documents in the US proceeding were properly served on the defendant and that the defendant was given the right to be heard and represented by counsel in a free and fair trial before an impartial tribunal.

It is the policy of Jersey courts to award compensation for the loss or damage actually sustained by the person to whom the compensation is awarded. Although the award of punitive damages is generally unknown to the Jersey legal system, there is no prohibition on them either by statute or by customary law. Whether a judgment is contrary to public policy depends on the facts of each case. Exorbitant, unconscionable, or excessive awards will generally be contrary to public policy. Moreover, if a US court gives a judgment for multiple damages against a qualifying defendant, the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980, an Act of the UK extended to Jersey by the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 (Jersey) Order 1983 (“the Order”), provides that such judgment would not be enforceable in Jersey and the amount which may be payable by such defendant may be limited. The Order provides, among others, that such qualifying defendant may be able to recover such amount paid by it as represents the excess of such multiple damages over the sum assessed as compensation by the court that gave the judgment. A “qualifying defendant” for these purposes is a citizen of the UK and Colonies, a body corporate incorporated in the UK, Jersey or other territory for whose international relations the UK is responsible or a person carrying on business in Jersey.

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Jersey courts cannot enter into the merits of the foreign judgment and cannot act as a court of appeal or review over the foreign courts. It is doubtful whether an original action based on US federal securities laws can be brought before Jersey courts. A plaintiff who is not resident in Jersey may be required to provide security for costs in the event of proceedings being initiated in Jersey. There is uncertainty as to whether the courts of Jersey would:

• recognize or enforce judgments of US courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the US or any state in the US; or

• entertain original actions brought in each respective jurisdiction against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the federal securities laws of the US or any state in the US.

In India, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments is provided for under Section 13 and Section 44A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (India) (the “Civil Code”), as amended. Section 44A of the Civil Code provides that where a foreign judgment has been rendered by a superior court in any country or territory outside India which the Indian government has by notification declared to be a reciprocating territory, such foreign judgment may be enforced in India by proceedings in execution as if the judgment had been rendered by a competent court in India. However, Section 44A of the Civil Code is applicable only to monetary decrees not being in the nature of amounts payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a similar nature or in respect of fines or other penalties and does not include arbitration awards. The US has not been declared by the Indian government to be a reciprocating territory for the purposes of Section 44A of the Civil Code. Accordingly, a judgment of a foreign court, which is not a court in a reciprocating territory, may be enforced in India only by a fresh suit instituted in a court of India and not by proceedings in execution. Furthermore, the execution of the foreign decree under Section 44A of the Civil Code is also subject to the exception under Section 13 of the Civil Code, as discussed below.

Section 13 of the Civil Code, states that a foreign judgment is conclusive as to any matter directly adjudicated upon except:

• where the judgment has not been pronounced by a court of competent jurisdiction;

• where the judgment has not been given on the merits of the case;

• where it appears on the face of the proceedings that the judgment is founded on an incorrect view of international law or a refusal to recognize the law of India in cases where such law is applicable;

• where the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained were opposed to natural justice;

• where the judgment has been obtained by fraud; or

• where the judgment sustains a claim founded on a breach of any law in force in India.

The suit must be brought in India within three years from the date of the judgment in the same manner as any other suit filed to enforce a civil liability in India. It is unlikely that a court in India would award damages on the same basis as a foreign court if an action is brought in India. Furthermore, it is unlikely that an Indian court would enforce foreign judgments if it viewed the amount of damages awarded as excessive or inconsistent with public policy in India. A party seeking to enforce a foreign judgment in India is required to obtain prior approval from the Reserve Bank of India under the Indian Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, to repatriate any amount recovered pursuant to such execution and such amount may be subject to tax in accordance with applicable laws. Any judgment in a foreign currency would be converted into Indian rupees on the date of judgment and not on the date of payment. We cannot predict whether a suit brought in a court in India will be disposed of in a timely manner.

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C. Organizational Structure

The following diagram illustrates our company’s organizational structure and the place of organization of each of our subsidiaries as of the date hereof. Unless otherwise indicated, each of our subsidiaries is wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by WNS (Holdings) Limited. Directly owned subsidiaries of WNS are represented by shaded boxes.

Notes:

⁽¹⁾  All the shares except one share of WNS Business Consulting Services Private Limited are held by WNS North America Inc. The remaining one share is held by a nominee shareholder on behalf of WNS North America Inc. to satisfy the regulatory requirement to have a minimum of two shareholders.

⁽²⁾ WNS (Holdings) Limited has made a 99.99% capital contribution in WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A. (the “Co-op”). The remaining 0.01% capital contribution in the Co-op was made by WNS North America Inc. to satisfy the regulatory requirement to have a minimum of two members.

⁽³⁾  WNS HealthHelp Philippines Inc. was incorporated on December 21, 2018.

⁽⁴⁾ WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited was incorporated on September 17, 2018.

⁽⁵⁾  WNS Cares Foundation is a “not for profit organization” registered under the former Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 (which has become Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act, 2013), formed for the purpose of promoting corporate social responsibilities. As a result, it is not considered for the purpose of preparing our consolidated financial statements.

⁽⁶⁾ WNS Global Services North Americas Inc. was incorporated on October 4, 2018.

⁽⁷⁾  The full name of the branch is WNS Global Services (UK) Limited (Spółka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością) Oddział W Polsce, Gdansk.

⁽⁸⁾  WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Limited was incorporated on December 19, 2018.

⁽⁹⁾  The full name of the branch is WNS Global Services (UK) Limited Londra Sucursala Bucuresti.

⁽¹⁰⁾  WNS Global Services (UK) Limited, Sucursal En España branch was incorporated on October 25, 2018.

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D. Property, Plants and Equipment

As at March 31, 2019, we have an installed capacity of 32,764 production workstations, or seats, that can operate on an uninterrupted 24/7 basis and can be staffed on a three-shift per day basis. The majority of our properties are leased by us, as described in the table below, and most of our leases are renewable at our option, as described below. The following table describes each of our delivery centers and sales offices, including centers under construction, and sets forth our lease expiration dates.

Location	Total Space (square feet)		Total number of work stations		Lease Expiration Date		Extendable Until (1)
India:
Mumbai		364,627		3,074
Godrej Plant 10						February 15, 2021		N/A
Godrej Plant 11						February 15, 2021		N/A
Godrej Plant 5						February 15, 2021		N/A
Raheja (SEZ), Airoli						May 31, 2029		N/A
Gurgaon		299,171		3,172
World Tech park Block-B2 9th Floor						May 25, 2022		May 25, 2027
World Tech park Block-B3 9th Floor						May 14, 2022		May 14, 2027
World Tech Park-8th, 9th, 10th & part 11th Floor(2)						April 27, 2019		April 27, 2024
World Tech Park- Remaining part of 11th Floor						November 2, 2019		April 27, 2024
World Tech Park- Block A3, 11th floor(2)						April 27, 2019		April 27, 2024
World Tech Park- Block B3 10th Floor						January 19, 2024		January 19,2029
World Tech Park- Block B2 10th Floor						June 19, 2024		June 19,2029
Pune		746,565		8,219
Magarpatta(3)						N/A		N/A
Weikfield—Phase I						February 14, 2023		N/A
Weikfield—Phase II						April 30, 2023		N/A
Weikfield—Phase III						June 14, 2023		N/A
Mantri Estate-2nd Floor						May 27, 2020		N/A
Mantri Estate-4th Floor						May 27, 2020		N/A
Magarpatta (SEZ) – Level 5						February 14, 2026		N/A
Magarpatta (SEZ) – Level 6						October 26, 2026		N/A
Magarpatta (SEZ) – Level 7						February 28, 2027		N/A
Giga Space						January 17, 2021		N/A
Magarpatta – Tower 9						February 28, 2029		N/A
Pune Info city – 5th Floor						May 30, 2022		N/A
Pune Info city – 4th Floor						June 14, 2023		N/A
Pune Info city – 3rd Floor						September 30, 2023		N/A
Nashik		88,356		1,378
Shreeniketan						June 30, 2023		N/A
Vascon						October 13, 2023		N/A
Bangalore		191,890		1,996
RMZ Centennial – Ground Floor & Level 1						June 14, 2021		June 14, 2025
RMZ Centennial – Level 2 & 3						October 31, 2021		October 31, 2025
RMZ Centennial – Terrace						July 31, 2021		July 31, 2025
Chennai		110,792		944
RMZ Millenia—Ground & 1st Floor						March 31, 2021		March 31, 2045
DLF (SEZ)—Phase 1						March 31, 2021		March 31, 2026
DLF (SEZ)—Phase 2						March 31, 2021		March 31, 2026
Vishakhapatnam		71,633		1,107
MPS Plaza						March 4, 2022		March 4, 2027
Apeita Tech-hub						March 31, 2026		March 31, 2029
Tiruchirappalli		217,800		N/A
Plot of land (4)						November 15, 2111		November 15, 2210
Noida		22,111		267
Brookefield						January 22, 2023		January 22, 2033
Hyderabad		N/A		12
Growork, Kapil Towers (5)						September 30, 2019		N/A

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Sri Lanka:	54,675	769
Colombo (HNB) – Level 12 & 13			July 31, 2028	N/A
Colombo (Orion City)			August 24, 2023	August 24, 2028
UK:	26,156	372
Ipswich (Museum Street)			May 23, 2028	N/A
Cheadle (Hercules Office Park)			July 21, 2020	N/A
Piccadilly (Malta House)			February 10, 2027	N/A
Hayes (Hyde Park)			February 28, 2021	N/A
US:	138,495	896
NJ (Exchange Place)			July 30, 2020	N/A
SC (The State Building)			July 31, 2020	July 31, 2023
Bellevue (Sterling Plaza)- 5th & 6th Floor			May 31, 2024	May 31, 2027
Bellevue (Cascade Building)			October 31, 2019	N/A
Pittsburg (One Waterfront Place)			January 31, 2022	January 31, 2027
NY (East Greenbush)			February 28, 2020	N/A
Houston (Corporate Drive)			December 31, 2020	December 31,2025
Houston (Northchase Drive)			March 31, 2026	March 31, 2036
Turkey:	N/A	20
Istanbul (MeydanK Plaza)(5)			April 30, 2020	N/A
Switzerland:	2,077	—
Zurich (Bahnhofstrasse)(6)			Not specified	N/A
Romania:	53,201	642
Bucharest (West Gate)- 2nd & 3rd Floor			January 19, 2023	January 19, 2026
Constanta (Euro Construct)			January 15, 2022	N/A
Philippines:
Manila	473,381	5,312
Eastwood—10th floor			June 30, 2021	June 30, 2031
Eastwood—9th floor			June 30, 2021	June 30, 2031
Techno Plaza II			April 30, 2026	N/A
Zeta Tower—10th Floor			May 14, 2024	May 14, 2029
Exxa tower—15th Floor			March 19, 2023	March 19, 2028
Exxa Tower—16th Floor			June 14, 2023	June 14, 2028
Exxa Tower—17th Floor			November 30, 2023	November 30, 2028
Ilo Ilo
One Global Centre			January 15, 2021	N/A
Three Techno Place – 4th Floor			March 15, 2022	N/A
Two Techno Place			April 30, 2024	April 30, 2029
Alabang
Vector 2- 9th & 10th floor			February 28, 2022	N/A
Capella- 15th & 16th Floor			June 30, 2022	June 30, 2027
FiliInvest Axis—21st Floor			August 14, 2023	August 14, 2028
FiliInvest Axis—22nd Floor			November 30,2023	November 30,2028
Costa Rica:	12,592	200
San Jose (Forum H)			April 30, 2021	N/A
United Arab Emirates:	510	N/A
Dubai Airport Free Trade Zone			November 22, 2020	N/A
South Africa:	285,747	3,546
Cape Town
Knowledge Park			March 31, 2025	March 31, 2030
Claremont- Level 4			June 30, 2022	June 30, 2026
Claremont- Level 5			June 30, 2022	June 30, 2026
Bellavile
Ambition House- 4th Floor			September 30, 2019	N/A
Johannesburg
DownSouth Ridge Park			August 31, 2021	August 31, 2026
Port Elizabeth (COEGA)			July 31, 2020	July 31, 2025
Durban
Hippopark Avenue - Section #1 & 2			May 30, 2020	N/A
Grid Eye			June 30, 2021	June 30, 2026
Poland:	23,460	264
Gdynia (Luzycka Office Park)- Bldg B,C & D			August 31, 2022	N/A
China:	42,538	445
Guangzhou (Zhongshan Street) – 30th Floor(2)			April 30, 2019	N/A
Dalian (Dalian Software Park) – Bldg 22			May 15, 2020	N/A
Beijing (YongAnDongLi) – 5th Floor			August 31, 2019	August 31, 2021
Shanghai (Huangu PL)(2)			April 30, 2019	N/A
Australia:	1,216	N/A
Sydney (Berry Street)			March 27, 2023	N/A
Spain	8,384	129
4A, Mira II, Balear – 1st Floor			July 17, 2020	N/A
5A, Mira II, Balear – 1st Floor			July 31, 2020	N/A
6A, Mira II, Balear – 1st Floor			July 2, 2020	N/A
7A, Mira II, Balear – 1st Floor			December 31, 2019	N/A

Notes:

N/A means not applicable.

⁽¹⁾  Reflects the expiration date if the applicable extension option is exercised.

⁽²⁾  We are in the process of renewing the lease agreement and expect the lease renewal to be finalized by May 2019.

⁽³⁾  Property owned by our subsidiary, WNS Global Services Private Limited.

⁽⁴⁾  This is a SEZ plot in the ELCOT Navalpattu IT/ITES SEZ Park. We have submitted an application to the relevant authority for surrendering this plot of land and we are awaiting a reply to our application.

⁽⁵⁾  The property is leased based on number of work stations.

⁽⁶⁾  The lease may be terminated by the lessee or the lessor with three months’ notice.

Our delivery centers are equipped with fiber optic connectivity and have backups to their power supply designed to achieve uninterrupted operations. In fiscal 2020, we intend to establish additional delivery centers, as well as continue to streamline our operations by further consolidating production capacities in our delivery centers.

ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

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ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

The following discussion on the financial condition and results of operations of our company should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this annual report. Some of the statements in the following discussion contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, those described below and elsewhere in this annual report, particularly in the risk factors described in “Part I — Item 3 Key Information — D. Risk Factors.”

Overview

We are a leading global provider of BPM services, offering comprehensive data, voice, analytical and business transformation services with a blended onshore, near shore and offshore delivery model. We transfer the business processes of our clients to our delivery centers, located in China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US, with a view to offer cost savings, operational flexibility, improved quality and actionable insights to our clients. We seek to help our clients “transform” their businesses by identifying business and process optimization opportunities through technology-enabled solutions, improvements to their processes, global delivery capabilities, analytics and an understanding of their business.

We win outsourcing engagements from our clients based on our domain knowledge of their business, our experience in managing the specific processes they seek to outsource and our customer-centric approach. Our company is organized into vertical business units in order to provide more specialized focus on each of the industries that we target, to more effectively manage our sales and marketing process and to develop in-depth domain knowledge. The major industry verticals we currently target are the insurance; diversified businesses including manufacturing, retail, CPG, media and entertainment, and telecom; travel and leisure; healthcare; utilities; shipping and logistics; consulting and professional services; and banking and financial services industries.

Our portfolio of services includes vertical-specific processes that are tailored to address our clients’ specific business and industry practices. In addition, we offer a set of shared services that are common across multiple industries, including customer interaction services, finance and accounting, research and analytics, technology services, legal services, and human resources outsourcing.

Although we typically enter into long-term contractual arrangements with our clients, these contracts can usually be terminated with or without cause by our clients and often with short notice periods. Nevertheless, our client relationships tend to be long-term in nature given the scale and complexity of the services we provide coupled with risks and costs associated with switching processes in-house or to other service providers. We structure each contract to meet our clients’ specific business requirements and our target rate of return over the life of the contract. In addition, since the sales cycle for offshore business process management is long and complex, it is often difficult to predict the timing of new client engagements. As a result, we may experience fluctuations in growth rates and profitability from quarter to quarter, depending on the timing and nature of new contracts. Our operating results may also differ significantly from quarter to quarter due to seasonal changes in the operations of our clients. For example, our clients in the travel and leisure industry typically experience seasonal changes in their operations in connection with the US summer holiday season, as well as episodic factors such as adverse weather conditions. Our focus, however, is on deepening our client relationships and maximizing shareholder value over the life of a client’s relationship with us.

The following table represents our revenue for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(US dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	809.1	$	758.0	$	602.5

Our revenue is generated primarily from providing business process management services. We have two reportable segments for financial statement reporting purposes — WNS Global BPM and WNS Auto Claims BPM. In our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment, we provide both “fault” and “non-fault” repairs. For “fault” repairs, we provide claims handling and repair management services, where we arrange for automobile repairs through a network of third party repair centers. In our repair management services, where we act as the principal in our dealings with the third party repair centers and our clients, the amounts which we invoice to our clients for payments made by us to third party repair centers are reported as revenue. Where we are not the principal in providing the services, we record revenue from repair services net of repair cost. See Note 2.s of the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. Since we wholly subcontract the repairs to the repair centers, we evaluate the financial performance of our “fault” repair business based on revenue less repair payments to third party repair centers, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe that revenue less repair payments (a non-GAAP financial measure) for “fault” repairs reflects more accurately the value addition of the business process management services that we directly provide to our clients. Management believes that revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) may be useful to investors as a more accurate reflection of our performance and operational results.

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For our “non-fault” repairs business, we generally provide a consolidated suite of accident management services including credit hire and credit repair, and we believe that measurement of such business on a basis that includes repair payments in revenue is appropriate. Revenue including repair payments is therefore used as a primary measure to allocate resources and measure operating performance for accident management services provided in our “non-fault” repairs business. Our “non-fault” repairs business where we provide accident management services accounts for a relatively small portion of our revenue for our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment.

Revenue less repair payments is a non-GAAP financial measure which is calculated as (a) revenue less (b) in our auto claims business, payments to repair centers for “fault” repair cases where we act as the principal in our dealings with the third party repair centers and our clients. This non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to potential differences in the method of calculation.

The following table reconciles our revenue to revenue less repair payments (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
	(US dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	809.1	$	758.0	$	602.5
Less: Payments to repair centers(1)		15.2		17.0		24.1
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	$	794.0	$	741.0	$	578.4

Note:

(1) Consists of payments to repair centers in our auto claims business for “fault” repair cases where we act as the principal in our dealings with the third party repair centers and our clients.

The following table sets forth our constant currency revenue less repair payments (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the periods indicated. Constant currency revenue less repair payments is a non-GAAP financial measure. We present constant currency revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) so that revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) may be viewed without the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of business performance. Constant currency revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) is presented by recalculating prior periods’ revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) denominated in currencies other than in US dollars using the foreign exchange rate used for the latest period, without taking into account the impact of hedging gains/losses. Our non-US dollar denominated revenue includes, but is not limited to, revenue denominated in pound sterling, Australian dollars, South African rand and Euro. Management believes constant currency revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) may be useful to investors in evaluating the underlying operating performance of our company. This non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our constant currency revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to potential differences in the method of calculation.

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(US dollars in millions)
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	$	794.0		$	741.0		$	578.4
Exchange rate impact		(0.1	)		(18.2	)		(4.7	)
Constant currency revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	$	793.9		$	722.8		$	573.7

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Global Economic Conditions

Global economic conditions continue to show signs of turbulence. Although some key indicators of sustainable economic growth show signs of improvement, volatility in the domestic politics of major markets may lead to changes in the institutional framework of the international economy.

In June 2016, a majority of voters in the UK elected to withdraw from the EU in a national referendum, commonly referred to as “Brexit.” The referendum was advisory, and the terms of any withdrawal are subject to a two-year negotiation period (unless an extension is agreed), which commenced on March 29, 2017. The withdrawal of the UK from the EU was set to take place on March 29, 2019, however this date has been postponed to October 31, 2019 and ongoing uncertainty remains as to what kind of post-Brexit agreement between the UK and the EU, if any, may be approved by the UK parliament. There is the possibility that the UK will end up leaving the EU without having reached final agreement with the EU on the terms of its withdrawal. The referendum, and now the risk of a “no deal” between the UK and the EU, has created significant uncertainty regarding the future relationship between the UK and the EU, including with respect to the laws and regulations that will apply as the UK determines which EU-derived laws to replace or replicate in the event of a withdrawal. Uncertainty regarding the terms of Brexit, and its eventual effects once implemented, have had and may continue to have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets, and may significantly reduce global market liquidity and restrict the ability of key market participants to operate in certain financial markets. Any of these factors could depress economic activity and restrict our access to capital, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In the US, economic growth is tempered by continuing concerns over the failure to achieve a long-term solution to the issues of government spending, the increasing US national debt, and their negative impact on the US economy as well as concerns over potential increases in the cost of borrowing and reduction in availability of credit as the US Federal Reserve has, until recently, continued to raise interest rates. The policies that may be pursued by the presidential administration in the US have added further uncertainty to the global economy, and the prevailing political climate may lead to more protectionist policies. Further, there is uncertainty regarding the impact of the escalating “trade war” between China and the United States on the global economy. Globally, countries may require additional financial support, sovereign credit ratings may continue to decline, and there may be default on sovereign debt obligations of certain countries. Any of these may increase the cost of borrowing and cause credit to become more limited, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Further, there continue to be signs of economic weakness, such as relatively high levels of unemployment, in major markets including Europe. Continuing conflicts and instability in various regions around the world may lead to additional acts of terrorism, and armed conflict around the world. The ongoing refugee crisis in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East may contribute to political and economic instability in those regions. A resurgence of isolationist and/or protectionist policies in North America, Europe and Asia may curtail global economic growth. China continues to have room for economic growth, but such growth opportunities remain subject to political developments, particularly with respect to a US-China trade deal, and uncertainties in the regulatory framework of the economy.

These economic and geo-political conditions may affect our business in a number of ways. The general level of economic activity, such as decreases in business and consumer spending, could result in a decrease in demand for our services, thus reducing our revenue. The cost and availability of credit has been and may continue to be adversely affected by illiquid credit markets and wider credit spreads. Continued turbulence or uncertainty in the European, US, Asian and international financial markets and economies, and the political climate in the US and the UK, may adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition, and the liquidity and financial condition of our clients. If these market conditions continue or worsen, they may limit our ability to access financing or increase our cost of financing to meet liquidity needs, and affect the ability of our clients to use credit to purchase our services or to make timely payments to us, resulting in adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations.

Furthermore, a weakening of the rate of exchange for the pound sterling, the US dollar or, to a lesser extent, the Australian dollar and the Euro (in which our revenue is principally denominated) against the Indian rupee, or to a lesser extent, the Philippine Peso and the South African rand (in which a significant portion of our costs are denominated) would also adversely affect our results. Fluctuations between the pound sterling, the Indian rupee, the Australian dollar, the Euro, the Philippine Peso, or the South African rand, on the one hand, and the US dollar, on the other hand, also expose us to translation risk when transactions denominated in these currencies are translated into US dollars, our reporting currency. The exchange rates between each of the pound sterling, the Indian rupee, the Australian dollar, the Euro, the Philippine Peso, and South African rand, on the one hand, and the US dollar, on the other hand, have changed substantially in recent years and may fluctuate substantially in the future. For example, the pound sterling depreciated against the US dollar by an average of 0.9% in fiscal 2019, and appreciated by an average of 1.4% in fiscal 2018. The Indian rupee depreciated against the US dollar by an average 8.5% in fiscal 2019, and appreciated by an average of 3.9% in fiscal 2018. The Philippine Peso depreciated against the US dollar by an average of 4.2% in fiscal 2019, and by an average of 5.4% in fiscal 2018. The South African rand depreciated against the US dollar by an average of 6.0% in fiscal 2019, and appreciated by an average of 7.8% in fiscal 2018. The Australian dollar depreciated against the US dollar by an average of 5.8% in fiscal 2019, and appreciated by an average of 2.8% in fiscal 2018. The Euro depreciated against the US dollar by an average of 1.0% in fiscal 2019, and appreciated by an average of 6.7% in fiscal 2018. The depreciation of the pound sterling the Euro, and the Australian dollar against the US dollar in fiscal 2019 and the appreciation of Indian rupee and the South African rand against the US dollar in fiscal 2018, negatively impacted our results of operations in those years, whereas the depreciation of the Indian rupee and the South African rand against the US dollar in fiscal 2019, the appreciation of the pound sterling, the Euro and the Australian dollar against the US dollar in fiscal 2018 and the depreciation of the Philippine Peso against the US dollar in fiscal 2019 and 2018 positively impacted our results of operations in those years.

Uncertainty about current global economic conditions could also continue to increase the volatility of our share price. We cannot predict the timing or duration of an economic slowdown or the timing or strength of a subsequent economic recovery generally or in our targeted industries, including the travel and leisure and insurance industries. If macroeconomic conditions worsen or current global economic conditions continue for a prolonged period of time, we are not able to predict the impact that such worsening conditions will have on our targeted industries in general, and our results of operations specifically.

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Our History and Milestones

We began operations as an in-house unit of British Airways in 1996 and started focusing on providing business process management services to third parties in fiscal 2003. The following are the key milestones in our operating history since Warburg Pincus acquired a controlling stake in our company from British Airways in May 2002 and inducted a new senior management team:

• In fiscal 2003, we acquired Town and Country Assistance Limited (which we subsequently rebranded as WNS Assistance and which is part of WNS Auto Claims BPM, our reportable segment for financial statement purposes), a UK-based automobile claims handling company, thereby extending our service portfolio beyond the travel and leisure industry to include insurance-based automobile claims processing.

• In fiscal 2003 and 2004, we invested in our infrastructure to expand our service portfolio from data-oriented processing to include complex voice and blended data/voice service capabilities, and commenced offering comprehensive processes in the travel and leisure, banking and financial services and insurance industries.

• In fiscal 2004, we acquired the health claims management business of Greensnow Inc.

• In fiscal 2005, we opened facilities in Gurgaon, India and Colombo, Sri Lanka, thereby expanding our operating footprints across India and Sri Lanka.

• In fiscal 2006, we acquired Trinity Partners Inc. (which we subsequently merged into our subsidiary, WNS North America Inc.), a provider of business process management services to financial institutions, focusing on mortgage banking.

• In July 2006, we completed our initial public offering, whereupon our ADSs became listed on the NYSE under the symbol “WNS.”

• In fiscal 2007, we expanded our facilities in Gurgaon, Mumbai and Pune, India, and we also acquired the fare audit services business of PRG Airlines and the financial accounting business of GHS.

• In May 2007, we acquired Marketics, a provider of offshore analytics services.

• In June 2007, we acquired Flovate, a company engaged in the development and maintenance of software products and solutions, which we subsequently renamed as WNS Workflow Technologies Limited.

• In July 2007, we completed the transfer of our delivery center in Sri Lanka to Aviva Global.

• In January 2008, we launched a 133-seat facility in Bucharest, Romania. Also, in March 2008, we entered into a joint venture with ACS, a provider in BPM services and customer care in the Philippines, to form WNS Philippines Inc.

• In April 2008, we opened a facility in Manila, the Philippines, and we also acquired Chang Limited, an auto insurance claims processing services provider in the UK, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AHA (formerly known as Call 24-7).

• In June 2008, we acquired BizAps, a provider of SAP^® solutions to optimize the enterprise resource planning functionality for our finance and accounting processes.

• In July 2008, we acquired from Aviva all the shares of Aviva Global, which we renamed to WNS Global Singapore, and resumed ownership of the delivery center in Sri Lanka that was transferred to Aviva Global in July 2007, as mentioned above. In connection with our acquisition of Aviva Global, we also entered into the 2008 Aviva master services agreement (as varied by the variation agreement entered into in March 2009) with Aviva MS, pursuant to which we provided BPM services to Aviva’s UK business and Aviva’s Irish subsidiary, Hibernian Aviva Direct Limited, and certain of its affiliates. We replaced this 2008 Aviva master services agreement with the Aviva master services agreement in September 2014.

• In November 2009, we opened a facility in San Jose, Costa Rica.

• In January 2010, we moved from our existing facility to a new and expanded facility in Manila, the Philippines.

• In October 2010, we moved from our existing facility in Marple to Manchester, UK and expanded our facility in Manila, the Philippines.

• In November 2010, we expanded our sales office in London, UK.

• In March 2011, we expanded our facility in Bucharest, Romania.

• In November 2011, we acquired ACS’s shareholding in WNS Philippines Inc., which became our wholly-owned subsidiary.

• In fiscal 2012, we expanded our facilities in Mumbai, Pune, Gurgaon, Chennai, India, the Philippines, Costa Rica and Romania.

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• In February 2012, we completed a follow-on public offering of ADSs and raised approximately $50.0 million to fund our growth initiatives and enhance delivery capability.

• In June 2012, we acquired Fusion, a provider of a range of management services, including contact center, customer care and business continuity services, to both South African and international clients, which we subsequently renamed as WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Ltd. We also opened a facility in Vizag, India.

• In December 2012, we opened a facility in Gydnia, Poland.

• In fiscal 2014, we added new facilities in Guangzhou, China; Colombo, Sri Lanka; and Mumbai, India.

• In fiscal 2015, we added new facilities in Dalian, China; Cape Town, South Africa; and Pennsylvania, United States.

• In fiscal 2016, we added new facilities in Durban and Port Elizabeth, South Africa; and Iloilo, the Philippines.

• In June 2016, we acquired Value Edge, a leading provider of commercial research and analytics services to clients in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries for a total consideration of $18.3 million, including adjustments for working capital of $0.8 million and contingent consideration of $5.1 million (which is held in escrow), subject to compliance with certain conditions, which is payable over three years. We funded this acquisition with cash on hand. Value Edge had 129 employees as at March 31, 2017 in India, the United States and Europe.

• In January 2017, we acquired Denali, a leading provider of strategic procurement BPM services for a total consideration of $38.7 million, including contingent consideration of up to $6.2 million, dependent on the achievement of revenue targets over a period of three years and deferred consideration of $0.5 million payable in fiscal 2018, including adjustments for working capital. We funded this acquisition primarily with the proceeds from our $34.0 million secured three year term loan facility described under “—Liquidity and Capital Resources” below. Denali had 269 employees as at March 31, 2017 in the United States, Turkey, China and India.

• In March 2017, we acquired HealthHelp, an industry leader in care management, for a total consideration of $68.9 million, including contingent consideration of up to $8.5 million, payable over a period of two years and dependent on the achievement of revenue targets and the continuation of a specified client contract and working capital adjustments. We funded this acquisition primarily with the proceeds from our $84.0 million secured five year term loan facility described under “—Liquidity and Capital Resources” below. HealthHelp had 406 employees as at March 31, 2017 in the United States.

• In fiscal 2017, we added new facilities in Durban and Centurion, South Africa. We also added new facilities in Pune and Noida, India; Bellevue, Pittsburgh, New York City and Houston, USA; and Istanbul, Turkey. We also expanded our facility in Gurgaon, India.

• In fiscal 2018, we added new facilities in the Philippines; Romania; Pune and Vishakhapatnam, India and Shanghai, China. We also expanded our facilities in Nashik and Pune, India and Guangzhou, China.

• In fiscal 2019, we added new facilities in the Philippines; Spain and Vizag, India. We also expanded our facilities in Bangalore, Gurgaon, Nashik and Pune, India.

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Revenue

We generate revenue by providing business process management services to our clients. The following table shows our revenue and revenue less repair payments (a non-GAAP financial measure) for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,				Change
	2019		2018		$		%
	(US dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	809.1	$	758.0		51.2		6.8	%
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	$	794.0	$	741.0		53.0		7.1	%

We have a large client base diversified across industries and geographies. Our client base grew from 386 clients as at March 31, 2018 to 403 clients as at March 31, 2019 (with each client generating more than $0.01 million in revenue in respective fiscal).

Our revenue is characterized by client, industry, service type, geographic and contract type diversity, as the analysis below indicates.

Revenue by Top Clients

For fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, the percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) that we derived from our largest clients were in the proportions set forth in the following table:

	Revenue									Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
	Year ended March 31,									Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017			2019			2018			2017
Top client		6.9	%		6.8	%		9.0	%		7.1	%		7.0	%		9.4	%
Top five clients		27.1	%		29.4	%		32.1	%		27.6	%		30.1	%		33.5	%
Top ten clients		43.9	%		43.0	%		43.6	%		44.8	%		43.9	%		45.4	%
Top twenty clients		56.8	%		55.1	%		55.7	%		57.9	%		56.4	%		58.0	%

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Revenue by Industry

For financial statement reporting purposes, we aggregate our operating segments, except for the WNS Auto Claims BPM (which we market under the WNS Assistance brand) as it does not meet the aggregation criteria under IFRS. See “— Results by Reportable Segment.”

We organize our company into the following industry-focused business units to provide more specialized focus on each of these industries: insurance; diversified businesses including manufacturing, retail, CPG, media and entertainment, and telecom; travel and leisure; healthcare; utilities; shipping and logistics; consulting and professional services and banking and financial services.

For fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) were diversified across our industry-focused business units in the proportions set forth in the following table:

	As a percentage of revenue									As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
	Year ended March 31,									Year ended March 31,
Business Unit	2019			2018			2017			2019			2018			2017
Insurance		26.6	%		25.7	%		29.6	%		25.2	%		24.0	%		26.6	%
Diversified businesses including manufacturing, retail, CPG, media and entertainment, and telecom		17.6	%		18.1	%		17.5	%		17.9	%		18.5	%		18.2	%
Travel and leisure		17.4	%		18.7	%		21.3	%		17.8	%		19.2	%		22.1	%
Healthcare		15.3	%		14.7	%		6.8	%		15.6	%		15.1	%		7.1	%
Utilities		7.0	%		8.7	%		9.3	%		7.1	%		8.9	%		9.7	%
Shipping and logistics		6.2	%		4.5	%		4.3	%		6.3	%		4.6	%		4.4	%
Consulting and professional services		5.5	%		5.2	%		6.9	%		5.6	%		5.4	%		7.2	%
Banking and financial services		4.5	%		4.4	%		4.4	%		4.6	%		4.5	%		4.6	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Certain services that we provide to our clients are subject to the seasonality of our clients’ business. Accordingly, we typically see an increase in transaction related services within the travel and leisure industry during holiday seasons, such as during the US summer holidays (our fiscal second quarter); an increase in business in the insurance industry during the beginning and end of the fiscal year (our fiscal first and last quarters) and during the US peak winter season (our fiscal third quarter); and an increase in business in the consumer product industry during the US festive season towards the end of the calendar year when new product launches and campaigns typically happen (our fiscal third quarter).

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Revenue by Service Type

For fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) were diversified across service types in the proportions set forth in the following table:

	As a percentage of revenue									As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
	Year ended March 31,									Year ended March 31,
Service Type	2019			2018			2017			2019			2018			2017
Industry-specific		38.0	%		34.1	%		28.2	%		38.7	%		34.8	%		29.4	%
Customer interaction services(1)		22.6	%		25.5	%		27.9	%		23.1	%		26.1	%		29.1	%
Finance and accounting		21.7	%		21.4	%		20.6	%		22.1	%		21.9	%		21.5	%
Research and analytics		11.3	%		11.8	%		13.3	%		11.6	%		12.1	%		13.8	%
Auto claims		4.3	%		4.7	%		7.4	%		2.5	%		2.5	%		3.6	%
Others(2)		2.1	%		2.5	%		2.6	%		2.1	%		2.6	%		2.7	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Notes:

(1) We have renamed our “contact center” horizontal unit as “customer interaction services” with effect from April 1, 2016, as we have expanded the services offered in that horizontal unit to include more value-added services beyond the customary contact center services.

(2) Others includes revenue from technology services, legal services and human resources outsourcing services.

Since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we have experienced a decrease in volume of and loss of business from certain clients of our traditional repair services in our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment. While we expect our business in our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment to improve in fiscal 2020, there’s no assurance that it will improve to our expected level of performance or at all.

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Revenue by Geography

For fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) were derived from the following geographies (based on the location of our clients) in the proportions set forth below in the following table:

	As a percentage of revenue									As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
	Year ended March 31,									Year ended March 31,
Geography	2019			2018			2017			2019			2018			2017
North America (primarily the US)		41.5	%		40.7	%		32.6	%		42.3	%		41.6	%		33.9	%
UK		31.4	%		34.2	%		41.3	%		30.1	%		32.6	%		38.8	%
Australia		9.5	%		8.8	%		8.1	%		9.7	%		9.0	%		8.5	%
Europe (excluding the UK)		7.0	%		6.2	%		6.2	%		7.1	%		6.4	%		6.5	%
South Africa		4.8	%		5.7	%		7.1	%		4.9	%		5.8	%		7.4	%
Rest of world		5.8	%		4.5	%		4.7	%		5.9	%		4.6	%		4.9	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Our business in South Africa is evaluated for compliance with the South African government’s BBBEE legislation against a BBBEE scorecard, which has different levels based on various criteria. South African government grants are available to businesses that meet specified conditions, including achieving a specified minimum BBBEE rating. A level one BBBEE rating has the most rigorous criteria. Additionally, many South African companies require their service providers to maintain a minimum BBBEE rating, and many of our South African client contracts contain clauses that allow our clients to terminate their contracts with us or impose specified penalties on us if we do not maintain a minimum BBBEE rating.

We have been conducting our domestic business (serving clients based in South Africa) and international business (serving clients based outside South Africa) in South Africa through our South Africa subsidiary, WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited. Our program developed for the purpose of meeting the criteria to achieve the requisite BBBEE rating in respect of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited includes, among other measures, divesting some of our interests in such subsidiary to address the criterion relating to the percentage of ownership of an entity by “black people” (as defined under the applicable legislation). We achieved a level three rating in respect of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited in our BBBEE verification audit in May 2018 which is valid until May 2019. Based on the results of an interim BBBEE audit, we expect that we will achieve the required rating in our next BBBEE verification audit in May 2019 which, if achieved, would be valid until May 2020. In December 2018, we established WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited, for the purposes of conducting our domestic business in South Africa. As part of the plan to achieve a level two BBBEE rating in respect of this new subsidiary, our Board of Directors has approved the divestment of 51.0% of our interests in WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd to black people in accordance with the objectives and requirements of the Codes of Good Practice on Black Economic Empowerment (“BEE Code”), which we plan to complete in fiscal 2020. We expect to undertake a BBBEE verification audit in respect of WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd in May 2020. However, there is no assurance that we will successfully achieve the requisite BBEEE rating in respect of WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd or maintain our existing BBBEE rating with respect to WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited in our next annual BBBEE verification audit or thereafter. If we fail to achieve the required minimum BBBEE rating, we will cease to be eligible for government grants, will be disqualified from bidding for certain business, and certain of our clients may terminate their contracts with us or impose penalties on us. These outcomes would have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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Revenue by Location of Delivery Centers

For fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) were derived from the following geographies (based on the location of our delivery centers) in the proportions set forth in the following table:

	As a percentage of revenue									As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
	Year ended March 31,									Year ended March 31,
Location of Delivery Center	2019			2018			2017			2019			2018			2017
India		51.8	%		51.6	%		58.5	%		52.8	%		52.8	%		60.9	%
United States		14.4	%		14.9	%		3.9	%		14.7	%		15.2	%		4.1	%
Philippines		13.7	%		11.5	%		10.7	%		14.0	%		11.8	%		11.2	%
South Africa		8.3	%		9.9	%		11.1	%		8.5	%		10.1	%		11.6	%
UK(1)		5.5	%		5.7	%		8.7	%		3.7	%		3.6	%		4.9	%
Romania		1.7	%		1.6	%		1.8	%		1.8	%		1.7	%		1.9	%
Sri Lanka		1.6	%		1.9	%		2.5	%		1.6	%		1.9	%		2.6	%
China		1.5	%		1.3	%		1.3	%		1.5	%		1.4	%		1.4	%
Poland		0.8	%		1.0	%		0.9	%		0.8	%		1.0	%		0.9	%
Costa Rica		0.4	%		0.5	%		0.6	%		0.4	%		0.5	%		0.7	%
Spain		0.3	%		—			—			0.3	%		—			—
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Note:

(1) Includes revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) derived from Turkey, which was not significant.

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Our Contracts

We provide our services under contracts with our clients, which typically range from three to five years, with some being rolling contracts with no end dates. Typically, these contracts can be terminated by our clients with or without cause and with short notice periods. However, we tend to have long-term relationships with our clients given the complex and comprehensive nature of the business processes executed by us, coupled with the switching costs and risks associated with relocating these processes in-house or to other service providers.

Each client contract has different terms and conditions based on the scope of services to be delivered and the requirements of that client. Occasionally, we may incur significant costs on certain contracts in the early stages of implementation, with the expectation that these costs will be recouped over the life of the contract to achieve our targeted returns. Each client contract has corresponding service level agreements that define certain operational metrics based on which our performance is measured. Some of our contracts specify penalties or damages payable by us in the event of failure to meet certain key service level standards within an agreed upon time frame.

When we are engaged by a client, we typically transfer that client’s processes to our delivery centers over a six month period. This transfer process is subject to a number of potential delays. Therefore, we may not recognize significant revenue until several months after commencing a client engagement.

In the WNS Global BPM segment, we charge for our services based on the following pricing models:

1) per full-time-equivalent arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of full-time employees (or equivalent) deployed on the execution of the business process outsourced;

2) per transaction arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of transactions processed (such as the number of e-mail responses, or airline coupons or insurance claims processed);

3) subscription arrangements, which typically involve billings based on per member per month, based on contractually agreed rates;

4) fixed-price arrangements, which typically involve billings based on achievements of pre-defined deliverables or milestones;

5) outcome-based arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the business result achieved by our clients through our service efforts (such as measured based on a reduction in days sales outstanding, improvement in working capital, increase in collections or a reduction in operating expenses); or

6) other pricing arrangements, including cost-plus arrangements, which typically involve billing the contractually agreed direct and indirect costs and a fee based on the number of employees deployed under the arrangement.

Apart from the above-mentioned pricing methods, a small portion of our revenue is comprised of reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by us in providing services to our clients.

Outcome-based arrangements are examples of non-linear pricing models where revenues from platforms and solutions and the services we provide are linked to usage or savings by clients rather than the efforts deployed to provide these services. We intend to focus on increasing our service offerings that are based on non-linear pricing models that allow us to price our services based on the value we deliver to our clients rather than the headcount deployed to deliver the services to them. We believe that non-linear pricing models help us to grow our revenue without increasing our headcount. Accordingly, we expect increased use of non-linear pricing models to result in higher revenue per employee and improved margins. Non-linear revenues may be subject to short term pressure on margins, however, as initiatives in developing the products and services take time to deliver. Moreover, in outcome-based arrangements, we bear the risk of failure to achieve clients’ business objectives in connection with these projects. For more information, see “Part I — Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — If our pricing structures do not accurately anticipate the cost and complexity of performing our work, our profitability may be negatively affected.”

In our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment, we earn revenue from claims handling and repair management services. For claims handling, we charge on a per claim basis or a fixed fee per vehicle over a contract period. For automobile repair management services, where we arrange for the repairs through a network of repair centers that we have established, we invoice the client for the amount of the repair. When we direct a vehicle to a specific repair center, we receive a referral fee from that repair center. We also provide a consolidated suite of services towards accident management including credit hire and credit repair for “non-fault” repairs business. Further, we also provide legal services relating to personal injury claims through our subsidiary WNS Legal Assistance LLP.

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Revenue by Contract Type

For fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) were diversified by contract type in the proportions set forth in the following table:

	As a percentage of revenue									As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
	Year ended March 31,									Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017			2019			2018			2017
Full-time-equivalent		64.6	%		62.5	%		71.8	%		65.8	%		64.0	%		74.8	%
Transaction		17.0	%		18.7	%		17.7	%		15.4	%		16.8	%		14.2	%
Subscription (1)		8.2	%		7.8	%		1.3	%		8.4	%		8.0	%		1.4	%
Fixed price		5.3	%		5.2	%		4.5	%		5.4	%		5.4	%		4.7	%
Others (1)		5.0	%		5.8	%		4.6	%		5.1	%		5.9	%		4.8	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Note:

1) Commencing fiscal 2018, we are disclosing our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) derived from subscription arrangements separately given the increase in such revenue and including our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) derived from outcome-based arrangements under “Others” given the decrease in such revenue. We have presented a similar breakdown of our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for fiscal 2017 in the table above for comparative purposes. Previously, we included revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from subscription arrangements under “Others” and disclosed revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) derived from outcome-based arrangements separately.

In September 2014, we continued our then ten-year relationship with Aviva MS by entering into the Aviva master services agreement with Aviva MS for a term of eight years, effective April 1, 2014 and expiring on March 31, 2022. The Aviva master services agreement replaced our 2008 Aviva master services agreement with the client that was due to expire in November 2016. The agreement continues to provide us with the exclusive right to provide the client with the services we currently provide, and in the same geographic regions, subject to the rights and obligations of the Aviva group under their existing contracts with other providers of similar services. Aviva MS has agreed, and further agreed to procure other members of the Aviva group, not to renew or extend such existing contracts unless they are contractually bound to do so. We are also regarded as a preferred supplier with respect to any new services or any new geographic regions in which the client seeks BPM services, subject to our meeting certain conditions of the client’s supplier tender process.

Our clients customarily provide one to three month rolling forecasts of their service requirements. Our contracts with our clients do not generally provide for a committed minimum volume of business or committed amounts of revenue, with the exception of the Aviva master services agreement. The Aviva master services agreement required Aviva MS to provide us with a minimum volume of business until October 31, 2016 (the last complete month prior to the expiration of the 2008 Aviva master services agreement). The minimum volume commitment is calculated as 3,000 billable full time employees, where one billable full time employee is the equivalent of a production employee engaged by us to perform our obligations under the contract for one working day at least nine hours for 250 days a year. The revised contract is priced on an FTE pricing model for certain types of outsourced processes and a non-FTE based pricing model for other types of outsourced processes. In the event the mean average monthly volume of business in any rolling three-month period does not reach the minimum volume commitment, Aviva MS has agreed to pay us a minimum commitment fee as liquidated damages. Notwithstanding the minimum volume commitment, there are termination at will provisions which permit Aviva MS to terminate the Aviva master services agreement without cause, with six months’ notice upon payment of a termination fee. The annual minimum volume commitment under this contract was not met, due to decreased volumes on the client’s end, in fiscal 2017 (until October 31, 2016), 2016 and 2015, and Aviva MS paid us the minimum commitment fee for fiscal 2017 (until October 31, 2016), 2016 and 2015.

The revised pricing arrangements under the Aviva master services agreement provide for productivity-related discounts associated with FTE and non-FTE models. Some of these discounts are mandatorily applied through the term of the contract. Pricing also varies based on degree of complexity of the outsourced processes. The revised pricing arrangements under the Aviva master services agreement, including the termination of the minimum commitment fee on October 31, 2016, resulted in lower revenue for fiscal 2017 as compared to fiscal 2016 and 2015. Aviva MS accounted for 6.2%, 6.8% and 9.0% of our revenue and 6.3%, 7.0% and 9.4% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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Expenses

The majority of our expenses consist of cost of revenue and operating expenses. The key components of our cost of revenue are employee costs, facilities costs, payments to repair centers, depreciation, travel expenses, and legal and professional costs. Our operating expenses include selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, foreign exchange gains and losses and amortization of intangible assets. Our non-operating expenses include finance expenses as well as other expenses recorded under “other income, net.”

Cost of Revenue

Employee costs represent the largest component of cost of revenue. In addition to employee salaries, employee costs include costs related to recruitment, training and retention, and share-based compensation expense. Historically, our employee costs have increased primarily due to the increases in number of employees to support our growth and, to a lesser extent, to recruit, train and retain employees. Salary levels in India and our ability to efficiently manage and retain our employees significantly influence our cost of revenue. See “Part I — Item 4. Information on the Company — B. Business Overview — Human Capital.” Regulatory developments may, however, result in wage increases in India and increase our cost of revenue. For example, the Government of India has proposed the Code on Wages Bill, 2017, which, if passed, would replace four central labor laws, including the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, and would introduce a national minimum wage for all employees to be administered by the central government. The Indian Supreme Court recently clarified that certain allowances paid by an employer to an employee should be included in the definition of “basic wage” for the purposes of computing employee provident fund contributions. As a result, our wage costs in India may increase. See “Part I — Item. 3. Key Information. — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — Wage increases may prevent us from sustaining our competitive advantage and may reduce our profit margin.” We seek to mitigate these cost increases through improvements in employee productivity, employee retention and asset utilization.

Our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment includes repair management services, where we arrange for automobile repairs through a network of third party repair centers. This cost is primarily driven by the volume of accidents and the amount of the repair costs related to such accidents. It also includes incremental and direct costs incurred to contract with claimants by WNS Legal Assistance LLP.

Our facilities costs comprise lease rentals, utilities cost, facilities management and telecommunication network cost. Most of our leases for our facilities are long-term agreements and have escalation clauses which provide for increases in rent at periodic intervals. Most of these agreements have clauses that have fixed escalation of lease rentals.

We create capacity in our operational infrastructure ahead of anticipated demand as it takes six to nine months to build up a new site. Hence, our cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue may be higher during periods in which we carry such additional capacity.

Once we are engaged by a client in a new contract, we normally have a transition period to transfer the client’s processes to our delivery centers and accordingly incur costs related to such transfer.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Our selling and marketing expenses comprise primarily employee costs for sales and marketing personnel, travel expenses, legal and professional fees, share-based compensation expense, brand building expenses and other general expenses relating to selling and marketing.

Selling and marketing expenses as a proportion of revenue was 5.5% in fiscal 2019 and 2018 and 5.4% for fiscal 2017. Selling and marketing expenses as a proportion of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) was 5.6% in each of fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017. We expect our selling and marketing expenses to increase in fiscal 2020 as we invest in our sales team to better serve our clients and in branding but at a lower rate than the increase in our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP). See “Part I — Item 4. Information on the Company — B. Business Overview — Business Strategy — Enhance awareness of the WNS brand name.” Our sales team is compensated based on achievement of business targets set at the beginning of each fiscal year. Accordingly, we expect this variable component of the sales team costs to increase in line with overall business growth.

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General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses comprise primarily employee costs for senior management and other support personnel, travel expenses, legal and professional fees, share-based compensation expense and other general expenses not related to cost of revenue and selling and marketing.

General and administrative expenses as a proportion of revenue was 14.2% in fiscal 2019 as compared with 15.5% and 15.2% for fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively. General and administrative expenses as a proportion of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) was 14.5% in fiscal 2019 as compared with 15.9% each for fiscal 2018 and 2017. General and administrative expenses decreased both in absolute terms and as a proportion of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in fiscal 2019 as compared to fiscal 2018 primarily due to lower share-based compensation expense and the impact of foreign exchange movements in fiscal 2019. See “— Results of Operations — Fiscal 2019 Compared to Fiscal 2018 — General and Administrative Expenses.”We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase in fiscal 2020 as we continue to strengthen our support and enabling functions and invest in leadership development but at a lower rate than the increase in our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP).

Foreign Exchange Loss / (Gains), Net

Foreign exchange gains or losses, net include:

• marked to market gains or losses on derivative instruments that do not qualify for “hedge” accounting and are deemed ineffective;

• realized foreign currency exchange gains or losses on settlement of transactions in foreign currency and derivative instruments; and

• unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses on revaluation of other assets and liabilities.

We had a foreign exchange gain of $4.5 million in fiscal 2019 as compared to $15.0 million and $14.5 million in fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively. On adoption of IFRS 9 with effect from April 1, 2018, cash flow hedging gains and losses, which were previously reported in foreign exchange gains or losses, net, are now reported in revenue.

Impairment of Goodwill

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, proposed changes to the laws of the UK governing personal injury claims generated uncertainty regarding the future earnings trajectory of our legal services business in our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment, as a result of which we had expected that we would eventually exit from providing legal services in relation to personal injury claims. We also experienced a decrease in volume of and loss of business from certain clients of our traditional repair services in our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment in fiscal 2017. As a result, we had in fiscal 2017 expected the future performance of our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment to decline significantly and therefore significantly reduced our financial projections and estimates of our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment. Accordingly, we performed an impairment review of the goodwill associated with the companies we had acquired for our auto claims business and recorded an impairment charge of $21.7 million to our results of operations for fiscal 2017. There is no impairment charge recognized in fiscal 2019 and 2018.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets is primarily associated with our acquisitions of Aviva Global in July 2008 (included up to November 2016), Fusion in June 2012, Value Edge and its subsidiaries in June 2016, Denali in January 2017, HealthHelp in March 2017 and the acquisition of a customer contract from Telkom SA SOC LIMITED (“Telkom”) in May 2015.

Other Income, net

Other income, net comprises interest income, income from investments, gain or loss on sale of assets and other miscellaneous income and expenses.

Finance Expense

Finance expense primarily relates to interest charges payable on our term loans and short term borrowings, transaction costs and the gains/losses on settlement of our related derivative instruments. We expect our interest payable on our term loans to be lower in fiscal 2020 as compared to fiscal 2019 on account of repayment of loans that were obtained to fund our acquisitions of Denali and HealthHelp.

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Operating Data

Our profit margin is largely a function of our asset utilization and the rates we are able to recover for our services. One of the most significant components of our asset utilization is our seat utilization rate which is the average number of work shifts per day, out of a maximum of three, for which we are able to utilize our seats. Generally, an improvement in seat utilization rate will improve our profitability unless there are other factors which increase our costs such as an increase in lease rentals, large ramp-ups to build new seats, and increases in costs related to repairs and renovations to our existing or used seats. In addition, an increase in seat utilization rate as a result of an increase in the volume of work will generally result in a lower cost per seat and a higher profit margin as the total fixed costs of our built up seats remain the same while each seat is generating more revenue.

The following table presents certain operating data as at the dates indicated:

	As at March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Total headcount(1)		39,898		36,540		34,547
Built up seats(2)		32,764		30,390		28,008
Used seats(2)		25,978		22,550		20,795
Seat utilization rate(3)		1.21		1.22		1.23

Notes:

(1) Commencing fiscal 2018, we are including in our disclosed total headcount the number of apprentices employed under the India government scheme, National Employability Enhancement Mission, pursuant to which apprentices undergo a three to 36 month apprenticeship to enhance their employability. There is no guarantee of employment with WNS following the completion of the apprenticeship. Our previously disclosed total headcount does not include apprentices. The total headcount and seat utilization rate presented for prior periods in the table above have been re-computed to include apprentices for comparative purposes.

(2) Built up seats refer to the total number of production seats (excluding support functions like finance, human resources, administration and seats dedicated for business continuity planning) that are set up in any premises. Used seats refer to the number of built up seats that are being used by employees. The remainder would be termed “vacant seats.” The vacant seats would get converted into used seats when we increase headcount.

(3) The seat utilization rate is calculated by dividing the average total headcount by the average number of built up seats to show the rate at which we are able to utilize our built up seats. Average total headcount and average number of built up seats are calculated by dividing the aggregate of the total headcount or number of built up seats, as the case may be, as at the beginning and end of the fiscal year by two.

We expect our total headcount in fiscal 2020 to increase as compared to fiscal 2019 as the impact of an increased flow of business from new and existing clients is expected to continue to increase our hiring requirements in fiscal 2020.

Foreign Exchange

Exchange Rates

We report our financial results in US dollars and our results of operations would be adversely affected if the pound sterling or, to a lesser extent, the Australian dollar depreciates against the US dollar, or if the Indian rupee or, to a lesser extent, the South African rand or the Philippine peso appreciates against the US dollar. Although a substantial portion of our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) is denominated in US dollars (48.1% and 49.0%, respectively, in fiscal 2019, 46.5% and 47.6%, respectively, in fiscal 2018 and 38.7% and 40.3%, respectively, in fiscal 2017), pound sterling (29.0% and 27.6%, respectively, in fiscal 2019, 31.8% and 30.2%, respectively, in fiscal 2018 and 39.6% and 37.0%, respectively, in fiscal 2017), and, to a lesser extent, Australian dollars (9.4% and 9.5%, respectively, in fiscal 2019, 8.0% and 8.1%, respectively, in fiscal 2018 and 7.2% and 7.5%, respectively, in fiscal 2017), and South African rand (4.8% and 4.9%, respectively, in fiscal 2019, 5.6% and 5.8%, respectively, in fiscal 2018 and 6.8% and 7.0%, respectively, in fiscal 2017), most of our expenses (net of payments to repair centers) are incurred and paid in Indian rupees (43.8% in fiscal 2019, 43.6% in fiscal 2018 and 51.1% in fiscal 2017) and, to a lesser extent, in Philippine peso (10.9% in fiscal 2019, 9.5% in fiscal 2018 and 9.4% in fiscal 2017) and South African rand (9.0% in fiscal 2019, 10.2% in fiscal 2018 and 11.1% in fiscal 2017) . The exchange rates between these currencies and the US dollar have changed substantially in recent years and may fluctuate substantially in the future.

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The average Indian rupee to US dollar exchange rate was approximately ₹69.92 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the Indian rupee of 8.5% as compared with the average exchange rate of ₹64.46 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented an appreciation of the Indian rupee of 3.9% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately ₹67.10 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017. The average pound sterling to US dollar exchange rate was approximately £0.76 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the pound sterling of 0.9% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately £0.75 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented an appreciation of the pound sterling of 1.4% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately £0.77 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017. The average Australian dollar to US dollar exchange rate was approximately A$1.37 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the Australian dollar of 5.8% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately A$1.29 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented an appreciation of the Australian dollar of 2.8% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately A$1.33 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017. The average South African rand to US dollar exchange rate was approximately R13.76 per $1.00 in fiscal 2019, which represented a depreciation of the South African rand of 6.0% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately R12.98 per $1.00 in fiscal 2018, which in turn represented an appreciation of the South African rand of 7.8% as compared with the average exchange rate of approximately R14.07 per $1.00 in fiscal 2017.

The depreciation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar by 8.5% in fiscal 2019 as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2018 had a positive impact on our expenses in fiscal 2019 while the appreciation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar by 3.9% in fiscal 2018 as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2017 had a negative impact on our expenses in fiscal 2018. As a result, increases in our cost of revenue, and to a lesser extent, our general and administrative expenses were partially offset by the impact of the depreciation of Indian rupee in fiscal 2019 whereas the increase in these expenses, was partially due to the appreciation of Indian rupee in fiscal 2018. The depreciation of the South African rand in fiscal 2019 against the US dollar and the appreciation of the Australian dollar in fiscal 2018 against the US dollar positively impacted our results of operations in those years whereas the depreciation of the Australian dollar in fiscal 2019 and the appreciation of the South African rand in fiscal 2018 against the US dollar negatively impacted our results of operations in those years. The depreciation of the pound sterling in fiscal 2019 against the US dollar negatively impacted our results of operations in fiscal 2019 and the appreciation of the pound sterling in fiscal 2018 against the US dollar positively impacted our results of operations in that year. Such foreign exchange movement has significantly reduced our expenses in fiscal 2019. See “Part I — Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk — B. Risk Management Procedures — Components of Market Risk — Exchange Rate Risk.”

We have subsidiaries in several countries and hence, the functional currencies of these entities differ from our reporting currency, the US dollar. The financial statements of these entities are translated to the reporting currency as at the balance sheet date. Adjustments resulting from the translation of these financial statements from functional currency to reporting currency are accumulated and reported as other comprehensive income/(loss), which is a separate component of equity and such exchange differences are recognized in the consolidated statement of income in the period in which such subsidiaries are disposed. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are recorded as other income or expense.

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Currency Regulation

Our Indian subsidiaries are registered as exporters of business process management services with STPI or SEZ. According to the prevailing foreign exchange regulations in India, an exporter of business process management services registered with STPI or SEZ is required to receive its export proceeds in India within a period of 9 months from the date of such exports in order to avail itself of the tax and other benefits. In the event that such a registered exporter has received any advance against exports in foreign exchange from its overseas customers, it is required to render the requisite services so that such advances are earned within a period of 12 months from the date of such receipt. If such a registered exporter does not meet these conditions, it will be required to obtain permission from the Reserve Bank of India to receive and realize such foreign currency earnings.

A majority of the payments we receive from our clients are denominated in pound sterling and US dollars. For most of our clients, our subsidiaries in Mauritius, the Netherlands, Australia, the UK and the US enter into contractual agreements directly with our clients for the provision of business process management services by our Indian subsidiaries, which hold the foreign currency receipts in an export earners’ foreign currency account. All foreign exchange requirements, such as for the import of capital goods, expenses incurred during overseas travel by employees and discharge of foreign exchange expenses or liabilities, can be met using the foreign currency in the export earners’ foreign currency account in India. As and when funds are required by us, the funds in the export earners’ foreign currency account may be transferred to an ordinary rupee-denominated account in India.

There are currently no Jersey, UK or US foreign exchange control restrictions on the payment of dividends on our ordinary shares or on the conduct of our operations.

Income Taxes

We operate in multiple tax jurisdictions including Australia, China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Mauritius, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US. As a result, our effective tax rate changes from year to year based on recurring factors such as the geographical mix of income before taxes, state and local taxes, the ratio of permanent items to pre-tax book income and the implementation of various global tax strategies, as well as non-recurring events.

In fiscal 2019, our tax rate in India and the Philippines impacted our effective tax rate. In fiscal 2018 and 2017, our tax rate in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka impacted our effective tax rate. We would have incurred approximately $15.7 million, $9.4 million and $5.2 million in additional income tax expense on our combined operations in our SEZ operations in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, if the tax holidays or exemptions as described below had not been available for the respective periods.

Further, in fiscal 2018 our effective tax rate was impacted by a one-time tax benefit of $1.7 million arising from a corporate legal restructuring and a net one-time tax benefit of $5.2 million resulting from the adjustments to the deferred tax balances due to a reduction in the US corporate tax rate and a transition tax charge on undistributed income of a foreign subsidiary (pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 US Tax Reforms”)), partially offset by higher taxable profits during the year.

We expect our tax rate in India and the Philippines to continue to impact our effective tax rate. Our tax rate in India has been impacted by the reduction in the tax exemption enjoyed by our delivery center operating under the SEZ scheme as discussed below. Sri Lanka has been impacted by the withdrawal of tax exemption on export income in Sri Lanka with effect from April 1, 2018, following which the income from export of service has been subject to tax at 14% on net basis, as more fully described below.

India

In the past, the majority of our Indian operations were eligible to claim income tax exemption with respect to profits earned from export revenue from operating units registered under the STPI. The benefit was available for a period of 10 years from the date of commencement of operations, but not beyond March 31, 2011. Effective April 1, 2011, upon the expiration of this tax exemption, income derived from our operations in India became subject to the prevailing annual tax rate, which is currently, and was in fiscal 2019, 34.95%, and in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 was 34.61%.

In 2005, the Government of India implemented the SEZ legislation, with the effect that taxable income of new operations established in designated SEZs may be eligible for a 15-year tax holiday scheme consisting of a complete tax holiday for the initial five years and a partial tax holiday for the subsequent ten years, subject to the satisfaction of certain capital investment conditions. During fiscal 2012, we started operations in delivery centers in Pune, Mumbai and Chennai, India registered under the SEZ scheme. These operations are eligible for a 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2026. During fiscal 2015, we commenced operations at our new delivery centers in Gurgaon and Pune in India which are registered under the SEZ scheme. These operations were eligible for a 100.0% income tax exemption until fiscal 2019, and are eligible for a 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2029. During fiscal 2018, we started operations in our new delivery centers in Gurgaon and Pune, India which are registered under the SEZ scheme that are eligible for a 100.0% income tax exemption until fiscal 2022, and a 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2032. During fiscal 2019, we started operations in new delivery centers in Noida and Pune, India registered under the SEZ scheme that are eligible for a 100.0% income tax exemption until fiscal 2023 and are eligible for a 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2024 to 2033.

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The SEZ legislation has been criticized on economic grounds by the International Monetary Fund and the SEZ legislation may be challenged by certain non-governmental organizations. It is possible that, as a result of such political pressures, the procedure for obtaining benefits under the SEZ legislation may become more onerous, the types of land eligible for SEZ status may be further restricted or the SEZ legislation may be amended or repealed.

In addition to these tax holidays, our Indian subsidiaries are also entitled to certain benefits under relevant state legislation and regulations. These benefits include rebates and waivers in relation to payment for transfer of property and registration (including for purchase or lease of premises) and commercial usage of electricity.

The Government of India may enact new tax legislation that could impact the way we are taxed in the future. For example, the Government of India has issued guidelines on the GAAR which came into effect on April 1, 2017, and which is intended to curb sophisticated tax avoidance. Under the GAAR, a business arrangement will be deemed an “impermissible avoidance arrangement” if the main purpose of the arrangement is to obtain tax benefits. Although the full implications of the GAAR are presently still unclear, if we are deemed to have violated any of its provisions, we may face an increase to our tax liability. However, we do not expect the GAAR to have a material adverse impact on our operations. The Government of India has passed the GST Act, which came into effect on July 1, 2017. The majority of the various existing indirect tax levies have since been subsumed by the goods and services tax payable under the GST Act. Based on the current GST law and the rules, we do not expect a significant impact on our operations. See “Part I — Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Key Delivery Locations — New tax legislation and the results of actions by taxing authorities may have an adverse effect on our operations and our overall tax rate.

Philippines

From fiscal 2016 until fiscal 2019, we started operations in various delivery centers in the Philippines that are eligible for tax exemption benefits expiring between fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2023. Following the expiry of the tax benefits, income generated by the Philippines subsidiary will be taxed at the prevailing special tax rate, which currently is 5.0% on gross profit.

Sri Lanka

Our operations in Sri Lanka were eligible to claim income tax exemption with respect to the profits earned from export revenue until fiscal 2018 and are taxed at 14% on net basis with effect from April 1, 2018.

Costa Rica

Our subsidiary in Costa Rica was eligible for a 100.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2010 until fiscal 2017 and is eligible for 50.0% income tax exemption from fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2021.

Critical Accounting Policies

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the IASB. Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report describes our significant accounting policies and is an essential part of our consolidated financial statements.

We believe the following to be critical accounting policies. By “critical accounting policies,” we mean policies that are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and financial results and require critical management judgments and estimates. Although we believe that our judgments and estimates are appropriate, actual future results may differ from our estimates.

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Revenue Recognition

We derive revenue from providing BPM services, comprising back office administration, data management, client interaction services management, and auto claims handling services.

Revenue from rendering services is recognized on an accrual basis when the promised services are performed for an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those services. Revenue earned from the end of last billing to the reporting date is recognized as unbilled revenue. Unbilled revenue for certain contracts is classified as contract assets, as the right to consideration is conditional on factors other than the passage of time. Revenue is net of value-added taxes and includes reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses.

Back office administration, data management and client interaction services contracts are based on the following pricing models:

a)    per full-time-equivalent arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of full-time employees (or equivalent) deployed on the execution of the business process outsourced;

b)    per transaction arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of transactions processed (such as the number of e-mail responses, or airline coupons or insurance claims processed);

c)    subscription arrangements, which typically involve billings based on per member per month, based on contractually agreed rates;

d)    fixed-price arrangements, which typically involve billings based on achievements of pre-defined deliverables or milestones;

e)    outcome-based arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the business result achieved by our clients through our service efforts (such as measured based on a reduction in days sales outstanding, improvement in working capital, increase in collections or a reduction in operating expenses); or

f)    other pricing arrangements, including cost-plus arrangements, which typically involve billing the contractually agreed direct and indirect costs and a fee based on the number of employees deployed under the arrangement.

Revenues under time-and-material contracts and subscription arrangements are recognized as the related services are provided in accordance with the client contract. Revenues are recognized on cost-plus contracts on the basis of contractually agreed direct and indirect costs incurred on a client contract plus an agreed upon profit mark-up. Revenues are recognized on unit-price based contracts based on the number of specified units of work delivered to a client.

Revenue for performance obligations that are satisfied over time is recognized in accordance with the methods prescribed for measuring the progress. The input method (cost or efforts expended) has been used to measure progress towards completion as there is a direct relationship between inputs and productivity.

In respect of arrangements involving sub-contracting, in part or whole of the assigned work, we evaluate revenues to be recognized under criteria established by the IFRS 15, application guidance in paragraphs B34 to B38 “Principal versus agent considerations.”

Contracts with clients include variability in transaction price primarily due to service level agreements, gain share, minimum commitment and volume discounts. Revenues relating to such arrangements are accounted for as variable consideration when the amount of revenue to be recognized can be estimated to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of any incremental revenue will not occur.

Amounts billed or payments received, where revenue recognition criteria have not been met, are recorded as deferred revenue and classified as contract liabilities. These are recognized as revenue when all the recognition criteria have been met. The costs related to the performance of BPM services unrelated to transition services (discussed below) are fulfilment costs classified as contract assets and recognized in the consolidated statement of income when the conditions for revenue recognition have been met. Any upfront payment received towards future services is classified as a contract liability and is recognized in the consolidated statement of income over the period when such services are provided.

All incremental and direct costs incurred for acquiring contracts, such as certain sales commission, are classified as contract assets. Such costs are amortized over the expected life of the contract.

Other upfront fees paid to clients are classified as contract assets. Such costs are amortized over the life of the contract and recorded as an adjustment to the transaction price and reduced from revenue.

For certain BPM clients, we perform transition activities at the outset of entering into a new contract. We have determined these transition activities do not meet the criteria of IFRS 15 to be accounted for as a separate performance obligation and has deferred revenue attributable to these activities. Accordingly, transition revenues are classified as contract liabilities and are subsequently recognized ratably over the period in which the BPM services are performed. Costs related to such transition services are fulfillment costs which are directly related to the contract and result in generation or enhancement of resources and are expected to be recoverable under the contract and thereby classified as contract assets and are recognized ratably over the estimated life of the contract. Further, the deferral of costs is limited to the amount of the deferred revenue. Any costs in excess of the deferred transition revenue are recognized in the period they are incurred.

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All contracts entered into by us specify the payment terms. Usual payment terms range between 30 to 60 days.

Auto claims handling services include claims handling and administration, car hire and accident management services. With respect to claims handling and administration, we receive either a per-claim fee or a fixed fee. Revenue for per claim fee is recognized over the estimated processing period of the claim, which currently ranges from one to two months and revenue for fixed fee is recognized on a straight line basis over the period of the contract. In certain cases, the fee is contingent upon the successful recovery of a claim on behalf of the client. In these circumstances, the revenue is deferred until the contingency is resolved. Revenue in respect of car hire is recognized over the car hire term.

In order to provide accident management services, we arrange for the repair through a network of repair centers. The repair costs are invoiced to clients. In determining whether the receipt from the clients related to payments to repair centers should be recognized as revenue, we consider the criteria established by the IFRS 15 application guidance in paragraphs B34 to B38 “Principal versus agent considerations.” When we determine that we are the principal in providing accident management services, amounts received from clients are recognized and presented as third-party revenue and the payments to repair centers are recognized as cost of revenue in the consolidated statement of income. Factors considered in determining whether we are the principal in the transaction include whether:

a)    we have the primary responsibility for providing the services,

b)    we negotiate labor rates with repair centers, and

c)    we are responsible for timely and satisfactory completion of repairs.

If there are circumstances where the above criteria are not met and therefore we are not the principal in providing accident management services, amounts received from clients are recognized and presented net of payments to repair centers in the consolidated statement of income. Revenue from accident management services is recorded net of the repairer referral fees passed on to clients.

Revenue from legal services in the Auto Claims BPM segment is recognized on the admission of liability by the third party to the extent of fixed fees earned at each stage and any further income on the successful settlement of the claim.

Incremental and direct costs incurred to contract with a claimant are classified as contract assets and amortized over the expected period of benefit, not exceeding 15 months. All other costs to us are expensed as incurred.

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Share-based Compensation

We provide share-based awards such as share options and RSUs to our employees, directors and executive officers through various equity compensation plans. We account for share-based compensation expense relating to share-based payments using a fair-value method in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based Payments” (“IFRS 2”) addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for equity instruments of the enterprise or liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments.

Equity instruments granted is measured by reference to the fair value of the instrument at the date of grant. The grants vest in a graded manner. Under the fair value method, the estimated fair value of awards is charged to income over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award, for each separately vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in substance, multiple awards. We include a forfeiture estimate in the amount of compensation expense being recognized based on our estimate of equity instrument that will eventually vest.

IFRS 2 requires the use of a valuation model to calculate the fair value of share-based awards. Based on our judgment, we have elected to use the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model to determine the fair value of share-based awards on the date of grant. RSUs are measured based on the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. Further, each of the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan also allows for the grant of RSUs based on the market price of our shares achieving a specified target over a period of time. The fair value of market-based share awards is determined using Monte-Carlo simulation. In fiscal 2017, certain RSUs based on the market price of our shares were modified to vest on a longer timeframe. The additional cost as a result of such modification in respect of modified share awards amounted to $1.2 million. The additional cost is amortized over the period from the modification date until the vesting date of the modified award, which differs from the vesting date of the original award.

We believe the Black-Scholes-Merton model to be the most appropriate model for determination of fair value of the share-based awards. In determining the fair value of share-based awards using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, we are required to make certain estimates of the key assumptions that include expected term, expected volatility of our shares, dividend yield and risk free interest rate. Estimating these key assumptions involves judgment regarding subjective future expectations of market prices and trends. The assumptions for expected term and expected volatility have the most significant effect on calculating the fair value of our share options. We use the historical volatility of our ADSs in order to estimate future share price trends. In order to determine the estimated period of time that we expect employees to hold their share-based options, we have used historical exercise pattern of employees. The aforementioned inputs entered into the option valuation model that we use to determine the fair value of our share awards are subjective estimates and changes to these estimates will cause the fair value of our share-based awards and related share-based compensation expense we record to vary.

Our South African subsidiary has issued share appreciation rights to certain employees to be settled with our shares. As part of the settlement, we granted certain RSUs during fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, which are scheduled to vest on the third and fourth anniversaries, respectively, from the grant date, subject to such grantee’s continued employment with us through the applicable vesting date.The grant date fair value of these RSUs was estimated using a binomial lattice model.

We are required to estimate the share-based awards that we expect to vest and to reduce share-based compensation expense for the effects of estimated forfeitures of awards over the expense recognition period. Although we estimate forfeitures based on historical experience and other factors, actual forfeitures in the future may differ. To the extent our actual forfeitures are different than our estimates, we record a true-up for the difference in the period in which the awards vest, and such true-ups could materially affect our operating results.

We record deferred tax assets for share-based awards based on the future tax deduction which will be based on our ADS price at the reporting date. If the amount of the future tax deduction exceeds the cumulative amount of share-based compensation expense, the excess deferred tax is directly recognized in equity.

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Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair value of the assets transferred, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred at the date of acquisition. The cost of the acquisition also includes the fair value of any contingent consideration. As a part of acquisition accounting, we allocate the purchase price of acquired companies to the identified tangible and intangible assets based on the estimated fair values on the date of the acquisition. The purchase price allocation process requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date with respect to intangible assets, income taxes, contingent consideration and estimated restructuring liabilities. Although we believe the assumptions and estimates we have made in the past have been reasonable and appropriate, they are based in part on historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired companies and are inherently uncertain. Examples of critical estimates in valuing certain of the intangible assets we have acquired or may acquire in the future include but are not limited to the appropriate method of valuation, future cash flow projections, weighted average cost of capital, discount rates, risk-free rates, market rate of return and risk premiums.

Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur which may affect the accuracy or validity of such assumptions, estimates or actual results.

Goodwill is initially measured at cost, being the excess of the cost of the acquisition of the acquiree over our share of the net fair value of the acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities on the date of the acquisition. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the net assets of the business acquired, the difference is recognized immediately in the income statement. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually and when events occur or changes in circumstances indicate that the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit is less than its carrying value. The goodwill impairment test is performed at the level of cash-generating unit or groups of cash-generating units which represent the lowest level at which goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes.

We use market related information and estimates (generally risk adjusted discounted cash flows) to determine the fair values. Cash flow projections take into account past experience and represents management’s best estimate about future developments. Key assumptions on which management has based its determination of fair value less costs of disposal and value in use include estimated growth rates, weighted average cost of capital and tax rates. These estimates, including the methodology used, can have a material impact on the respective values and ultimately the amount of any goodwill impairment. See also the discussion on impairment testing under “—Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets” below.

Intangible assets are recognized only when it is probable that the expected future economic benefits attributable to the assets will accrue to us and the cost can be reliably measured. Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is its fair value as at the date of acquisition determined using generally accepted valuation methods appropriate for the type of intangible asset. Following initial recognition, intangible assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the estimated useful life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortization of an intangible asset with a finite useful life reflects the manner in which the economic benefit is expected to be generated and consumed. These estimates are reviewed at least at each fiscal year end. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but instead are tested for impairment at least annually and written down to the fair value as required. See also the discussion on impairment testing under “— Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets” below.

Software Development Costs

Costs incurred for developing software or enhancements to the existing software products to be sold and/or used for internal use are capitalized once the research phase is complete, technological feasibility and commercial feasibility have been established, future economic benefits are probable, we have an intention and ability to complete and use or sell the software and the costs can be measured reliably. Technological feasibility is established upon completion of a detailed design program or, in its absence, completion of a working model. Significant management judgments and estimates are utilized in the assessment of when technological feasibility is established, as well as in the ongoing assessment of the recoverability of capitalized costs. Costs that qualify as software development costs include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining software and compensation and related benefits for employees who are directly associated with the software project. The capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life. Costs associated with research phase activities, training, maintenance and all post-implementation stage activities are expensed as incurred.

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Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill is not subject to amortization and is instead tested annually for impairment and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Intangible assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the cash generating unit level, which is the lowest level for which there are separately identifiable cash flows. Impairment losses recognized in respect of cash generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the cash generating units (or group of cash generating units) and then to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the cash generating unit (or group of cash generating units) on a pro rata basis. Intangible assets except goodwill that suffered impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.

An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which an asset’s or cash-generating unit’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. To determine the value in use, management estimates expected future cash flows from each asset or cash-generating unit and determines a suitable interest rate in order to calculate the present value of those cash flows. In the process of measuring expected future cash flows management makes assumptions about future operating results. These assumptions relate to future events and circumstances. In arriving at our forecasts, we consider past experience, economic trends including underlying current dynamics of the business and inflation as well as industry and market trends. The projections also take into account factors such as the expected impact from new client contracts and expansion of business from existing clients, efficiency initiatives, and the maturity of the markets in which each business operates. To determine the fair value less costs of disposal the management uses Level 3 inputs under the “Income Approach — Discounted Cash Flow Analysis” method. See note 10 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. The actual results of recoverable amount may vary, and may cause significant adjustments to our assets within the next fiscal year. The calculation of impairment loss involves significant estimates and assumptions which include revenue and earnings multiples, inputs used by market participants, growth rates and net margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk-adjusted discount rate, and future economic and market conditions.

In most cases, determining the applicable discount rate involves estimating the appropriate adjustment to market risk and the appropriate adjustment to asset-specific risk factors.

We cannot predict the occurrence of future events that might adversely affect the reported value of goodwill and/or intangible assets. Such events include, but are not limited to, strategic decisions made in response to economic and competitive conditions, the impact of the environment on our client base, and material negative changes in relationships with significant clients.

Income Taxes

Income tax comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax expense is recognized in statements of income except to the extent it relates to items directly recognized in equity, in which case it is recognized in equity.

Current Income Tax

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. We are subject to tax assessments in each of these jurisdictions. Current income taxes for the current and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities based on the taxable profit for the period. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and applicable for the period. We offset current tax assets and current tax liabilities, where we have a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts and where we intend either to settle on a net basis, or to realize the asset and liability simultaneously.

Significant judgments are involved in determining the provision for income taxes including judgment on whether tax positions are probable of being sustained in tax assessments. A tax assessment can involve complex issues, which can only be resolved over extended time periods. The recognition of taxes that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances. Though we have considered all these issues in estimating our income taxes, there could be an unfavorable resolution of such issues that may affect results of our operations.

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Deferred Income Tax

We recognize deferred income tax using the balance sheet approach. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for all deductible temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amount in financial statements, except when the deferred income tax arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and affects neither accounting nor taxable profits or loss at the time of transaction.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred income tax assets in respect of carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized.

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilized.

The measurement of deferred tax assets involves judgment regarding the deductibility of costs not yet subject to taxation and estimates regarding sufficient future taxable income to enable utilization of unused tax losses in different tax jurisdictions. We consider the expected reversal of deferred tax assets and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. All deferred tax assets are subject to review of probable utilization. The assessment of the probability of future taxable profit in various years in which deferred tax assets can be utilized is based on the latest approved budget forecast, which is adjusted for significant non-taxable profit and expenses and specific limits to the use of any unused tax loss or credit. The tax rules in the various jurisdictions in which we operate are also carefully taken into consideration. If a positive forecast of taxable profit indicates the probable use of a deferred tax asset, especially when it can be utilized without a time limit, that deferred tax asset is usually recognized in full. The recognition of deferred tax assets that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances.

We recognize deferred tax liabilities for all taxable temporary differences, except those associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

As part of our accounting for business combinations, some of the purchase price is allocated to goodwill and intangible assets. Impairment charges associated with goodwill are generally not tax deductible and will result in an increased effective income tax rate in the quarter any impairment is recorded. Amortization expenses associated with acquired intangible assets are generally not tax deductible pursuant to our existing tax structure; however, deferred taxes have been recorded for non-deductible amortization expenses as a part of the purchase price allocation process. We have taken into account the allocation of these identified intangibles among different taxing jurisdictions, including those with nominal or zero percent tax rates, in establishing the related deferred tax liabilities. Income tax contingencies existing as of the acquisition dates of the acquired companies are evaluated quarterly and any adjustments are recorded as adjustments to goodwill during the measurement period.

Uncertainties in income taxes are not addressed specifically in IAS12 “Income Taxes” and hence the general measurement principles in IAS12 are applied in measuring the uncertain tax positions. Uncertain tax positions are reflected at the amount likely to be paid to the taxation authorities. A liability is recognized in connection with each item that is not probable of being sustained on examination by the taxing authority. The liability is measured using single best estimate of the most likely outcome for each position taken in the tax return. Thus, the provision would be the aggregate liability in connection with all uncertain tax positions. We also include interest related to such uncertain tax positions within our provision for income tax expense.

Evaluation of tax positions and recognition of provisions, as discussed above, involves interpretation of tax laws, estimates of probabilities of tax positions being sustained and the amounts of payments to be made under various scenarios. Although we believe we are adequately reserved for our unresolved disputes with the taxation authorities, no assurance can be given with respect to the final outcome on these matters. To the extent that the final outcome on these matters is different to the amounts recorded, such differences will impact our provision for income taxes in the period in which such a determination is made.

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedge Accounting

We are exposed to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency assets, liabilities, net investment in foreign operations, forecasted cash flows denominated in foreign currency and fluctuation in interest rates. We limit the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuation by following established risk management policies including the use of derivatives. We enter into derivative financial instruments where the counterparty is a bank. We use derivative financial instruments such as foreign exchange forward and option contracts, currency swaps and interest rate swaps to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures. Forward and option contracts on various foreign currencies are entered into to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk on forecasted transactions denominated in foreign currencies and monetary assets and liabilities held in non-functional currencies. Interest rate swaps are entered into to manage interest rate risk associated with floating rate borrowings. Our primary exchange rate exposures are with the US dollar or the pound sterling against the Indian rupee.

Cash Flow Hedges

We recognize derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position at fair value. Derivative instruments qualify for hedge accounting when the instrument is designated as a hedge; the hedged item is specifically identifiable and exposes us to risk; and it is expected that a change in fair value of the derivative instrument and an opposite change in the fair value of the hedged item will have a high degree of correlation. Determining that there is a high degree of correlation between the change in fair value of the hedged item and the derivative instruments involves significant judgment including the probability of the occurrence of the forecasted transaction. Although our estimates of the forecasted transactions are based on historical experience and we believe that they are reasonable, the final occurrence of such transactions could be different as a result of external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as changes in our business strategy and our internal forecasts, which will have a material effect on our earnings.

For derivative instruments where hedge accounting is applied, we record the effective portion of derivative instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income/(loss) in the statement of comprehensive income, which is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged item affects earnings. The remaining gain or loss on the derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any (that is, the ineffective portion), or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, and changes in fair value of other derivative instruments not designated as qualifying hedges are recorded as gains/losses, net in the consolidated statement of income. If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, the cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument recognized in the cash flow hedging reserve (in other comprehensive income/(loss)) until the period the hedge was effective remains in the cash flow hedging reserve until the forecasted transaction occurs. Cash flow hedge on interest rate swaps is recorded under finance expense, net. Cash flows from the derivative instruments are classified within cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash flows.

When it is highly probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, we discontinue the hedge accounting and recognize immediately, in the consolidated statement of income, the gains and losses attributable to such derivative instrument that were accumulated in other comprehensive income/(loss).

Gains/losses on cash flow hedges on forecasted revenue transactions are recorded in foreign exchange gains/losses form part of revenue. Changes in fair value of foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges are recognized in the consolidated statement of income and reported within foreign exchange gains, net within results from operating activities.

Fair Value Measurements

IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurements” (“IFRS 13”) defines fair value as the amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm’s length transaction. The fair value of financial instruments that are traded in active markets at each reporting date is determined by reference to quoted market prices or dealer price quotations, without any deduction for transaction costs. For financial instruments not traded in an active market, the fair value is determined using appropriate valuation models. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to a present value using market-based observable inputs including interest rate curves, credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies.

IFRS 7 “Financial Instruments: Disclosures” also requires the classification of fair value measurements using fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements as below:

Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 — techniques which use inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.

The fair value is estimated using the discounted cash flow approach and market rates of interest. The valuation technique involves assumptions and judgments regarding risk characteristics of the instruments, discount rates and future cash flows.

Management uses valuation techniques in measuring the fair value of financial instruments, where active market quotes are not available. In applying the valuation techniques, management makes maximum use of market inputs, and uses estimates and assumptions that are, as far as possible, consistent with observable data that market participants would use in pricing the instrument. Where applicable data is not observable, management uses its best estimate about the assumptions that market participants would make. These estimates may vary from the actual prices that would be achieved in an arm’s length transaction at the reporting date.

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Other Estimates

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses

We apply the forward-looking expected credit loss (“ECL”) model for recognizing impairment loss on financial assets that are measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income. We apply the simplified approach for determining the lifetime ECL allowance using our historical credit loss experience adjusted for factors that are specific to the debtor. For all other financial assets, we recognize lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition.

Accounting for Defined Benefit Plans

In accounting for pension and post-retirement benefits, several statistical and other factors that attempt to anticipate future events are used to calculate plan expenses and liabilities. These factors include expected return on plan assets, discount rate assumptions and rate of future compensation increases. To estimate these factors, actuarial consultants also use estimates such as withdrawal, turnover, and mortality rates which require significant judgment. The actuarial assumptions used by us may differ materially from actual results in future periods due to changing market and economic conditions, regulatory events, judicial rulings, higher or lower withdrawal rates, or longer or shorter participant life spans.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth certain financial information as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for the periods indicated:

	As a percentage of
	Revenue									Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)
	Year ended March 31,									Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017			2019			2018			2017
Cost of revenue		64.0	%		66.4	%		66.9	%		63.4	%		65.6	%		65.6	%
Gross profit		36.0	%		33.6	%		33.1	%		36.6	%		34.4	%		34.4	%
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses		5.5	%		5.5	%		5.4	%		5.6	%		5.6	%		5.6	%
General and administrative expenses		14.2	%		15.5	%		15.2	%		14.5	%		15.9	%		15.9	%
Foreign exchange gains, net		(0.6	)%		(2.0	)%		(2.4	)%		(0.6	)%		(2.0	)%		(2.5	)%
Impairment of goodwill		—			—			3.6	%		—			—			3.7	%
Amortization of intangible assets		2.0	%		2.0	%		3.4	%		2.0	%		2.1	%		3.6	%
Operating profit		14.8	%		12.5	%		7.8	%		15.1	%		12.8	%		8.2	%
Other income, net		(1.8	)%		(1.5	)%		(1.4	)%		(1.8	)%		(1.5	)%		(1.5	)%
Finance expense		0.4	%		0.6	%		0.1	%		0.4	%		0.6	%		0.1	%
Income tax expense		3.2	%		2.0	%		2.9	%		3.2	%		2.1	%		3.0	%
Profit after tax		13.0	%		11.4	%		6.3	%		13.3	%		11.7	%		6.5	%

The following table reconciles revenue to revenue less repair payments (a non-GAAP financial measure) and sets forth payments to repair centers and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017		2019			2018			2017
	(US dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	809.1	$	758.0	$	602.5		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%
Less: Payments to repair centers		15.2		17.0		24.1		1.9	%		2.2	%		4.0	%
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	$	794.0	$	741.0	$	578.4		98.1	%		97.8	%		96.0	%

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The following table presents our results of operations for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(US dollars in millions)
Revenue(1)	$	809.1		$	758.0		$	602.5
Cost of revenue(2)		518.2			503.1			403.3
Gross profit		290.9			254.8			199.2
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses(3)		44.6			41.8			32.6
General and administrative expenses(4)		115.3			117.6			91.7
Foreign exchange loss / (gains), net(1)		(4.5	)		(15.0	)		(14.5	)
Impairment of goodwill		—			—			21.7
Amortization of intangible assets		15.8			15.5			20.5
Operating profit		119.8			94.9			47.2
Other income, net		(14.6	)		(11.2	)		(8.7	)
Finance expense		3.2			4.3			0.5
Profit before income taxes		131.2			101.9			55.3
Income tax expense		25.7			15.4			17.5
Profit after tax	$	105.4		$	86.4		$	37.8

Notes:

(1) On adoption of IFRS 9 with effect from April 1, 2018, cash flow hedging gains and losses, which were previously reported in foreign exchange gains or losses, net, are now reported in revenue. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported in accordance with the principles of IAS 39 –“Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement”.

(2) Includes share-based compensation expense of $4.3 million for fiscal 2019, $3.8 million for fiscal 2018 and $2.8 million for fiscal 2017.

(3) Includes share-based compensation expense of $4.0 million for fiscal 2019, $2.6 million for fiscal 2018 and $1.7 million for fiscal 2017.

(4) Includes share-based compensation expense of $22.0 million for fiscal 2019, $24.2 million for fiscal 2018 and $18.5 million for fiscal 2017.

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Fiscal 2019 Compared to Fiscal 2018

Revenue

The following table sets forth our revenue and percentage change in revenue for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		Change		% Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	809.1	$	758.0	$	51.2		6.8	%

The increase in revenue of $51.2 million was primarily attributable to (i) an increase in revenue from existing clients of $43.1 million, and (ii) revenue from new clients of $17.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in hedging gain on our revenue by $9.1 million to $0.1 million in fiscal 2019 (on adoption of IFRS 9) from $9.2 million in fiscal 2018. The increase in revenue was primarily due to higher volumes in our insurance, shipping and logistics, healthcare, diversified businesses, consulting and professional services and banking and financial services verticals. The increase in revenue was partially offset by lower volumes in our utilities and travel verticals. The increase was also partially offset by a depreciation of the pound sterling, AUD and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 0.9%, 5.8% and 6.0%, respectively, as compared to the respective average exchange rates in fiscal 2018.

Revenue by Geography

The following table sets forth the composition of our revenue based on the location of our clients in our key geographies for the periods indicated:

	Revenue				As a percentage of Revenue
	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2019			2018
	(US dollars in millions)
North America (primarily the US)	$	335.9	$	308.4		41.5	%		40.7	%
UK		254.0		258.9		31.4	%		34.2	%
Australia		77.2		66.6		9.5	%		8.8	%
Europe (excluding the UK)		56.4		47.2		7.0	%		6.2	%
South Africa		38.9		42.8		4.8	%		5.7	%
Rest of world		46.8		34.0		5.8	%		4.5	%
Total	$	809.1	$	758.0		100.0	%		100.0	%

The increase in revenue in the North America (primarily the US) region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our healthcare, diversified businesses, insurance, shipping and logistics, consulting and professional services, and banking and financial services verticals, partially offset by lower volumes in our travel, and utilities verticals. The increase in revenue from the Rest of world region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our shipping and logistics, healthcare, and insurance verticals, partially offset by lower volumes in our travel, and banking and financial services verticals. The increase in revenue from the Australia region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our insurance, and diversified businesses verticals, partially offset by a lower volume in our travel vertical and a depreciation of the Australian dollar against the US dollar by an average of 5.8%, as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2018. The increase in revenue from the Europe (excluding the UK) region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our travel, banking and financial services, diversified businesses verticals, utilities, and shipping and logistics verticals, partially offset by lower volumes in our insurance, and healthcare verticals and a depreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar by an average of 0.9%, as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2018. The decrease in revenue from the UK region was primarily attributable to lower volumes in our utilities, travel, and shipping and logistics verticals, partially offset by higher volumes in our insurance, diversified businesses, consulting and professional services, and healthcare verticals. The decrease in revenue from the South Africa region was primarily attributable to lower volumes in our diversified businesses, and consulting and professional services verticals and a depreciation of the South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 6.0%, as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2018, partially offset by higher volumes in our banking and financial services, and utilities verticals.

Revenue Less Repair Payments (non-GAAP)

The following table sets forth our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and percentage change in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		Change		% Change
	(US dollars in million)
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	$	794.0	$	741.0	$	53.0		7.1	%

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The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) of $53.0 million was primarily attributable to (i) an increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from existing clients of $45.5 million, (ii) revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from new clients of $16.6 million, and (iii) a decrease in hedging gain on our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) by $9.1 million to $0.1 million in fiscal 2019 from $9.2 million in fiscal 2018. The increase in revenue was primarily due to higher volumes in our insurance, shipping and logistics, healthcare, diversified businesses, consulting and professional services, and banking and financial services verticals. The increase in revenue was partially offset by lower volumes in our utilities, and travel verticals. The increase was also partially offset by a depreciation of the pound sterling, AUD and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 0.9%, 5.8% and 6.0%, respectively, as compared to the respective average exchange rates in fiscal 2018.

Revenue Less Repair Payments (non-GAAP) by Geography

The following table sets forth the composition of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) based on the location of our clients in our key geographies for the periods indicated:

	Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)				As a percentage of revenue less repair payments  (non-GAAP)
	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2019			2018
	(US dollars in millions)
North America (primarily the US)	$	335.9	$	308.4		42.3	%		41.6	%
UK		238.8		241.9		30.1	%		32.6	%
Australia		77.2		66.6		9.7	%		9.0	%
Europe (excluding the UK)		56.4		47.2		7.1	%		6.4	%
South Africa		38.9		42.8		4.9	%		5.8	%
Rest of world		46.8		34.0		5.9	%		4.6	%
Total	$	794.0	$	741.0		100	%		100	%

The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the North America (primarily the US) region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our healthcare, diversified businesses, insurance, shipping and logistics, consulting and professional services, and banking and financial services verticals, partially offset by lower volumes in our travel, and utilities verticals. The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the Rest of world region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our shipping and logistics, healthcare, and insurance verticals, partially offset by lower volumes in our travel, and banking and financial services verticals. The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the Australia region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our insurance, and diversified businesses verticals, partially offset by a lower volume in our travel vertical and a depreciation of the Australian dollar against the US dollar by an average of 5.8%, as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2018. The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the Europe (excluding the UK) region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our travel, banking and financial services, diversified businesses, utilities, and shipping and logistics verticals, partially offset by lower volumes in our insurance, and healthcare verticals and a depreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar by an average of 0.9%, as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2018. The decrease in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the UK region was primarily attributable to lower volumes in our utilities, travel, and shipping and logistics verticals; partially offset by higher volumes in our insurance, diversified businesses, consulting and professional services, and healthcare verticals. The decrease in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the South Africa region was primarily attributable to lower volumes in our diversified businesses, and consulting and professional services verticals and a depreciation of the South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 6.0%, as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2018, partially offset by higher volumes in our banking and financial services, and utilities verticals.

Cost of Revenue

The following table sets forth the composition of our cost of revenue for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Employee costs	$	346.9		$	329.3		$	17.6
Facilities costs		87.8			86.1			1.7
Depreciation		19.9			19.5			0.4
Repair payments		15.2			17.0			(1.8	)
Travel costs		11.8			12.9			(1.1	)
Legal and professional costs		10.3			11.9			(1.7	)
Other costs		26.4			26.4			0.0
Total cost of revenue	$	518.2		$	503.1		$	15.1
As a percentage of revenue		64.0	%		66.4	%

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The increase in cost of revenue was primarily due to higher employee cost on account of higher headcount, wage inflation and an increase in share-based compensation expense; higher facilities costs on account of the expansion of existing facilities and the addition of new facilities in the Philippines, Spain, and India; and higher depreciation costs. These increases were partially offset by lower repair payments; lower legal and professional costs; and lower travel costs. Further, the depreciation of the Indian rupee, South African rand and the Philippine peso against the US dollar by an average of 8.5%, 6.0% and 4.2%, respectively, in fiscal 2019, as compared to the average exchange rates in fiscal 2018. Our cost of revenue increased notwithstanding that such foreign exchange impact reduced our cost of revenue by approximately $22.2 million in fiscal 2019.

Gross Profit

The following table sets forth our gross profit for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Gross profit	$	290.9		$	254.8		$	36.1
As a percentage of revenue		36.0	%		33.6	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		36.6	%		34.4	%

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) increased primarily due to higher revenues, and lower cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) as discussed above, partially offset by a decrease in hedging gain on our revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) by $9.1 million to $0.1 million in fiscal 2019 from $9.2 million in fiscal 2018. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) was lower due to the depreciation of the Indian rupee, South African rand and Philippine peso against the US dollar by an average of 8.5%, 6.0% and 4.2%, respectively, in fiscal 2019, as compared to the average exchange rates for fiscal 2018, which resulted in a decrease of approximately $22.2 million in the cost of revenue in fiscal 2019.

During fiscal 2019, our built up seats increased by 7.8% from 30,390 as at the end of fiscal 2018 to 32,764 as at the end of fiscal 2019 as we added new facilities in the Philippines, Spain, and Vizag, India. We also expanded our facilities in Bangalore, Gurgaon, Nashik and Pune, India. Our total headcount increased by 9.2% from 36,540 to 39,898 during the same period. The increase in builtup seats was greater than the increase in headcount, resulting in a decrease in our seat utilization rate from 1.22 in fiscal 2018 to 1.21 in fiscal 2019. This 0.01 decrease in our seat utilization rate decreased our gross profit as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) by approximately 0.1%.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

The following table sets forth the composition of our selling and marketing expenses for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Employee costs	$	34.1		$	31.4		$	2.7
Other costs		10.5			10.4			0.1
Total selling and marketing expenses	$	44.6		$	41.8		$	2.8
As a percentage of revenue		5.5	%		5.5	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		5.6	%		5.6	%

The increase in selling and marketing expenses was primarily due to an increase in employee costs as a result of wage inflation, and higher share-based compensation, higher travel costs and higher marketing costs. Further, the depreciation of the Indian rupee, Australian dollar and the pound sterling against the US dollar by an average of 8.5%, 5.8% and 0.9%, respectively, in fiscal 2019, as compared to the average exchange rate for fiscal 2018, resulted in a decrease of approximately $0.6 million of selling and marketing expenses.

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General and Administrative Expenses

The following table sets forth the composition of our general and administrative expenses for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Employee costs	$	87.2		$	90.3		$	(3.1	)
Other costs		28.1			27.3			0.8
Total general and administrative expenses	$	115.3		$	117.6		$	(2.4	)
As a percentage of revenue		14.2	%		15.5	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		14.5	%		15.9	%

The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a decrease in employee costs as a result of lower salaries primarily on account of lower share-based compensation expenses; and lower legal and professional costs and lower travel costs. The depreciation of the Indian rupee, South African rand and Philippine peso against the US dollar by an average of 8.5%, 6.0% and 4.2%, respectively, for fiscal 2019, as compared to the respective average exchange rates for fiscal 2018, resulted in a decrease of approximately $4.3 million in general and administrative expenses. This decrease in general and administrative expenses was partially offset by higher miscellaneous costs.

Foreign Exchange Loss / (Gains), Net

The following table sets forth our foreign exchange loss / (gains), net for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Foreign exchange gains, net	$	(4.5	)	$	(15.0	)	$	10.5

The foreign exchange gains were lower primarily due to a higher loss of $22.7 million from our US dollar denominated hedges as a result of a depreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar and our rupee denominated hedges as a result of a depreciation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar, partially offset by a higher foreign currency revaluation gain of $12.2 million arising from a gain of $8.1 million for fiscal 2019 as against a loss of $4.1 million for fiscal 2018.

Further, foreign exchange gains of $4.5 million for fiscal 2019 is lower by $2.2 million due to the adoption of IFRS 9.

Impairment of Goodwill

There is no impairment charge recognized in fiscal 2019 and 2018.

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Amortization of Intangible Assets

The following table sets forth our amortization of intangible assets for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Amortization of intangible assets	$	15.8	$	15.5	$	0.3

The increase in amortization of intangible assets was primarily attributable to higher amortization on software costs.

Operating Profit

The following table sets forth our operating profit for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Operating profit	$	119.8		$	94.9		$	24.9
As a percentage of revenue		14.8	%		12.5	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		15.1	%		12.8	%

Operating profit as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) is higher due to higher revenue, lower cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), lower general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), and lower amortization expenses as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), partially offset by lower foreign exchange gains.

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Other Income, net

The following table sets forth our other income, net for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Other income, net	$	(14.6	)	$	(11.2	)	$	(3.4	)

Other income is higher in fiscal 2019 as compared with fiscal 2018 due to higher yield on account of moving our liquid mutual fund investments from a dividend scheme to a growth scheme and higher yield on our cash and cash equivalents and investments.

Finance Expense

The following table sets forth our finance expense for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Finance expense	$	3.2	$	4.3	$	(1.1	)

Finance expense decreased primarily on account of principal repayment of loans resulting in lower interest on the amounts outstanding on long term loans obtained to fund our acquisition of Denali and HealthHelp.

Income Tax Expense

The following table sets forth our income tax expense for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Income tax expense	$	25.7	$	15.4	$	10.3

The increase in income tax expense was primarily due to (i) higher taxable profits in fiscal 2019, (ii) a lower non-recurring tax benefit of $0.4 million for fiscal 2019 as against the provisional amount of $5.2 million recorded for fiscal 2018 arising from the 2017 US Tax Reforms which reduced the US corporate tax rate on the deferred tax balances, and (iii) a non-recurring tax benefit of $1.7 million resulting from a corporate restructuring for fiscal 2018. This increase was partially offset by a one-time tax credit of $0.9 million on account of recognition of deferred tax assets on past tax losses for fiscal 2019.

The 2017 US Tax Reforms were enacted on December 22, 2017 with an effective date of January 1, 2018. The reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% has an impact on the various current and deferred tax items recorded by our subsidiaries. We had recorded a provisional amount of $5.2 million for the effects of the change in law in our financial results for fiscal 2018, with the amount to be updated during the measurement period as additional information is obtained, prepared and analyzed. During fiscal 2019, we analyzed the impacts of the effects of the change in law on our financial results and recorded a final one-time tax benefit of $0.4 million, primarily resulting from the adjustments to our deferred tax balances arising from business combinations, share-based compensation, losses and accruals and transition tax, thereby reducing our effective tax rate by 0.3% for fiscal 2019.

Profit After Tax

The following table sets forth our profit after tax for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Profit after tax	$	105.4		$	86.4		$	19.0
As a percentage of revenue		13.0	%		11.4	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		13.3	%		11.7	%

The increase in profit after tax was primarily on account of higher operating profit, higher other income and a decrease in finance expenses, partially offset by an increase in income tax expense, as explained above.

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Fiscal 2018 Compared to Fiscal 2017

Revenue

The following table sets forth our revenue and percentage change in revenue for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018		2017		Change		% Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	758.0	$	602.5	$	155.4		25.8	%

The increase in revenue of $155.4 million was primarily attributable to (i) an increase in revenue from existing clients of $122.9 million, (ii) revenue from new clients of $30.1 million, and (iii) an increase in hedging gain on our revenue by $2.4 million to $9.2 million in fiscal 2018 from $6.8 million in fiscal 2017. The increase in revenue was primarily due to higher volumes in our healthcare (including due to HealthHelp which we acquired in March 2017), diversified businesses (including due to Denali which we acquired in January 2017), insurance, travel, utilities, shipping and logistics and banking and financial services verticals. The increase was contributed by an appreciation of the pound sterling, AUD and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 1.4%, 2.8% and 7.8%, respectively, as compared to the respective average exchange rates in fiscal 2017. The increase in revenue was partially offset by a lower volume in our consulting and professional services vertical.

Revenue by Geography

The following table sets forth the composition of our revenue based on the location of our clients in our key geographies for the periods indicated:

	Revenue				As a percentage of Revenue
	Year ended March 31,
	2018		2017		2018			2017
	(US dollars in millions)
North America (primarily the US)	$	308.4	$	196.2		40.7	%		32.6	%
UK		258.9		248.6		34.2	%		41.3	%
Australia		66.6		49.1		8.8	%		8.1	%
Europe (excluding the UK)		47.2		37.5		6.2	%		6.2	%
South Africa		42.8		42.7		5.7	%		7.1	%
Rest of world		34.0		28.5		4.5	%		4.7	%
Total	$	758.0	$	602.5		100.0	%		100.0	%

The increase in revenue in North America (primarily the US) region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our healthcare (including due to HealthHelp which we acquired in March 2017), diversified businesses (including due to Denali which we acquired in January 2017), insurance, travel, banking and financial services, utilities, shipping and logistics, and consulting and professional services verticals. The increase in revenue from the Australia region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our insurance, and travel verticals, and an appreciation of the Australian dollar against the US dollar by an average of 2.8%, as compared to the average exchange rates in fiscal 2017, partially offset by a lower volume in our utilities vertical. The increase in revenue from the UK region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our utilities, healthcare, travel, banking and financial services and diversified businesses verticals, and an appreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar by an average of 1.4%, as compared to the average exchange rates in fiscal 2017, partially offset by lower volumes in our insurance, and consulting and professional services verticals. The increase in revenue from the Europe (excluding the UK) region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our healthcare, travel, diversified businesses, and banking and financial services verticals, partially offset by a lower volume in our insurance vertical. The increase in revenue from the South Africa region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our diversified businesses, and shipping and logistics verticals, and an appreciation of the South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 7.8%, as compared to the average exchange rates in fiscal 2017, partially offset by lower volumes in our utilities, consulting and professional services and banking and financial services verticals. The increase in revenue from the Rest of world region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our shipping and logistics, and travel verticals, partially offset by a lower volume in our diversified businesses vertical.

Revenue Less Repair Payments (non-GAAP)

The following table sets forth our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and percentage change in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018		2017		Change		% Change
	(US dollars in million)
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	$	741.0	$	578.4	$	162.5		28.1	%

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The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) of $162.5 million was primarily attributable to (i) an increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from existing clients of $130.4 million, (ii) revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from new clients of $29.8 million, and (iii) an increase in hedging gain on our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) by $2.4 million to $9.2 million in fiscal 2018 from $6.8 million in fiscal 2017. The increase in revenue was primarily due to higher volumes in our healthcare (including due to HealthHelp which we acquired in March 2017), diversified businesses (including due to Denali which we acquired in January 2017), insurance, travel, utilities, shipping and logistics and banking and financial services verticals. Further, the increase was also contributed by an appreciation of the pound sterling, AUD and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 1.4%, 2.8% and 7.8%, respectively, as compared to the respective average exchange rates in fiscal 2017. The increase in revenue was partially offset by a lower volume in our consulting and professional services vertical.

Revenue Less Repair Payments (non-GAAP) by Geography

The following table sets forth the composition of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) based on the location of our clients in our key geographies for the periods indicated:

	Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)				As a percentage of revenue less repair payments  (non-GAAP)
	Year ended March 31,
	2018		2017		2018			2017
	(US dollars in millions)
North America (primarily the US)	$	308.4	$	196.2		41.6	%		33.9	%
UK		241.9		224.5		32.6	%		38.8	%
Australia		66.6		49.1		9.0	%		8.5	%
Europe (excluding the UK)		47.2		37.5		6.4	%		6.5	%
South Africa		42.8		42.7		5.8	%		7.4	%
Rest of world		34.0		28.5		4.6	%		4.9	%
Total	$	741.0	$	578.4		100	%		100	%

The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from North America (primarily the US) region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our healthcare, diversified businesses, insurance, travel, banking and financial services, utilities, shipping and logistics, and consulting and professional services verticals. The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the Australia region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our insurance, and travel verticals and an appreciation of the Australian dollar against the US dollar by an average of 2.8%, as compared to the average exchange rates in fiscal 2017, partially offset by a lower volume in our utilities vertical. The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the UK region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our utilities, healthcare, travel, banking and financial services and diversified businesses verticals and an appreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar by an average of 1.4% as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2017, partially offset by a lower volume in our consulting and professional services vertical. The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the Europe (excluding the UK) region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our healthcare, travel, diversified businesses verticals, and banking and financial services verticals, partially offset by a lower volume in our insurance vertical. The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the South Africa region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our diversified businesses and shipping and logistics verticals, and an appreciation of the South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 7.8% as compared to the average exchange rates in fiscal 2017, partially offset by lower volumes in our utilities, consulting and professional services and banking and financial services verticals. The increase in revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) from the Rest of world region was primarily attributable to higher volumes in our shipping and logistics, and travel verticals, partially offset by a lower volume in our diversified businesses vertical.

Cost of Revenue

The following table sets forth the composition of our cost of revenue for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018			2017			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Employee costs	$	329.3		$	249.7		$	79.6
Facilities costs		86.1			72.6			13.5
Depreciation		19.5			16.4			3.1
Repair payments		17.0			24.1			(7.1	)
Travel costs		12.9			10.6			2.4
Legal and professional costs		11.9			6.5			5.4
Other costs		26.4			23.4			3.0
Total cost of revenue	$	503.1		$	403.3		$	99.8
As a percentage of revenue		66.4	%		66.9	%

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The increase in cost of revenue was primarily due to higher employee cost on account of higher headcount (including headcount of businesses acquired during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017), wage inflation and an increase in share-based compensation expense; higher facilities costs on account of the expansion of existing facilities, addition of new facilities in the Philippines, India, China and Romania and the addition of new facilities of acquired businesses; higher legal and professional costs; higher depreciation costs; and higher travel costs. Further, the appreciation of the Indian rupee and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 3.9% and 7.8%, respectively, in fiscal 2018, as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2017, resulted in an increase of approximately $12.1 million in the cost of revenue. These increases were partially offset by lower repair payments, on account of an overall decrease in revenue from the auto claims segment. Further, the depreciation of the Philippine peso against the US dollar by an average of 5.4% in fiscal 2018, as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2017, resulted in a decrease of approximately $2.1 million in the cost of revenue.

Gross Profit

The following table sets forth our gross profit for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018			2017			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Gross profit	$	254.8		$	199.2		$	55.6
As a percentage of revenue		33.6	%		33.1	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		34.4	%		34.4	%

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased marginally and gross profit as a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) remained constant primarily due to lower cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and an increase in hedging gain on our revenue by $2.4 million to $9.2 million in fiscal 2018 from $6.8 million in fiscal 2017. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) were lower notwithstanding the appreciation of the Indian rupee and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 3.9% and 7.8%, respectively, in fiscal 2018, as compared to the average exchange rate for fiscal 2017.

During fiscal 2018, our built up seats increased by 8.5% from 28,008 as at the end of fiscal 2017 to 30,390 as at the end of fiscal 2018 as we added new facilities in the Philippines; Romania; Pune, India and Shanghai, China. We also expanded our facilities in Nashik and Pune, India and Guangzhou, China. Our total headcount increased by 5.8% from 34,547 to 36,540 during the same period. The increase in builtup seats was greater than the increase in headcount, resulting in a decrease in our seat utilization rate from 1.23 in fiscal 2017 to 1.22 in fiscal 2018. This 0.01 decrease in our seat utilization rate decreased our gross profit as a percentage of revenue by approximately 0.1% and decreased our gross profit as a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) by approximately 0.2%.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

The following table sets forth the composition of our selling and marketing expenses for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018			2017			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Employee costs	$	31.4		$	24.7		$	6.7
Other costs		10.4			7.9			2.5
Total selling and marketing expenses	$	41.8		$	32.6		$	9.1
As a percentage of revenue		5.5	%		5.4	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		5.6	%		5.6	%

The increase in selling and marketing expenses was primarily due to an increase in employee costs as a result of an increase in sales headcount, wage inflation, and higher share-based compensation expense; higher travel costs; higher miscellaneous cost and higher marketing costs. Further, the appreciation of the pound sterling and Indian rupee against the US dollar by an average of 1.4% and 3.9% respectively, in fiscal 2018, as compared to the average exchange rate for fiscal 2017, resulted in an increase of approximately $0.3 million of selling and marketing expenses. Our selling and marketing expenses also increased as a result of our acquisitions during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.

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General and Administrative Expenses

The following table sets forth the composition of our general and administrative expenses for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018			2017			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Employee costs	$	90.3		$	68.9		$	21.4
Other costs		27.3			22.8			4.5
Total general and administrative expenses	$	117.6		$	91.7		$	25.9
As a percentage of revenue		15.5	%		15.2	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		15.9	%		15.9	%

The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in employee costs as a result of higher salaries on account of a higher headcount, wage inflation and higher share-based compensation, and an increase in other cost as a result of higher travel costs, higher miscellaneous cost and higher legal and professional cost. Further, the appreciation of the Indian rupee and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 3.9% and 7.8%, respectively, for fiscal 2018, as compared to the respective average exchange rates for fiscal 2017, resulted in an increase of approximately $2.2 million in general and administrative expenses. Our general and administrative expenses also increased as a result of acquisitions during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.

Foreign Exchange Loss / (Gains), Net

The following table sets forth our foreign exchange loss / (gains), net for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018			2017			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Foreign exchange gains, net	$	(15.0	)	$	(14.5	)	$	(0.5	)

The foreign exchange gains were higher primarily due to higher gains of $8.5 million from our US dollar denominated hedges as a result of an appreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar and our rupee denominated hedges as a result of an appreciation of the pound sterling against the Indian rupee, partially offset by a higher foreign currency revaluation loss of $8.0 million arising from a loss of $4.1 million for fiscal 2018 as against a gain of $3.9 million for fiscal 2017.

Impairment of Goodwill

	Year ended March 31,
	2018		2017		Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Impairment of Goodwill	$	—	$	21.7	$	(21.7	)

We performed an impairment review of the goodwill associated with the companies we had acquired for our auto claims business and recorded an impairment charge of $21.7 million to our results of operations for fiscal 2017. There is no impairment charge recognized in fiscal 2018.

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Amortization of Intangible Assets

The following table sets forth our amortization of intangible assets for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018		2017		Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Amortization of intangible assets	$	15.5	$	20.5	$	(5.0	)

The decrease in amortization of intangible assets was primarily attributable to the completion of amortization in November 2016 of intangible assets associated with our acquisition of Aviva Global made in July 2008, partially offset by the amortization of intangible assets arising out of our acquisitions of Denali and HealthHelp in January 2017 and March 2017, respectively.

Operating Profit

The following table sets forth our operating profit for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018			2017			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Operating profit	$	94.9		$	47.2		$	47.7
As a percentage of revenue		12.5	%		7.8	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		12.8	%		8.2	%

Operating profit as a percentage of revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) is higher due to higher revenue, no impairment of goodwill in fiscal 2018 as compared to the impairment of goodwill recorded in fiscal 2017, lower amortization expenses and higher foreign exchange gain, partially offset by higher cost of revenue, higher general and administrative expenses and higher selling and marketing expenses, each as described above.

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Other Income, Net

The following table sets forth our other income, net for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018			2017			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Other income, net	$	(11.2	)	$	(8.7	)	$	(2.5	)

Other income, net is higher in fiscal 2018 as compared with fiscal 2017 due to higher cash and cash equivalents and investments, partially offset by lower interest yield.

Finance Expense

The following table sets forth our finance expense for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018		2017		Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Finance expense	$	4.3	$	0.5	$	3.7

Finance expense increased primarily on account of interest on long term loans obtained during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 to fund our acquisition of Denali and HealthHelp.

Income Tax Expense

The following table sets forth our income tax expense for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018		2017		Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Income tax expense	$	15.4	$	17.5	$	(2.1	)

The decrease in income tax expense was primarily on account of a non-recurring tax benefit of $1.7 million arising from a corporate restructuring and a net non-recurring tax benefit of $5.2 million resulting from the adjustments to the deferred tax balances due to a reduction in US corporate tax rate and transition tax charge on undistributed income of a foreign subsidiary (pursuant to the 2017 US Tax Reforms), partially offset by higher taxable profits during the year.

Profit After Tax

The following table sets forth our profit after tax for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2018			2017			Change
	(US dollars in millions)
Profit after tax	$	86.4		$	37.8		$	48.7
As a percentage of revenue		11.4	%		6.3	%
As a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		11.7	%		6.5	%

The increase in profit after tax was primarily on account of higher operating profit, higher other income and a decrease in income tax expense partially offset by an increase in finance expense, as explained above.

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Results by Reportable Segment

For purposes of evaluating operating performance and allocating resources, we have organized our company by operating segments. See note 28 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report. For financial statement reporting purposes, we aggregate the segments that meet the criteria for aggregation as set forth in IFRS 8 “Operating Segments” (“IFRS 8”). We have separately reported our Auto Claims BPM segment, as it does not meet the aggregation criteria under IFRS 8. Accordingly, pursuant to IFRS 8, we have two reportable segments: WNS Global BPM and WNS Auto Claims BPM.

WNS Global BPM is delivered out of our delivery centers in China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the UK and the US. This segment includes all of our business activities with the exception of WNS Auto Claims BPM. WNS Auto Claims BPM is our automobile claims management business which is primarily based in the UK and is part of our insurance business unit. See “Part I — Item 4. Information on the Company — B. Business Overview — Business Process Management Service Offerings.” We report WNS Auto Claims BPM as a separate segment for financial statement reporting purposes since a substantial part of our reported revenue in this business consists of amounts invoiced to our clients for payments made by us to third party automobile repair centers, resulting in lower long-term gross margins when measured on the basis of revenue, relative to the WNS Global BPM segment.

Our revenue is generated primarily from providing business process management services.

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In our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment, we provide both “fault” and “non-fault” repairs. For “fault” repairs, we provide claims handling and repair management services, where we arrange for automobile repairs through a network of third party repair centers. In our repair management services, where we act as the principal in our dealings with the third party repair centers and our clients, the amounts which we invoice to our clients for payments made by us to third party repair centers are reported as revenue. Where we are not the principal in providing the services, we record revenue from repair services net of repair cost. Since we wholly subcontract the repairs to the repair centers, we evaluate the financial performance of our “fault” repair business based on revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) to third party repair centers, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe that revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for “fault” repairs reflects more accurately the value addition of the business process management services that we directly provide to our clients.

For our “non-fault” repairs business, we generally provide a consolidated suite of accident management services including credit hire and credit repair, and we believe that measurement of such business on a basis that includes repair payments in revenue is appropriate. Revenue including repair payments is therefore used as a primary measure to allocate resources and measure operating performance for accident management services provided in our “non-fault” repairs business. Our “non-fault” repairs business where we provide accident management services accounts for a relatively small portion of our revenue for our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment. In our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment, effective July 1, 2015, WNS Legal Assistance LLP, a subsidiary of WNS Assistance Limited, commenced providing legal services in relation to personal injury claims.

Revenue less repair payments is a non-GAAP financial measure which is calculated as (a) revenue less (b) in our auto claims business, payments to repair centers for “fault” repair cases where we act as the principal in our dealings with the third party repair centers and our clients. This non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to potential differences in the method of calculation.

We allocate resources based on segment revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and measures segment performance based on revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and to a lesser extent on segment operating income. The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those of our company. See “— Critical Accounting Policies.”

We may in the future change our reportable segments based on how our business evolves.

The following table shows revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for our two reportable segments for the periods indicated:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019						2018						2017
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto claims BPM			WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto claims BPM			WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto claims BPM
Segment revenue(1)	$	774.3		$	34.9		$	722.6		$	35.4		$	558.0		$	44.6
Less: Payments to repair centers		—			15.2			—			17.0			—			24.1
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) (1)		774.3			19.7			722.6			18.4			558.0			20.5
Cost of revenue (excluding payments to repair centers) (2)		483.5			15.3			468.0			14.4			361.0			15.6
Impairment of Goodwill		—			—			—			—			—			21.7
Other costs(3)		124.9			4.4			113.6			4.1			84.7			4.9
Segment operating profit / (loss)		165.9			(0.0	)		141.1			(0.1	)		112.3			(21.6	)
Other income, net		(12.6	)		(2.0	)		(9.8	)		(1.5	)		(7.8	)		(0.9	)
Finance expense		3.2			0.0			4.1			0.2			0.5			—
Segment profit before income taxes		175.3			2.0			146.8			1.2			119.5			(20.7	)
Income tax expense		25.5			0.2			15.3			0.1			17.4			0.1
Segment profit / (loss)	$	149.8		$	1.8		$	131.5		$	1.1		$	102.1		$	(20.8	)

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Notes:

(1) Segment revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) include inter-segment revenue of $0.1 million for each of fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017.

(2) Cost of revenue includes inter-segment expenses of $0.1 million for each of fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, and excludes share-based compensation expense of $4.3 million for fiscal 2019, $3.8 million for fiscal 2018 and $2.8 million for fiscal 2017, which are not allocable between our segments.

(3) Other costs include selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses and foreign exchange gain/loss. Excludes share-based compensation expense of $26.0 million for fiscal 2019, $26.8 million for fiscal 2018 and $20.3 million for fiscal 2017, which are not allocable between our segments.

WNS Global BPM accounted for 95.7% of our revenue and 97.5% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in fiscal 2019 as compared to 95.3% of our revenue and 97.5% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in fiscal 2018 and 92.6% of our revenue and 96.4% of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in fiscal 2017.

WNS Global BPM

Segment Revenue

Fiscal 2019 Compared to Fiscal 2018

Revenue in the WNS Global BPM segment increased by 7.2% to $774.3 million in fiscal 2019 from $722.6 million in fiscal 2018. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in the volume of transactions executed for existing and new clients, with $45.0 million being attributable to existing clients and $15.8 million being attributable to new clients. This increase was partially offset by decrease in hedging gain on our revenue by $9.1 million to $0.1 million in fiscal 2019 from $9.2 million in fiscal 2018. The increase was also partially offset by a depreciation of the pound sterling, AUD and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 0.9%, 5.8% and 6.0%, respectively, as compared to the respective average exchange rates in fiscal 2018.

Fiscal 2018 Compared to Fiscal 2017

Revenue in the WNS Global BPM segment increased by 29.5% to $722.6 million in fiscal 2018 from $558.0 million in fiscal 2017. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in the volume of transactions executed for existing and new clients, with $132.8 million being attributable to existing clients, including revenue from clients of acquired businesses and $29.4 million being attributable to new clients. In addition, we had an increase in hedging gain on our revenue by $2.4 million to $9.2 million in fiscal 2018 from $6.8 million in fiscal 2017. The increase was contributed by an appreciation of the pound sterling and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 1.4% and 7.8%, respectively, as compared to the respective average exchange rates in fiscal 2017.

Segment Operating Profit

Fiscal 2019 Compared to Fiscal 2018

Segment operating profit in the WNS Global BPM segment increased by 17.6% to $165.9 million in fiscal 2019 from $141.0 million in fiscal 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to higher segment revenue and lower general and administrative expenses, partially offset by lower foreign exchange gains, higher cost of revenue, and higher selling and marketing expenses.

Our cost of revenue includes employee costs, facilities costs, depreciation, legal and professional costs, travel costs and other related costs. Employee related costs represent the largest component of our cost of revenue for the WNS Global BPM segment. Our cost of revenue increased by $15.6 million to $483.5 million in fiscal 2019 from $468.0 million in fiscal 2018, primarily on account of (i) an increase in employee costs by $16.6 million on account of higher headcount and (ii) an increase in depreciation cost by $0.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in travel costs by $1.1 million. Our cost of revenue increased notwithstanding that the depreciation of the Indian rupee, South African rand and Philippine peso against the US dollar by an average of 8.5%, 6.0% and 4.2%, respectively, in fiscal 2019, as compared to the respective average exchange rates in fiscal 2018, reduced our cost of revenue by approximately $22.2 million.

Our other costs include selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses and foreign exchange loss or gain. Our other costs increased by $11.3 million to $124.9 million in fiscal 2019 from $113.6 million in fiscal 2018, primarily on account of (i) a decrease in foreign exchange gain by $10.2 million, and (ii) an increase in selling and marketing expenses by $1.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in general and administrative expenses by $0.4 million.

The foreign exchange gains were lower primarily due to higher loss of $22.7 million from our US dollar denominated hedges as a result of a depreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar and our rupee denominated hedges as a result of a depreciation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar, partially offset by a higher foreign currency revaluation gain of $12.2 million arising from a gain of $8.1 million for fiscal 2019 as against a loss of $4.1 million for fiscal 2018.

Selling and marketing expenses increased by $1.5 million to $40.2 million in fiscal 2019 from $38.7 million in fiscal 2018, primarily due to an increase in employee costs and higher travel costs, partially offset by lower legal and professional costs. Further, the depreciation of the pound sterling, Australian dollar and Indian rupee against the US dollar by an average of 0.9%, 5.8% and 8.5% respectively, in fiscal 2019, as compared to the average exchange rates for fiscal 2018, resulted in a decrease in selling and marketing expenses.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.4 million to $89.2 million in fiscal 2019 from $89.6 million in fiscal 2018, primarily due to a decrease in employee costs, lower legal and professional expenses, higher other costs, and lower travel costs. Further, the depreciation of the Indian rupee, South African rand and Philippine peso against the US dollar by an average of 8.5%, 6.0% and 4.2%, respectively, for fiscal 2019, as compared to the respective average exchange rates for fiscal 2018, resulted in a decrease in general and administrative expenses.

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Fiscal 2018 Compared to Fiscal 2017

Segment operating profit in the WNS Global BPM segment increased by 25.6% to $141.0 million in fiscal 2018 from $112.3 million in fiscal 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to higher segment revenue and higher foreign exchange gains, partially offset by higher cost of revenue, higher general and administrative expenses and higher selling and marketing expense.

Our cost of revenue includes employee costs, facilities costs, depreciation, legal and professional costs, travel costs and other related costs. Employee related costs represent the largest component of our cost of revenue for the WNS Global BPM segment. Our cost of revenue increased by $106.9 million to $468.0 million in fiscal 2018 from $361.0 million in fiscal 2017, primarily on account of (i) an increase in employee costs by $78.4 million on account of higher headcount, (ii) an increase in facilities costs by $23.9 million due to an expansion of our existing facility in Pune, India, and the addition of new facilities in Pune and Vishakhapatnam, India and Philippines, (iii) an increase in depreciation cost by $3.1 million, and (iv) an increase in travel costs by $2.4 million. Also, the appreciation of the Indian rupee and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 3.9% and 7.8%, respectively, in fiscal 2018, as compared to the respective average exchange rates in fiscal 2017, resulted in a higher cost of revenue of approximately $12.1 million.

Our other costs include selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses and foreign exchange loss or gain. Our other costs increased by $28.8 million to $113.6 million in fiscal 2018 from $84.7 million in fiscal 2017, primarily on account of (i) an increase in general and administrative expenses by $20.7 million, and (ii) an increase in selling and marketing expenses by $8.2 million, partially offset by an increase in foreign exchange gain by $0.1 million.

General and administrative expenses increased by $20.7 million to $89.6 million in fiscal 2018 from $68.9 million in fiscal 2017, primarily due to an increase in employee costs as a result of higher salaries on account of a higher headcount and wage inflation, higher legal and professional expenses (including costs related to our acquisitions), higher other costs, and higher travel costs. Further, the appreciation of the Indian rupee and South African rand against the US dollar by an average of 3.9% and 7.8%, respectively, for fiscal 2018, as compared to the respective average exchange rates for fiscal 2017, resulted in an increase in general and administrative expenses.

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Selling and marketing expenses increased by $8.2 million to $38.7 million in fiscal 2018 from $30.5 million in fiscal 2017, primarily due to an increase in employee costs as a result of an increase in sales headcount and higher travel costs. Further, the appreciation of the pound sterling and Indian rupee against the US dollar by an average of 1.4% and 3.9% respectively, in fiscal 2018, as compared to the average exchange rate for fiscal 2017, resulted in an increase in selling and marketing expenses.

The foreign exchange gains were primarily due to higher gains of $8.5 million from our US dollar denominated hedges as a result of an appreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar and our rupee denominated hedges as a result of an appreciation of the pound sterling against the Indian rupee, partially offset by a higher foreign currency revaluation loss of $8.0 million arising from a loss of $4.1 million for fiscal 2018 as against a gain of $3.9 million for fiscal 2017

Segment Profit

Fiscal 2019 Compared to Fiscal 2018

Segment profit in the WNS Global BPM segment increased by 14.0% to $149.8 million in fiscal 2019 from $131.4 million in fiscal 2018. The increase in profit was primarily attributable to higher operating profit, higher other income, net and lower finance expense, partially offset by higher income tax expense.

The other income, net increased by $2.8 million in fiscal 2019 to $12.6 million from $9.8 million in fiscal 2018 primarily due to higher yield on account of moving our liquid mutual fund investments from a dividend scheme to a growth scheme and higher yield on our cash and cash equivalents and investments.

The finance expense for fiscal 2019 was $3.2 million as compared to $4.1 million in fiscal 2018 primarily due to lower interest on reduced balance outstanding on our long term loans obtained to fund our acquisitions of Denali and HealthHelp as we pay down the loans.

The income tax expense in fiscal 2019 was $25.5 million as compared to $15.3 million in fiscal 2018. The increase in income tax expense was primarily due to (i) higher taxable profits in fiscal 2019, (ii) a lower non-recurring tax benefit of $0.4 million for the fiscal 2019 as against the provisional amount of $5.2 million recorded for fiscal 2018 arising from the 2017 US Tax Reforms, which reduced the US corporate tax rate on the deferred tax balances, and (iii) a non-recurring tax benefit of $1.7 million resulting from a corporate restructuring for fiscal 2018. This increase was partially offset by a one-time tax credit of $0.9 million on account of recognition of deferred tax assets on past tax losses for fiscal 2019.

Fiscal 2018 Compared to Fiscal 2017

Segment profit in the WNS Global BPM segment increased by 28.7% to $131.4 million in fiscal 2018 from $102.1 million in fiscal 2017. The increase in profit was primarily attributable to higher operating profit, lower income tax expense and higher other income, net, partially offset by higher finance expense.

The other income, net increased by $2.0 million in fiscal 2018 to $9.8 million from $7.8 million in fiscal 2017 primarily due to higher cash and cash equivalents and investments, partially offset by lower interest yield and earnings due to funds utilized for our share repurchases in fiscal 2018.

The finance expense for fiscal 2018 was $4.1 million as compared to $0.5 million in fiscal 2017 primarily due to interest on long term loans obtained during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 to fund our acquisitions of Denali and HealthHelp.

Income tax expense in fiscal 2018 was $15.3 million as compared to $17.4 million in fiscal 2017. Income tax expense was lower primarily on account of a one-time tax benefit of $1.7 million arising from a corporate legal restructuring and a net one-time tax benefit $5.2 million resulting from the adjustments to the deferred tax balances due to a reduction in US corporate tax rate and transition tax charge on undistributed income of a foreign subsidiary (pursuant to the 2017 US Tax Reforms), partially offset by higher taxable profits during the year.

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WNS Auto Claims BPM

Segment Revenue

Fiscal 2019 Compared to Fiscal 2018

Revenue in the WNS Auto Claims BPM segment decreased by $0.5 million to $34.9 million in fiscal 2019 from $35.4 million in fiscal 2018. The decrease was primarily on account of a decrease in revenue from existing clients of $2.0 million, partially offset by an increase in revenue from new clients by $1.5 million. The decrease was also on account of a depreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar by an average of 0.9% in fiscal 2019 as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2018. Payments made to repair centers in fiscal 2019 decreased by $1.8 million to $15.2 million in fiscal 2019 from $17.0 million in fiscal 2018.

Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in this segment increased by $1.3 million to $19.7 million in fiscal 2019 from $18.4 million in fiscal 2018. The increase was primarily on account of an increase in revenue from new clients by $0.8 million and an increase in revenue from existing clients of $0.5 million. The increase was partially offset by a depreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar by an average of 0.9% in fiscal 2019 as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2018.

Fiscal 2018 Compared to Fiscal 2017

Revenue in the WNS Auto Claims BPM segment decreased by $9.2 million to $35.4 million in fiscal 2018 from $44.6 million in fiscal 2017. The decrease was primarily on account of a decrease in revenue from existing clients of $9.9 million, partially offset by an increase in revenue from new clients by $0.7 million. The increase was also on account of an appreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar by an average of 1.4% in fiscal 2018 as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2017. Payments made to repair centers in fiscal 2018 decreased by $7.1 million to $17.0 million in fiscal 2018 from $24.1 million in fiscal 2017.

Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) in this segment decreased by $2.1 million to $18.4 million in fiscal 2018 from $20.5 million in fiscal 2017. The decrease was primarily on account of a decrease in revenue from existing clients of $2.5 million, partially offset by an increase in revenue from new clients by $0.4 million. The increase was also on account of an appreciation of the pound sterling against the US dollar by an average of 1.4% in fiscal 2018 as compared to the average exchange rate in fiscal 2017.

Segment Operating Profit

Fiscal 2019 Compared to Fiscal 2018

The segment reported an operating loss of $0.04 million in fiscal 2019 as compared to a loss of $0.08 million in fiscal 2018. The lower segment operating loss recorded in fiscal 2019 was primarily due to higher revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and lower selling and marketing costs, partially offset by higher cost of revenue (excluding payments to repair centers), lower foreign exchange gains and higher general and administrative expenses.

Our cost of revenue (excluding payments to repair centers) increased by $0.8 million to $15.3 million in fiscal 2019 from $14.4 million in fiscal 2018. The increase in cost of revenue (excluding payments made to repair centers) was primarily on account of an increase in our employee costs by $1.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in facilities cost by $0.3 million.

Our other costs include selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, and foreign exchange loss or gain. Our other costs increased by $0.4 million to $4.4 million in fiscal 2019 from $4.0 million in fiscal 2018, primarily on account of a decrease in foreign exchange gains by $0.3 million and an increase in general and administrative expenses by $0.2 million to $4.0 million in fiscal 2019 from $3.8 million in fiscal 2018, partially offset by a decrease in selling and marketing expenses by $0.1 million.

Fiscal 2018 Compared to Fiscal 2017

The segment reported an operating loss of $0.1 million in fiscal 2018 as compared to a loss of $21.6 million in fiscal 2017. The lower segment operating loss recorded in fiscal 2018 was primarily due to a non-recurring expense of impairment of goodwill recognized in fiscal 2017. The lower segment operating loss was also in part due to lower cost of revenue (excluding payments to repair centers), lower general and administrative expenses and higher foreign exchange gains, partially offset by lower revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP).

Our cost of revenue (excluding payments to repair centers) decreased by $1.2 million to $14.4 million in fiscal 2018 from $15.6 million in fiscal 2017. The decrease in cost of revenue (excluding payments made to repair centers) was primarily on account of a decrease in our employee costs by $0.8 million, and a decrease in facilities cost by $0.1 million.

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Our other costs include selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, and foreign exchange loss or gain. Our other costs decreased by $0.9 million to $4.0 million in fiscal 2018 from $4.9 million in fiscal 2017, primarily on account of a decrease in general and administrative expenses by $0.5 million to $3.8 million in fiscal 2018 from $4.3 million in fiscal 2017, partially offset by an increase in foreign exchange gains by $0.3 million.

Segment Profit

Fiscal 2019 Compared to Fiscal 2018

The segment reported a gain of $1.8 million in fiscal 2019 as compared to a gain of $1.1 million in fiscal 2018. This was primarily attributable to lower finance expenses and higher other income, net in fiscal 2019 of $2.0 million as compared to $1.5 million in fiscal 2018, partially offset by higher segmental operating losses and higher income tax expense in fiscal 2019 of $0.2 million as compared to $0.1 million in fiscal 2018.

Fiscal 2018 Compared to Fiscal 2017

The segment reported a gain of $1.1 million in fiscal 2018 as compared to a loss of $20.8 million in fiscal 2017. This was primarily attributable to lower segmental operating losses and higher other income, net in fiscal 2018 of $1.5 million as compared to $0.9 million in fiscal 2017. Income tax expense in fiscal 2018 remained flat at $0.1 million.

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Quarterly Results

The following table presents unaudited quarterly financial information for each of our last eight fiscal quarters on a historical basis. We believe the quarterly information contains all adjustments necessary to fairly present this information. As a business process management services provider, we anticipate and respond to demand from our clients. Accordingly, we have limited control over the timing and circumstances under which our services are provided. Typically, we show a decrease in our first quarter operating profit margins as a result of salary increases. For these and other reasons, we can experience variability in our operating results from quarter to quarter. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results for any future period.

	Fiscal 2019												Fiscal 2018
	Three months ended												Three months ended
	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			September 30, 2018			June 30, 2018			March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017			September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017
	(Unaudited, US dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	210.5		$	199.7		$	199.1		$	199.8		$	202.7		$	188.6		$	186.5		$	180.1
Cost of revenue		131.1			125.2			129.0			132.9			128.4			124.4			125.5			124.7
Gross Profit		79.4			74.5			70.1			66.9			74.3			64.1			61.0			55.4
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses		11.3			10.9			11.3			11.1			11.8			10.6			10.3			9.0
General and administrative expenses		31.3			28.2			27.9			27.9			30.5			28.3			31.3			27.5
Foreign exchange loss / (gains), net		0.5			(1.9	)		(1.9	)		(1.3	)		(1.4	)		(4.4	)		(4.4	)		(4.8	)
Amortization of intangible assets		3.9			3.9			4.0			3.9			4.0			3.9			3.7			3.9
Operating profit		32.3			33.4			28.8			25.3			29.4			25.7			20.1			19.8
Other income, net		(4.6	)		(3.6	)		(3.0	)		(3.3	)		(3.6	)		(2.5	)		(2.4	)		(2.8	)
Finance expense		0.7			0.8			0.8			0.8			1.1			1.0			1.0			1.1
Income tax expense		6.5			7.6			6.2			5.4			7.3			0.9			2.5			4.7
Profit after tax		29.7			28.6			24.8			22.4			24.5			26.3			18.9			16.7

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The following table sets forth for the periods indicated selected consolidated financial data:

	Fiscal 2019												Fiscal 2018
	Three months ended												Three months ended
	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			September 30, 2018			June 30, 2018			March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017			September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017
	(Unaudited)
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue		37.7	%		37.3	%		35.2	%		33.5	%		36.7	%		34.0	%		32.7	%		30.7	%
Operating profit as a percentage of revenue		15.3	%		16.7	%		14.5	%		12.6	%		14.5	%		13.6	%		10.8	%		11.0	%
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		38.4	%		38.1	%		35.9	%		34.1	%		37.5	%		34.6	%		33.5	%		31.6	%
Operating profit as a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		15.6	%		17.0	%		14.7	%		12.9	%		14.8	%		13.9	%		11.0	%		11.3	%

The following table reconciles our revenue to revenue less repair payments (a non-GAAP measure):

	Fiscal 2019								Fiscal 2018
	Three months ended								Three months ended
	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		September 30, 2018		June 30, 2018		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		September 30, 2017		June 30, 2017
	(Unaudited, US dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	210.5	$	199.7	$	199.1	$	199.8	$	202.7	$	188.6	$	186.5	$	180.1
Less: Payments to repair centers		3.9		3.9		3.6		3.7		4.5		3.4		4.2		4.8
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	$	206.6	$	195.9	$	195.5	$	196.0	$	198.2	$	185.2	$	182.3	$	175.3

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Contractual Obligations

Our principal commitments consist of expected principal cash payments relating to our obligations under debt and operating leases for office space, which represent minimum lease payments for office space, and purchase obligations for property and equipment. The following table sets out our total future contractual obligations as at March 31, 2019 on a consolidated basis:

	Payments Due By Period
	Total		Less than 1 year		1-3 years		3-5 years		More than 5 years
	(US dollars in thousands)
Long term debt (before netting off debt issuance costs)		61,800		28,200		33,600		—		—
Estimated interest payments (1)		2,722		1,523		1,199		—		—
Trade payables		17,831		17,831		—		—		—
Operating leases		161,919		30,505		54,534		41,951		34,929
Purchase obligations (net of capital advances)		10,778		10,778		—		—		—
Total	$	255,050	$	88,837	$	89,333	$	41,951	$	34,929

Note:

(1) Interest payments on debt includes payout for interest rate swaps which convert our floating rate debt to fixed rate debt. There is no contractual obligation to renew this debt.

Our pension and other employee obligations (non-current) amounting to $11.2 million as at March 31, 2019, included in the consolidated statement of financial position, have not been disclosed in the table above as the amounts and timing of payments cannot be reliably estimated or determined at present.

Uncertain income tax liabilities totaling $11.7 million have not been disclosed in the table above because we cannot make a reasonable estimate of the period of cash settlement with the relevant taxing authority.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements or obligations.

Tax Assessment Orders

Transfer pricing regulations to which we are subject require that any international transaction among the WNS group enterprises be on arm’s-length terms. We believe that the international transactions among the WNS group enterprises are on arm’s-length terms. If, however, the applicable tax authorities determine that the transactions among the WNS group enterprises do not meet arm’s-length criteria, we may incur increased tax liability, including accrued interest and penalties. This would cause our tax expense to increase, possibly materially, thereby reducing our profitability and cash flows. We have signed an advance pricing agreement with the Government of India providing for the agreement on transfer pricing matters over certain transactions covered thereunder for a period of five years starting from April 2013 which has been renewed on similar terms for another five years starting from April 2018. The applicable tax authorities may also disallow deductions or tax holiday benefits claimed by us and assess additional taxable income on us in connection with their review of our tax returns.

From time to time, we receive orders of assessment from the Indian tax authorities assessing additional taxable income on us and/or our subsidiaries in connection with their review of our tax returns. We currently have orders of assessment for fiscal 2004 through fiscal 2015 pending before various appellate authorities. These orders assess additional taxable income that could in the aggregate give rise to an estimated ₹2,189.0 million ($31.7 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) in additional taxes, including interest of ₹755.6 million ($10.9 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019).

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The following sets forth the details of these orders of assessment:

Entities	Tax year(s)		Amount demanded (including interest)					Interest on amount Demanded
	(₹ and US dollars in millions)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2004	₹	12.5	$	0.2	(1)	₹	3.1	$	0.1	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2005	₹	27.4	$	0.4	(1)	₹	8.6	$	0.1	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2006	₹	489.1	$	7.1	(1)	₹	181.5	$	2.5	(1)
Permanent establishment of WNS UK in India		Fiscal 2006	₹	67.9	$	1.0	(1)	₹	24.1	$	0.3	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2007	₹	98.7	$	1.4	(1)	₹	31.9	$	0.5	(1)
Permanent establishment of WNS NA Inc. and WNS UK in India		Fiscal 2007	₹	18.6	$	0.3	(1)	₹	4.4	$	0.1	(1)
Permanent establishment of WNS NA in India		Fiscal 2008	₹	19.5	$	0.3	(1)		—		—
Permanent establishment of WNS UK in India		Fiscal 2009	₹	6.7	$	0.1	(1)		—		—
WNS Global		Fiscal 2009	₹	55.2	$	0.8	(1)		—		—
WNS BCS		Fiscal 2010	₹	1.0	$	0.1	(1)		—		—
WNS Global		Fiscal 2012	₹	305.7	$	4.3	(1)	₹	107.4	$	1.6	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2013	₹	423.0	$	6.1	(1)	₹	137.2	$	2.0	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2014	₹	480.1	$	6.9	(1)	₹	257.4	$	3.7	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2015	₹	183.6	$	2.7	(1)		—		—
Total			₹	2,189.0	$	31.7	(1)	₹	755.6	$	10.9	(1)

Note:

(1) Based on the exchange rate as at March 31, 2019.

The aforementioned orders of assessment allege that the transfer prices we applied to certain of the international transactions between WNS Global or WNS BCS (each of which is one of our Indian subsidiaries), as the case may be, and our other wholly-owned subsidiaries named above were not on arm’s-length terms, disallow a tax holiday benefit claimed by us, deny the set off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation and disallow certain expenses claimed as tax deductible by WNS Global or WNS BCS, as the case may be. As at March 31, 2019, we have provided a tax reserve of ₹806.2 million ($11.7 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) primarily on account of the Indian tax authorities’ denying the set-off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation. We have appealed against these orders of assessment before higher appellate authorities.

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In addition, we currently have orders of assessment pertaining to similar issues that have been decided in our favor by appellate authorities, vacating tax demands of ₹3,812.8 million ($55.1 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) in additional taxes, including interest of ₹1,273.4 million ($18.4million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019). The income tax authorities have filed or may file appeals against these orders at higher appellate authorities.

In case of disputes, the Indian tax authorities may require us to deposit with them all or a portion of the disputed amounts pending resolution of the matters on appeal. Any amount paid by us as deposits will be refunded to us with interest if we succeed in our appeals. We have deposited ₹874.4 million ($12.6 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) of the disputed amount with the tax authorities and may be required to deposit the remaining portion of the disputed amount with the tax authorities pending final resolution of the respective matters.

As at March 31, 2019, corporate tax returns for fiscal 2016 and thereafter remain subject to examination by tax authorities in India.

After consultation with our Indian tax advisors and based on the facts of these cases, legal opinions from counsel on certain matters, the nature of the tax authorities’ disallowances and the orders from appellate authorities deciding similar issues in our favor in respect of assessment orders for earlier fiscal years, we believe these orders are unlikely to be sustained at the higher appellate authorities and we intend to vigorously dispute the orders of assessment.

In March 2009, we also received an assessment order from the Indian Service Tax Authority demanding payment of ₹348.1 million ($5.0 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) of service tax and related penalty for the period from March 1, 2003 to January 31, 2005. The assessment order alleges that service tax is payable in India on BPM services provided by WNS Global to clients based abroad as the export proceeds are repatriated outside India by WNS Global. In response to an appeal filed by us with the appellate tribunal against the assessment order in April 2009, the appellate tribunal has remanded the matter back to the lower tax authorities to be adjudicated afresh. Based on consultations with our Indian tax advisors, we believe this order of assessment is more likely than not to be upheld in our favor. We intend to continue to vigorously dispute the assessment.

In 2016, we also received an assessment order from the Sri Lankan Tax Authority, demanding payment of LKR 25.2 million ($0.1 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) in connection with the review of our tax return for fiscal 2012. The assessment order challenges the tax exemption that we have claimed for export business. We have filed an appeal against the assessment order with the Sri Lankan Tax Appeal Commission in this regard. Based on consultations with our tax advisors, we believe this order of assessment is more likely than not to be upheld in our favor. We intend to continue to vigorously dispute the assessment.

No assurance can be given, however, that we will prevail in our tax disputes. If we do not prevail, payment of additional taxes, interest and penalties may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. There can also be no assurance that we will not receive similar or additional orders of assessment in the future.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our capital requirements are principally for the establishment of operating facilities to support our growth and acquisitions, debt repayment and to fund the repurchase of ADSs under our share repurchase programs, as described in further detail below, see “— Share Repurchases.” Our sources of liquidity include cash and cash equivalents and cash flow from operations, supplemented by equity and debt financing and bank credit lines as required.

As at March 31, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of $85.4 million which were primarily held in US dollars, Indian rupees, South African rand, pound sterling and Philippine peso. We typically seek to invest our available cash on hand in bank deposits and money market instruments. Our investments include primarily bank deposits, marketable securities and mutual funds which totaled $150.4 million as at March 31, 2019.

As at March 31, 2019, our total debt outstanding was $61.8 million. We also had available lines of credit amounting to $74.3 million, all of which were available as at March 31, 2019.

As at March 31, 2019, our Indian subsidiary, WNS Global, had an unsecured line of credit of ₹1,100 million ($15.9 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) from The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, $15.0 million from BNP Paribas, ₹1,200 million ($17.4 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) from Citibank N.A. and ₹810 million ($11.7 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) from Standard Chartered Bank for working capital purposes. Interest on these lines of credit would be determined on the date of the borrowing. These lines of credit generally can be withdrawn by the relevant lender at any time. As at March 31, 2019, there was no amount utilized from these lines of credit.

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In February 2019, WNS UK renewed its working capital facility obtained from HSBC Bank plc. of £9.9 million ($12.9 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) until February 28, 2020. The working capital facility bears interest at Bank of England base rate plus a margin of 2.45% per annum. Interest is payable on a quarterly basis. The facility is subject to conditions to drawdown and can be withdrawn by the lender at any time by notice to the borrower. As at March 31, 2019, there was no outstanding amount under this facility.

As at March 31, 2019, our South African subsidiary, WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Ltd., had an unsecured line of credit of ZAR 20.5 million ($1.4 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) from The HSBC Bank plc. for working capital purposes. This facility bears interest at prime rate less a margin of 2.25% per annum. This line of credit can be withdrawn by the lender at any time. As at March 31, 2019, there was no outstanding amount under this facility.

In January 2017, our US subsidiary, WNS North America Inc., obtained a term loan facility for $34.0 million from BNP Paribas, Hong Kong. The proceeds from this loan facility were used to finance our acquisition of Denali. The loan bears interest at a rate equivalent to the three-month US dollar LIBOR plus a margin of 1.27% per annum. In connection with the term loan, we have entered into an interest rate swap with a bank to swap the variable portion of the interest based on three-month US dollar LIBOR to a fixed rate of 1.5610%. WNS North America Inc.’s obligations under the term loan are guaranteed by WNS. The term loan is secured by a pledge of shares of Denali held by WNS North America Inc. and security over the assets of WNS North America Inc. The facility agreement for the term loan contains certain covenants, including restrictive covenants relating to our indebtedness and financial covenants relating to our EBITDA to debt service ratio and total borrowings to EBITDA ratio, each as defined in the facility agreement. The loan matures in January 2020 and the principal is repayable in six semi-annual installments. The first five repayment installments are $5.7 million each and the sixth and final repayment installment is $5.8 million. On July 20, 2017, January 22, 2018, July 20, 2018 and January 22, 2019 we made scheduled repayments of $5.7 million each. As at March 31, 2019, $11.4 million was outstanding under this loan facility.

In March 2017, our Mauritius subsidiary, WNS (Mauritius) Limited, obtained a term loan facility for $84.0 million from HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Ltd. and Standard Chartered Bank, UK. The proceeds from this loan facility were used to finance our acquisition of HealthHelp. The loan bears interest at a rate equivalent to the three-month US dollar LIBOR plus a margin of 0.95% per annum. In connection with the term loan, we have entered into interest rate swaps with banks to swap the variable portion of the interest based on three month US dollar LIBOR to a fixed rate of 1.9635%. WNS (Mauritius) Limited’s obligations under the term loan are guaranteed by WNS. The term loan is secured by a pledge of shares of WNS (Mauritius) Limited held by WNS. The facility agreement for the term loan contains certain covenants, including restrictive covenants relating to our indebtedness and financial covenants relating to our EBITDA to debt service ratio and total borrowings to EBITDA ratio, each as defined in the facility agreement. The loan matures in March 2022 and the principal is repayable in ten semiannual installments of $8.4 million each. On September 14, 2017, March 14, 2018, September 17, 2018 and March 14, 2019 we made scheduled repayments of $8.4 million each. As at March 31, 2019, $50.4 million was outstanding under this loan facility.

Based on our current level of operations, we expect that our anticipated cash generated from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents on hand, and use of existing credit facilities will be sufficient to fund our debt repayment obligations, estimated capital expenditures, share repurchase, contingent consideration for our acquisitions of Denali and working capital needs for the next 12 months. However, if our lines of credit were to become unavailable for any reason, we would require additional financing to fund our debt repayment obligations, capital expenditures, share repurchase, contingent consideration for our acquisitions of Denali and working capital needs. We currently expect our capital expenditures needs in fiscal 2020 to be approximately $37.0 million. The geographical distribution, timing and volume of our capital expenditures in the future will depend on new client contracts we may enter into or the expansion of our business under our existing client contracts. Our capital expenditure for fiscal 2019 amounted to $32.3 million and our capital commitments (net of capital advances) as at March 31, 2019 were $10.8 million. Of the capital expenditure incurred in fiscal 2019, approximately $15.3 million was incurred in India, approximately $10.1 million was incurred in the Philippines, approximately $1.0 million was incurred in South Africa, approximately $0.6 million was incurred in Europe (excluding the UK), and approximately $5.3 million was incurred in the rest of the world. Of the capital commitments amount, we plan to spend approximately $5.2 million in the Philippines, $3.7 million in India, approximately $0.7 million in South Africa, approximately $0.2 million in Europe (excluding the UK), and approximately $1.0 million in the rest of the world. Further, under the current challenging economic and business conditions as discussed under “— Global Economic Conditions” above, there can be no assurance that our business activity would be maintained at the expected level to generate the anticipated cash flows from operations. If the current market conditions deteriorate, we may experience a decrease in demand for our services, resulting in our cash flows from operations being lower than anticipated. If our cash flows from operations are lower than anticipated, including as a result of the ongoing downturn in the market conditions or otherwise, we may need to obtain additional financing to meet our debt repayment obligations and pursue certain of our expansion plans. Further, we may in the future make further acquisitions. If we have significant growth through acquisitions or require additional operating facilities beyond those currently planned to service new client contracts, we may also need to obtain additional financing. We believe in maintaining maximum flexibility when it comes to financing our business. We regularly evaluate our current and future financing needs. Depending on market conditions, we may access the capital markets to strengthen our capital position, and provide us with additional liquidity for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures acquisitions, refinancing of our indebtedness and working capital. If current market conditions deteriorate, we may not be able to obtain additional financing or any such additional financing may be available to us on unfavorable terms. An inability to pursue additional opportunities will have a material adverse effect on our ability to maintain our desired level of revenue growth in future periods.

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The following table shows our cash flows for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(US dollars in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	149.7		$	136.3		$	92.1
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(71.3	)	$	(43.6	)	$	(131.3	)
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	$	(83.3	)	$	(66.0	)	$	61.6

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $149.7 million for fiscal 2019 from $136.3 million for fiscal 2018. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was attributable to an increase in profit as adjusted for non–cash and other items by $17.4 million, a decrease in taxes paid by $4.3 million and a decrease in interest paid by $0.9 million, which was partially offset by an increase in outflow on account of working capital changes by $8.3 million and a decrease in interest received by $0.8 million.

The profit after tax as adjusted for non-cash and other items, primarily comprised the following: (i) profit after tax of $105.4 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $86.4 million for fiscal 2018; (ii) unrealized exchange gain of $2.4 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to an unrealized exchange loss of $2.7 million for fiscal 2018; (iii) share-based compensation expense of $30.3 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $30.6 million for fiscal 2018; (iv) unrealized gain on derivative instruments of $0.4 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to an unrealized exchange loss of $5.3 million on derivative instruments for fiscal 2018; (v) interest expense of $2.8 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $3.8 million for fiscal 2018; (vi) income tax expense (current tax and deferred tax) of $25.7 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $15.4 million for fiscal 2018; (vii) depreciation and amortization expense of $36.1 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $35.5 million for fiscal 2018; (viii) interest income of $2.6 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $3.7 million for fiscal 2018; (ix) income from marketable securities of $8.0 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $3.6 million for fiscal 2018; (x) reversal of contingent consideration of Nil for fiscal 2019 as compared to $1.3 million for fiscal 2018; (xi) allowances for expected credit losses of $0.7 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to a reversal of allowances for expected credit losses of $0.5 million for fiscal 2018; and (xii) excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense of $1.3 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $0.7 million for fiscal 2018.

Cash outflow on account of working capital changes was $15.8 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to a cash outflow of $7.4 million for fiscal 2018. This was primarily on account of an increase in cash outflow in relation to other assets by $13.1 million, and an increase in cash outflow towards other liabilities by $5.4 million and trade payables by $2.6 million, partially offset by an increase in cash inflow from contract liabilities by $11.3 million and trade receivables and unbilled revenue by $1.6 million.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $136.3 million for fiscal 2018 from $92.1 million for fiscal 2017. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was attributable to an increase in profit as adjusted for non–cash and other items by $52.6 million, an increase in interest received by $1.3 million and a decrease in taxes paid by $2.2 million, which was partially offset by an increase in outflow on account of working capital changes by $8.7 million and an increase in interest paid by $3.3 million.

The profit after tax as adjusted for non-cash and other items, primarily comprised the following: (i) profit after tax of $86.4 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $37.8 million for fiscal 2017; (ii) unrealized exchange loss of $2.7 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to an unrealized exchange gain of $11.1 million for fiscal 2017; (iii) share-based compensation expense of $30.6 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $23.0 million for fiscal 2017; (iv) unrealized loss on derivative instruments of $5.3 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to an unrealized exchange gain of $1.9 million on derivative instruments for fiscal 2017; (v) interest expense of $3.8 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $0.5 million for fiscal 2017; (vi) income tax expense (current tax and deferred tax) of $15.4 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $17.5 million for fiscal 2017; (vii) depreciation and amortization expense of $35.5 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $37.4 million for fiscal 2017; (viii) impairment of goodwill of $Nil for fiscal 2018 as compared to $21.7 million for fiscal 2017; (ix) interest income of $3.7 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $2.1 million for fiscal 2017; (x) dividend income of $3.6 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $4.1 million for fiscal 2017; and (xi) reversal of contingent consideration of $1.3 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $Nil for fiscal 2017.

Cash outflow on account of working capital changes was $7.4 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to a cash inflow of $1.2 million for fiscal 2017. This was primarily on account of an increase in cash outflow due to higher trade receivables and unbilled revenue by $14.8 million, an increase in cash outflow due to lower deferred revenue by $4.9 million, and an increase in cash outflow due to higher other assets by $2.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in cash outflow towards trade payables by $6.2 million and other liabilities by $6.8 million.

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Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities increased to $71.3 million for fiscal 2019 from $43.6 million for fiscal 2018. This was primarily on account of a net cash outflow of $36.8 million from the purchase of marketable securities for fiscal 2019 as compared to $12.8 million for fiscal 2018; cash outflow of $7.2 million in fiscal 2019 primarily towards our acquisitions made in fiscal 2017 as compared to $5.6 million in fiscal 2018; lower net cash inflow from our fixed deposit investments of $3.4 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $4.2 million for fiscal 2018, and lower cash inflow from income on marketable securities of $1.5 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $3.6 million for fiscal 2018, partially offset by a lower cash outflow of $32.3 million for fiscal 2019 towards the purchase of property, plant and equipment (comprising mainly leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures, office equipment and information technology equipment) and intangible assets (comprising computer software), as compared to $33.7 million for fiscal 2018.

Net cash used in investing activities decreased to $43.6 million for fiscal 2018 from $131.3 million for fiscal 2017. This was primarily on account of a cash outflow of $5.6 million in fiscal 2018 towards our acquisitions made in fiscal 2017 as compared to $135.6 million in fiscal 2017; and net cash inflow of $4.2 million from maturity of fixed deposits for fiscal 2018 as compared to net cash outflow towards placement of fixed deposits of $9.6 million for fiscal 2017, which was partially offset by a cash outflow of $33.7 million for fiscal 2018 towards the purchase of property, plant and equipment (comprising mainly leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures, office equipment and information technology equipment) and intangible assets (comprising computer software), as compared to $22.9 million for fiscal 2017; and net cash outflow towards purchase of marketable securities of $12.8 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to net cash inflow from sale of marketable securities of $32.4 million for fiscal 2017.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased to $83.3 million for fiscal 2019 from $66.0 million for fiscal 2018. This was primarily on account of an increase in cash outflow towards share repurchases of $56.4 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $39.5 million for fiscal 2018; a decrease in cash inflow from the exercise of options by grantees under our share plans of Nil for fiscal 2019 as compared to $1.3 million for fiscal 2018, which was partially offset by an increase in cash inflow from an excess tax benefit on share-based compensation expense of $1.3 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $0.7 million for fiscal 2018.

Net cash used in financing activities increased to $66.0 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $61.6 million for fiscal 2017. This was primarily on account of an increase in cash outflow towards repayment of long term debt of $28.1 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to a cash inflow from long term debt taken of $118.0 million for fiscal 2017; a decrease in cash inflow from the exercise of options by grantees under our share plans of $1.3 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $8.9 million for fiscal 2017, which was partially offset by an decrease in cash outflow towards share repurchase of $39.5 million for fiscal 2018 as compared to $64.2 million for fiscal 2017.

Share Repurchases

In March 2018, our shareholders authorized a share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to 3.3 million of our ADSs, at a price range of $10 to $100 per ADS. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase program, our ADSs may be purchased in the open market from time to time for 36 months from March 30, 2018, the date the shareholders resolution approving the repurchase program was passed. We intend to fund the repurchase with cash on hand. We are not obligated under the repurchase program to repurchase a specific number of ADSs, and the repurchase program may be suspended at any time at our discretion. We intend to hold the shares underlying any such repurchased ADSs as treasury shares.

In fiscal 2019, we purchased 1.1 million ADSs in the open market for a total consideration of $56.4 million (including transaction costs). The average price we paid per ADS was $51.18. The shares underlying these purchased ADSs have been accounted for as treasury shares, at cost. These share repurchases were funded with cash on hand.

In March 2016, our shareholders authorized a share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to 3.3 million of our ADSs, at a price range of $10 to $50 per ADS. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase program, our ADSs may be purchased in the open market from time to time for 36 months from March 16, 2016, the date the shareholders resolution approving the repurchase program was passed. In fiscal 2017, we purchased 2.2 million ADSs in the open market for a total consideration of $64.2 million (including transaction costs). In fiscal 2018, we purchased the balance 1.1 million ADSs in the open market for a total consideration of $39.5 million (including transaction costs) and completed the share repurchase program. The average price we paid per ADS was $31.38. The shares underlying these purchased ADSs have been accounted for as treasury shares, at cost. These share repurchases were funded with cash on hand.

In fiscal 2019, we received authorization from our Board of Directors to cancel, and cancelled, 4.4 million ADSs that were held as treasury shares for an aggregate cost of $134.2 million. The effect of cancellation of these treasury shares was recognized in share capital amounting to $0.6 million and in share premium amounting to $133.6 million, in compliance with Jersey Law. There was no effect on the total shareholders’ equity as a result of this cancellation.

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New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted by our Company

Certain new standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards have been published that are mandatory for our accounting periods beginning on or after April 1, 2019 or later periods. Those which are considered to be relevant to our operations are set out below.

i. In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16 “Leases” (“IFRS 16”). Key changes in IFRS 16 include:

• eliminates the requirement to classify a lease as either operating or finance lease in the books of lessee.

• introduces a single lessee accounting model, which requires lessee to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases, initially measured at the present value of unavoidable future lease payment. Entity may elect not to apply this accounting requirement to short term leases and leases for which underlying asset is of low value.

• replaces the straight-line operating lease expense model with a depreciation charge for the lease asset (included within operating costs) and an interest expense on the lease liability (included within finance costs).

• requires lessee to classify cash payments for principal and interest portion of lease arrangement within financing activities and financing/operating activities respectively in the cash flow statements.

• requires entities to determine whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time to assess whether that contract is, or contains, a lease.

IFRS 16 replaces IAS 17 “Leases” and related interpretations viz. IFRIC 4 “Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease;” SIC-15, “Operating Leases—Incentives;” and SIC-27, “Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease.”

IFRS 16 substantially carries forward lessor accounting requirements in IAS 17, “Leases.” Disclosures, however, have been enhanced.

IFRS 16 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Early application is permitted for entities that apply IFRS 15 at or before the date of initial application of IFRS 16. A lessee shall apply IFRS 16 either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or record a cumulative effect of initial application of IFRS 16 as an adjustment to opening balance of equity at the date of initial application.

We intend to adopt the “Modified Retrospective Approach” on the date of initial application (April 1, 2019) and make a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings. Accordingly, comparatives for the fiscal 2019 will not be retrospectively adjusted. We will elect the available practical expedients which allows us not to reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. We will also elect the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of our leases, non-capitalization of short-term leases and low value assets.

We expect that adoption of this standard will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. The most significant effects of this new standard on us relate to the recognition of new right of use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on our financial position for various real estate operating leases. The adoption of IFRS 16 is expected to have a favorable impact on operating profit in fiscal 2020, since a portion of the costs that were previously classified as rental expenses will be classified as interest expense and thus recorded outside operating profit and an unfavorable impact on profit after tax due to interest accruing at a higher rate in earlier years and decreasing over the lease term, while depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis. The new standard also has an impact on how lease payments are presented in the cash flow statement resulting in an increase in cash flows from operating activities and a decline in cash flows from financing activities.

The adoption of this standard will result in the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating leases of approximately $176.0 million and $191.0 million, respectively, as of April 1, 2019.

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ii. In June 2017, the IFRIC issued IFRIC 23 – “Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments” (“IFRIC 23”) to clarify the accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, by specifically addressing the following:

• the determination of whether to consider each uncertain tax treatment separately or together with one or more uncertain tax treatments;

• the assumptions an entity makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxations authorities;

• the determination of taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates where there is an uncertainty regarding the treatment of an item; and

• the reassessment of judgements and estimates if facts and circumstances change.

IFRIC 23 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Earlier application is permitted.

On initial application, the requirements are to be applied by recognizing the cumulative effect of initially applying them in retained earnings, or in other appropriate components of equity, at the start of the reporting period in which an entity first applies them, without adjusting comparative information. Full retrospective application is permitted, if an entity can do so without using hindsight.

We expect the adoption of this standard will have no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

iii. In February 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 19 – “Employee Benefits” regarding plan amendments, curtailments and settlements. The amendments are as follows:

• If a plan amendment, curtailment or settlement occurs, it is now mandatory that the current service cost and the net interest for the period after the remeasurement are determined using the assumptions used for the remeasurement;

• In addition, amendments have been included to clarify the effect of a plan amendment, curtailment or settlement on the requirements regarding asset ceiling.

The above amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Earlier application is permitted but must be disclosed.

We expect the adoption of these amendments will have no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

iv. In October 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 3 “Business Combinations” regarding the definition of a “Business.” The amendments:

• clarify that to be considered a business, an acquired set of activities and assets must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs;

• narrow the definitions of a business and of outputs by focusing on goods and services provided to customers and by removing the reference to an ability to reduce costs;

• add guidance and illustrative examples to help entities assess whether a substantive process has been acquired;

• remove the assessment of whether market participants are capable of replacing any missing inputs or processes and continuing to produce outputs; and

• add an optional concentration test that permits a simplified assessment of whether an acquired set of activities and assets is not a business.

The above amendments are effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

We are currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on our consolidated financial statements.

v. In October 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements” (“IAS 1”) and IAS 8 “Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors” (“IAS 8”) which revised the definition of “Material.” Three aspects of the new definition should especially be noted, as described below:

• Obscuring. The existing definition only focused on omitting or misstating information, however, the Board concluded that obscuring material information with information that can be omitted can have a similar effect. Although the term obscuring is new in the definition, it was already part of IAS 1 (IAS 1.30A);

• Could reasonably be expected to influence. The existing definition referred to “could influence” which the Board felt might be understood as requiring too much information as almost anything “could influence” the decisions of some users even if the possibility is remote;

• Primary users. The existing definition referred only to ‘users’ which again the Board feared might be understood too broadly as requiring them to consider all possible users of financial statements when deciding what information to disclose.

The amendments highlight five ways in which material information can be obscured:

• if the language regarding a material item, transaction or other event is vague or unclear;

• if information regarding a material item, transaction or other event is scattered in different places in the financial statements;

• if dissimilar items, transactions or other events are inappropriately aggregated;

• if similar items, transactions or other events are inappropriately disaggregated; and

• if material information is hidden by immaterial information to the extent that it becomes unclear what information is material.

The new definition of material and the accompanying explanatory paragraphs are contained in IAS 1. The definition of material in IAS 8 has been replaced with a reference to IAS 1.

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020. Earlier application is permitted.

We are currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on our consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

A. Directors and Executive Officers

Our Board of Directors consists of nine directors.

The following table sets forth the name, age (as at March 31, 2019) and position of each of our directors and executive officers as at the date hereof.

Name	Age		Designation
Directors
Adrian T. Dillon(1)(2)		65		Non-Executive Chairman
Gareth Williams(2)(3)		66		Director
John Freeland(1)(2)		65		Director
Keshav R. Murugesh		55		Director and Group Chief Executive Officer
Michael Menezes(4)		66		Director
Renu S. Karnad(1)(5)		66		Director
Francoise Gri(6)		61		Director
Keith Haviland(6)		60		Director
Mario P. Vitale(6)		63		Director
Executive Officers
Keshav R. Murugesh		55		Group Chief Executive Officer
Sanjay Puria		45		Group Chief Financial Officer
Gautam Barai		44		Chief Operating Officer
Swaminathan Rajamani		42		Chief People Officer

Notes:

(1) Member of our Compensation Committee.

(2) Member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

(3) Chairman of our Compensation Committee.

(4) Chairman of our Audit Committee.

(5) Chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

(6) Member of our Audit Committee.

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Summarized below is relevant biographical information covering at least the past five years for each of our directors and executive officers.

Directors

Adrian T. Dillon was appointed to our Board of Directors in September 2012 and was designated as Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board in January 2013. In January 2014 he was appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors, a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and of the Compensation Committee of HealthEquity, Inc., and Chairman of the Cybersecurity Committee. Mr. Dillon was a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee of Williams-Sonoma, Inc from May 2005 until May 2017. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of NDS Group Limited, from 2011 to 2012, Verigy Pty, from 2006 to 2007 and LumiLeds Inc., from 2002 to 2007. During his career, Mr. Dillon held key finance roles including Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Skype Limited, from 2010 to 2011, Executive Vice President - Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer at Agilent Technologies, Inc., from 2001 to 2010 and held various positions at Eaton Corporation, from 1979 to 2001, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Planning Officer from 1995-2001. He was a member and past Chairman of The Conference Board Council of Financial Executives. Mr. Dillon graduated from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. The business address of Mr. Dillon is 5872 Cottage Ridge Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, USA.

Gareth Williams was appointed to our Board of Directors in January 2014. Currently Mr. Williams serves as an independent director of SAGA plc. He served as a Chairman of YSC until November 2017. He also served as a member of the Board of YSC from 2013 to 2017. He also served as the advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Diageo plc until June 2014. Prior to his appointment to our Board, he was Director, Human Resources at Diageo plc, one of the world’s leading premium drink companies. Prior to taking over as Head of Human Resources at Diageo in January 1999, Mr. Williams held a series of key positions in HR at Grand Metropolitan, plc in North America and the UK from 1984 to 1998, leading up to the merger with Guinness that formed Diageo. Before joining Grand Metropolitan, he spent 10 years with Ford of Britain in a number of HR roles. Mr. Williams graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Warwick University. The business address of Mr. Williams is High Tees, Wildernesse Avenue, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0EA, United Kingdom.

John Freeland was appointed to our Board of Directors in September 2014. Currently, Mr. Freeland is the Chairman and Co-founder of Surface Architectural Supply Inc, Chairman and founder of JF Manufacturing LLC and he is the founder of JF Fitness of North America. He is on the Board of Arc Document Solutions, Inc. He was on the Board of Compuware Corporation during the year 2014. He brings over 35 years of experience to WNS. Most recently he was the Chief Executive Officer of Symphony Information Resources, Inc. from October 2007 to May 2012, a leading global provider of information, insights and decision solutions. In his previous roles, he was President - Worldwide Operations for salesforce.com and a Managing Partner at Accenture in the areas of global Insurance and global Customer Relationship Management. During his 26-year career at Accenture, he was also appointed a member of Accenture’s executive committee. Mr. Freeland has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University. The business address of Mr. Freeland is 435 East 52nd Street, Apartment 8B, NY, NY 10022, USA.

Keshav R. Murugesh was appointed as our Group Chief Executive Officer and director in February 2010. Mr. Murugesh is based out of Mumbai. Prior to joining WNS, Mr. Murugesh was the Chief Executive Officer of Syntel Inc., a Nasdaq-listed information technology company. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Prior to Syntel, he worked in various capacities with ITC Limited, an affiliate of BAT Plc. between 1989 and 2002. In April 2019, Mr. Murugesh was appointed as the Chairman of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (“NASSCOM”). Prior to being appointed as Chairman, he held the position of the Vice-Chairman of the Executive Council of NASSCOM. He was the Chairman of the Audit Committee of NASSCOM (2017-2018) of which he stepped off on being elected Vice Chairman and the Honorary Chairman of The Confederation of Indian Industry - Western India’s Education Committee (2017-2018). He has also served as a former chairman of the BPM Council at NASSCOM. NASSCOM is the industry association for the IT-BPM sector in India. He is on the Board of WNS Cares Foundation, a company that focuses on sustainability initiatives. He was the Chairman of SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) India, which is a global organization involved in educational outreach projects in partnership with businesses across the globe, from 2005 to 2011. The business address of Mr. Murugesh is Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex, Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli West, Mumbai 400079, India.

Michael Menezes was appointed to our Board of Directors in January 2014. Mr. Menezes presently serves as the advisor to Fairfax India and also as an Executive-in-Residence to the Masters of Business Administration students at Ryerson University in Toronto on a voluntary basis. He is the President of Acumentor Inc. a sole proprietary business engaged in providing consulting and other services. Most recently, he was the special advisor to the Continental Bank of Canada. He was also Chief Financial Officer, Technology, Operations and Corporate Group at Bank of Montreal from 2000 to 2012. Mr. Menezes has over two decades of global exposure, both as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in the Financial Services, Consumer Goods and Agri-business sectors. In his previous stints, he has been the Chief Financial Officer for ONIC (Holding), Chief Executive Officer of ITC Agro Tech Ltd., India, apart from holding various senior finance roles at ITC Ltd. in India. Mr. Menezes received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from University of Delhi, India, a Master’s degree in Economics from London School of Economics, UK and qualified as a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. The business address of Mr. Menezes is 220 Cummer Avenue, Toronto, Canada M2M 2E7.

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Renu S Karnad was appointed to our Board of Directors in September 2012. Mrs. Karnad had joined Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC Limited) in 1978 and is currently serving as the Managing Director of HDFC Limited. She is also a director on several other Boards, including BOSCH Limited, Gruh Finance Limited, HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited, Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited, Feedback Infra Private Limited, HIREF International LLC, ABB India Limited, H T Parekh Foundation, HIREF International Fund II Pte. Limited, HIF International Fund Pte Limited, HDFC Plc (Maldives), Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Bangalore International Airport Limited and Quickr Mauritius Holding Private Limited. Mrs. Karnad holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Delhi and is a graduate in law from the University of Mumbai. She has also been a Parvin Fellow at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs, USA. The business address of Mrs. Karnad is HDFC Limited, The Capital Court, 1st Floor, Munirka, Outer Ring Road, Off Palme Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.

Françoise Gri was appointed to our Board of Directors in May 2015. Ms. Gri brings over 30 years of international business experience to WNS, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group, a European leader in local tourism. In her previous roles, she was Executive Vice President - France, and then for all of Southern Europe, at Manpower, Inc., a workforce solutions company which she joined in 2007. During her 26-year career at IBM, she served in the role of President and Country GM for IBM France. She is a member of the Board of Directors at Credit Agricole, Credit Agricole Investment Banking and Edenred. Ms. Gri has a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Informatique et Mathematiques Appliquees ENSIMAG) in Grenoble, France. The business address of Ms. Gri is 25, Rue des Vaussourds, 92500 Rueil Malmaison, France.

Keith Haviland was appointed to our Board of Directors in July 2017. He brings 35 years of global technology and business experience to WNS, including strategic vision, executive leadership, operational execution and C-suite relationships. He spent 23 years with Accenture where he was a founder of their offshore business model and global delivery network for their Technology Services. He finished his tenure at Accenture in 2013 as Senior Managing Director of Technology Services and a member of their Global Leadership Council. Currently, Keith is a film producer and the founder of Haviland Digital Limited, a company dedicated to creating intelligent film, television and digital media. He also serves on the board of Mission Control Productions Limited, Mirabilis Technology Services Limited, Caravan Media Limited, Haviland Digital Co-Productions Limited, 35 Yard Development Limited and Tin Goose Films Ltd. Mr. Haviland received a Master of Arts degree from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University in Mathematics and Management Science and is Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists. The business address of Mr Haviland is 8 Albany Park Road, Kingston Upon Thames, London, KT2 5SW, United Kingdom.

Mario P. Vitale was appointed to our Board of Directors in October 2017. He has over 40 years of experience in the insurance industry. Currently, Mario serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Vitality Risk, LLC and the Director on the Board of Broad Street Partners, an insurance brokerage Services Company. He also serves as the Trustee of St John’s University College of Insurance and the Director of Growthsource Academy, a non-profit organization. Most recently, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Insurance, a leading specialty insurer. In his previous roles, he has been the Chief Executive Officer of Zurich Insurance Group’s Global Corporate business in North America from October 2006 to March 2011 and the Chief Executive Officer of Willis North America from January 2000 to October 2006. He was the Chairman of the Board of Blue Marble, a micro-insurance company from February 2016 to April 2017. The business address of Mr. Vitale is 2^nd Street, #2601, Jersey City, NJ, 07302.

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Executive Officers

Keshav R. Murugesh is our Group Chief Executive Officer. Please see “— Directors” above for Mr. Murugesh’s biographical information.

Sanjay Puria serves as our Group Chief Financial Officer. He is based out of Mumbai, India and leads WNS’s global finance function. Presently, he serves on the Board of WNS Cares Foundation. Mr. Puria has over 20 years of experience, out of which over 16 years have been in the offshore services industry. He is a veteran at WNS, having managed several key finance functions including corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and analysis, and strategic business development before taking over as the Group Chief Financial Officer. Prior to WNS, he was at the helm of operations for a global provider of integrated information technology and knowledge process outsourcing solutions, where his role centered around managing acquisitions, joint ventures, complex and multi-year contracts, strategizing on geographical expansion, revenue and cost management, pricing and commercials and implementation of LEAN initiatives. Mr. Puria is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has passed the Certified Public Accountant examination from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The business address of Mr. Puria is Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex, Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli, (West) Mumbai 400 079, India.

Gautam Barai serves as our Chief Operating Officer. He is based out of Mumbai and and is responsible for operations, client relations, technology and capability creation across the organization. He began his tenure at WNS leading operations for the Aviva business in 2009 and later became the leader of the banking and financial services, insurance and healthcare business units. Most recently he was the Chief Business Officer at WNS from May 2018 to January 2019. Prior to joining WNS, Mr. Barai was Senior Vice President - Business Executive Operations at Bank of America. Prior to Bank of America, he served as Senior Vice President and Head of BPO at Countrywide Financial Corporation. At Countrywide Financial Corporation, he was involved in setting up and managing BPO operations in both India and Costa Rica. He holds Masters of Business Administration degrees from Columbia University and London Business School. The business address of Mr. Barai is Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex, Pirojshahnagar, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai 400079, India.

Swaminathan Rajamani is our Chief People Officer. Presently, he serves on the Board of WNS Cares Foundation. He leads WNS’s HR function and is responsible for the entire gamut of people-oriented processes. Prior to joining WNS, he was with CA Technologies, where he served as Vice President- HR and was the Country Head- HR for India. He has also served as Head of HR Operations at Syntel and thereafter, for a short while, was its Global HR Head. Prior to Syntel, he had a long tenure at GE spanning multiple roles such as Master Black Belt- HR and Assistant Vice President and Head- Operations for HR, Customer Research and Operational Analytics, apart from other roles in mergers and acquisitions. He is a certified Change Acceleration Coach and a keen practitioner of Six Sigma. He has a Masters in Social Work degree from the University of Madras. The business address of Mr. Rajamani is Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex, Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli, (West) Mumbai 400 079, India.

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B. Compensation

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Compensation Objectives

Our compensation philosophy is to align employee compensation with our business objectives, so that compensation is used as a strategic tool that helps us recruit, motivate and retain highly talented individuals who are committed to our core values: clients first, integrity, respect, collaboration, learning and excellence. We believe that our compensation programs are integral to achieving our goal of “One WNS One Goal—Outperform!”

Our Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing the overall goals and objectives of our executive compensation programs, as well as our compensation plans, and making changes to such goals, objectives and plans. Our Compensation Committee bases our executive compensation programs on the following objectives, which guide us in establishing and maintaining all of our compensation programs:

• Pay Differentiation: Based on the Job Responsibility, Individual Performance and Company Performance. As employees progress to higher levels in our company, their ability to directly impact our results and strategic initiatives increases. Therefore, as employees progress, an increasing proportion of their pay is linked to company performance and tied to creation of shareholder value.

• Pay for Performance. Our compensation is designed to pay for performance and thus we provide higher compensation for strong performance and, conversely, lower compensation for poor performance and/or where company performance falls short of expectations. Our compensation programs are designed to ensure that successful, high-performing employees remain motivated and committed during periods of temporary downturns in our performance.

• Balanced in Focus on Long Term versus Short Term Goals. As part of our compensation philosophy, we believe that equity-based compensation should be higher for employees with greater levels of responsibility and influence on our long term results. Therefore, a significant portion of these individuals’ total compensation is dependent on our long term share price appreciation. In addition, our compensation philosophy seeks to incentivize our executives to focus on achieving short term performance goals in a manner that supports and encourages long term success and profitability.

• Competitive Value of the Job in the Marketplace. In order to attract and retain a highly skilled work force in a global market space, we remain competitive with the pay of other employers who compete with us for talent in relevant markets.

• Easy to understand. We believe that all aspects of executive compensation should be clearly, comprehensibly and promptly disclosed to employees in order to effectively motivate them. Employees need to easily understand how their efforts can affect their pay, both directly through individual performance accomplishments and indirectly through contributions to achieving our strategic, financial and operational goals. We also believe that compensation for our employees should be administered uniformly across our company with clear-cut objectives and performance metrics to eliminate the potential for individual supervisor bias.

Our Compensation Committee also considers risk when developing our compensation programs and believes that the design of our compensation programs should not encourage excessive or inappropriate risk taking.

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Components of Executive Compensation

The compensation of our executive officers consists of the following five primary components:

• Base salary or, in the case of executive officers based in India, fixed compensation;

• Cash bonus or variable incentive;

• Equity incentive grants of RSUs;

• Other benefits and perquisites; and

• Severance benefits.

The following is a discussion of our considerations in determining each of the compensation components for our executive officers.

Base Salary or Fixed Compensation

Base salary is a fixed element of our executives’ annual cash compensation, which is not tied to any performance criteria. We consider base salary an important part of an executive’s compensation and our Compensation Committee reviews each executive officer’s base salary annually as well as at the time of a promotion or other change in responsibility. Any base salary adjustments are usually approved early in the fiscal year, effective as at April 1, or as set out in the relevant employment agreement. The specific amount of base salary for each executive officer depends on the executive’s role, scope of responsibilities, experience and skills. Market practices are also considered in setting base salaries. Base salaries are intended to assist us in attracting executives and recognizing differing levels of responsibility and contribution among executives.

Cash Bonus or Variable Incentive

In addition to base salary, annual cash bonuses are another important piece of total compensation for our executive officers. Annual bonus opportunities are intended to support the achievement of our business strategies by tying a meaningful portion of compensation to the achievement of established objectives for the year. These objectives are discussed in more detail below. Annual bonus opportunities also are a key tool in attracting highly sought-after executives, and cash bonuses add a variable component to our overall compensation structure.

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Equity Incentive Grants of RSUs

Our equity-based incentive program, through which we grant RSUs, is a key element of the total compensation for our executive officers. This equity-based incentive program is intended to attract and retain highly qualified individuals, align their long term interests with those of our shareholders, avoid short term focus and effectively execute our long term business strategies. Our equity-based compensation is subject to multi-year vesting requirements by which executives’ gains can either be realized through (i) the achievement of set performance criteria and continued employment through the vesting period, or, simply, (ii) continued employment through the vesting period.

We believe that our executive officers should also own and hold our equity to further align their interests with the long-term interests of our shareholders and further promote our commitment to sound corporate governance practices. To achieve this, we have adopted share ownership guidelines, pursuant to which each executive officer is required to achieve their respective target share ownership level over a period of five years. For more information see “Part I – Item 6E Share Ownership – Share Ownership Guidelines.”

Other Benefits and Perquisites

We provide benefits and perquisites to our executive officers that are generally available to and consistent with those provided to our other employees in the country in which the executive officer is located. We believe these benefits are consistent with the objectives of our compensation philosophy and allow our executive officers to work more efficiently. Such benefits and perquisites are intended to enhance the competitiveness of our overall compensation program. Such benefits normally include medical, accidental and life insurance coverage, retirement benefits, club membership, reimbursement of telephone expenses, a car and related maintenance expenses, leased residential accommodation and other miscellaneous benefits which are customary in the location where the executive officer resides and are generally available to other employees in the country. All executive officers are covered by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy maintained by us.

Severance Benefits

Under the terms of our employment agreements, we are sometimes obligated to pay severance or other enhanced benefits to our executive officers upon termination of their employment.

Our executive officers globally have enhanced levels of benefits based on their job level, seniority and probable loss of employment after a change in control. Executive officers generally are paid severance for a longer period as compared to other employees.

• Accelerated vesting of equity awards. All granted but unvested share options and RSUs would vest immediately and become exercisable (in the case of share options) by our executive officers subject to certain conditions set out in the applicable equity incentive plans or their individual employment agreements.

• Severance and notice payment. Eligible terminated executive officers would receive severance and notice payments as reflected in their individual employment agreements.

• Benefit continuation. Eligible terminated executive officers would receive basic employee benefits such as medical and life insurance and other perquisites as reflected in their individual employment agreements.

In addition, we provide change in control severance protection to certain executive officers. Our Compensation Committee believes that such protection is intended to preserve employee morale and productivity and encourage retention in the face of the disruptive impact of an actual or rumored change in control. In addition, for executive officers, the program is intended to align executive officers’ and shareholders’ interests by enabling executive officers to consider corporate transactions that are in the best interests of our shareholders and other constituents without undue concern over whether the transactions may jeopardize the executive officers’ own interest or employment.

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Our Assessment Process

Our Compensation Committee has established a number of processes to assist it in ensuring that our executive compensation programs are achieving their objectives. Our Compensation Committee typically reviews each component of compensation at least every 12 months with the goal of allocating compensation between long term and currently paid compensation and between cash and non-cash compensation, and combining the compensation elements for each executive in a manner we believe best fulfills the objectives of our compensation programs.

Our Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing the performance of each of our executive officers, approving the compensation level of each of our executive officers, establishing criteria for the grant of equity awards for each of our executive officers and approving such equity grants. Each of these tasks is generally performed annually by our Compensation Committee.

There are no predetermined individual or corporate performance factors or goals that are used by our Compensation Committee to establish the amounts or mix of any elements of compensation for the executive officers. Our Compensation Committee works closely with our Group Chief Executive Officer, discussing with him our company’s overall performance and his evaluation of and compensation recommendations for our executive officers. From time to time, our Compensation Committee also seeks the advice and recommendations of an external compensation consultant to benchmark certain components of our compensation practices against those of its peers. The companies selected for such benchmarking include companies in similar industries and generally of similar sizes and market capitalizations. Where compensation information is not available for any specific position an executive officer holds for companies that provide business and technology services, our Compensation Committee reviews data corresponding to the most comparable position and also considers the comparative experience of executives.

Our Compensation Committee then utilizes its judgment and experience in making all compensation determinations. Our Compensation Committee’s determination of compensation levels is based upon what the members of the committee deem appropriate, considering information such as the factors listed above, as well as input from our Group Chief Executive Officer and, from time to time, information and advice provided by an independent compensation consultant.

Other processes that our Compensation Committee has established to assist in ensuring that our compensation programs operate in line with their objectives are:

• Assessment of Company Performance: Our Compensation Committee uses financial performance measures to determine a significant portion of the size of payouts under our cash bonus program. The financial performance measures, adopted on improving both top line (which refers to our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) as described in “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — Overview”) and bottom line (which refers to our adjusted net income (“ANI”) (non-GAAP), which is calculated as our profit excluding impairment of goodwill, share-based compensation expense and amortization of intangible assets including the tax effect thereon) and other measures, such as our adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP), which is calculated as adjusted operating profit (non-GAAP) (calculated as operating profit / (loss) excluding share-based compensation expense and amortization of intangible assets) as a percentage of revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), are pre-established by our Compensation Committee annually at the beginning of the fiscal year. When the pre-determined financial measures are achieved, executive officers receive amounts that are set for these targets. These measures reflect targets that are intended to be aggressive but attainable. The remainder of an individual’s payout under our cash bonus program is determined by the achievement of individual performance objectives.

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• Assessment of Individual Performance: Individual performance has a strong impact on the compensation of all employees, including our executive officers. The evaluation of an individual’s performance determines a portion of the size of payouts under our cash bonus program and also influences any changes in base salary. At the beginning of each fiscal year, our Compensation Committee, along with our Group Chief Executive Officer, set the respective performance objectives for the fiscal year for the executive officers. The performance objectives are initially proposed by our Group Chief Executive Officer and modified, as appropriate, by our Compensation Committee based on the performance assessment conducted for the preceding fiscal year and also looking at goals for the current fiscal year. Every evaluation metric is supplemented with key performance indicators. At the end of the fiscal year, our Group Chief Executive Officer discusses individuals’ respective achievement of the pre-established objectives as well as their contribution to our company’s overall performance and other leadership accomplishments. This evaluation is shared with our Compensation Committee. After the discussion, our Compensation Committee, in discussion with our Group Chief Executive Officer, assigns a corresponding numerical performance rating that translates into specific payouts under our cash bonus program and also influences any changes in base salary.

The Compensation Committee approves awards under our cash bonus or variable incentive program consistent with the achievement of applicable goals. The Committee on occasion makes exceptions to payments in strict accordance with achievement of goals based on unusual or extraordinary circumstances. Executive officers must be on the payroll of our company on the last day of the fiscal year, March 31, to be eligible for payment under our cash bonus or variable incentive program.

Although most of our compensation decisions are taken in the first quarter of the fiscal year, our compensation planning process neither begins nor ends with any particular Compensation Committee meeting. Compensation decisions are designed to promote our fundamental business objectives and strategy. Our Compensation Committee periodically reviews related matters such as succession planning, evaluation of management performance and consideration of the business environment and considers such matters in making compensation decisions.

Benchmarking and Use of Compensation Consultant for Fiscal 2019

During fiscal 2019, our Compensation Committee reviewed compensation programs for our executive officers against publicly available compensation data, which was compiled directly by our external compensation consultant. The companies selected by our external compensation consultant for its survey for benchmarking our executive officers’ compensation included companies in similar industries and generally of similar sizes and market capitalizations.

The list of peer companies against which we benchmarked the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and named executive officers in fiscal 2019 included the following:

Peer Group Companies for Named Executive Officers other than the CEO*
Accenture (BPM)	FirstSource Solutions	Mphasis
Capgemini (IT/ BPM)	Genpact Limited	Syntel Inc.
Cognizant Technologies	HCL Technologies	Tata Consultancy Services (BPM)
Conduent	ICICI Bank	Teleperformance
EXL Services Holding Inc.	Infosys (BPM)	Wipro Technologies (BPM)
Peer Group Companies for the CEO
Cognizant Technologies	Genpact Limited	Teleperformance
Conduent	HCL Technologies	Wipro Technologies (BPM)
EXL Services Holding Inc.	Syntel Inc.

* Different subsets of the peer group were used for different named executive officers depending on the officer’s position and geographic location.

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Our Compensation Committee used the data derived by our external compensation consultant primarily to ensure that our executive compensation programs are competitive. A selected subset of peer companies from those listed above that were found most closely comparable as benchmark for a particular position were considered to arrive at the compensation benchmark review of individual executive officers. Where compensation information was not publicly disclosed for a specific management position in the relevant industry, our Compensation Committee reviewed data corresponding to the most comparable position and also considered the comparative experience of the relevant executive officers.

There is enough flexibility in the existing compensation programs to respond and adjust to the evolving business environment. Accordingly, an individual’s compensation elements could be changed by our Compensation Committee based on changes in job responsibilities of the executive. In addition to input from our external compensation consultant’s survey, our Compensation Committee also took into consideration our performance and industry indicators in deciding our compensation for fiscal 2019.

Based on the elements listed above and in line with our compensation philosophy, in fiscal 2019 our Compensation Committee adjusted our executive officers compensation as described in “—Executive Compensation for Fiscal 2019” below.

Executive Compensation for Fiscal 2019

Total Compensation of Executive Officers

The following table sets forth the total compensation paid or proposed to be paid to each of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other named executive officers for services rendered in fiscal 2019 (excluding grants of RSUs which are described below).

Name	Base salary(1)		Benefits		Bonus		Other payment(4)		Total
Keshav R. Murugesh	$	709,673	$	67,847	$	2,024,840	$	—	$	2,802,360
Sanjay Puria	$	291,533	$	15,645	$	654,216	$	—	$	961,394
Ronald Gillette(2)	$	439,083	$	12,346	$	—	$	959,166	$	1,410,595
Gautam Barai(3)	$	48,401	$	3,911	$	35,254	$	—	$	87,566
Swaminathan Rajamani	$	247,605	$	13,430	$	388,949	$	—	$	649,984
Total	$	1,736,295	$	113,179	$	3,103,259	$	959,166	$	5,911,899

Notes:

⁽¹⁾  Base salary does not include amount contributed towards provident fund which is set out in the table under “—Other Benefits and Perquisites.”

⁽²⁾  Ceased to be Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective January 31, 2019 and his last working day with us was February 28, 2019.

⁽³⁾  Appointed as Group COO effective January 31, 2019. The amount paid to him does not include compensation for his services rendered before being appointed as Group COO.

⁽⁴⁾  Other payment made to Ronald Gillette comprises notice pay, severance pay (first of four equal quarterly installments), leave encashment and social security contribution.

Base Salary or Fixed Compensation

In reviewing base salaries for executive officers, our Compensation Committee reviewed compensation programs for our executive officers against publicly available compensation data compiled by our external compensation consultant and considered local market conditions, market data, the executive officer’s experience and responsibilities, the perceived risk of having to replace the named executive officer and the fact that the executive officers for fiscal 2019 had satisfactorily performed against their prior year’s individual performance objectives.

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Our Compensation Committee has made the following determinations on the executive officers’ base salary:

• Mr. Keshav R. Murugesh’s base salary (including employer contribution towards Provident Fund (Retirement Benefit)) was revised to $ 818,507 from $ 757,877 in fiscal 2019. The salary revision was effective February 19, 2019.

• Mr. Sanjay Puria’s base salary (including employer contribution towards Provident Fund (Retirement Benefit)) was revised to $ 306,232 from $ 283,547 in fiscal 2019. The salary revision was effective April 1, 2018.

• Mr. Gautam Barai’s base salary (including employer contribution towards Provident Fund (Retirement Benefit) is $317,284 effective on his appointment as Group COO on January 31, 2019.

• Mr. Swaminathan Rajamani’s base salary (including employer contribution towards Provident Fund (Retirement Benefit)) was revised to $260,089 from $240,812 in fiscal 2019. The salary revision was effective April 1, 2018.

Cash Bonus or Variable Incentive

Our Compensation Committee believes that the executive officers must work as a team and focus primarily on company goals rather than solely on individual goals. Our Compensation Committee believes that enhancing the long term value of our company requires increased revenue (both from existing and new clients), improved contribution and increased ANI (non-GAAP). Finally our Compensation Committee believes it must also reward and encourage individual performance and therefore assigned certain weightages of the variable incentive to company and individual objectives, including achievement of targets for our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), ANI (non-GAAP), adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP) and certain individual goals for various executive officers. Such bonuses are typically paid in April and/or May each year. The aggregate amount of all cash bonuses to be paid for fiscal 2019 does not exceed the aggregate cash bonus pool approved by our Compensation Committee for fiscal 2019. Each of our executive officers’ variable incentive packages for fiscal 2019 are as described below:

Our Compensation Committee set Mr. Murugesh’s target variable incentive, or cash bonus, at $1,023,134 effective February 19, 2019 for 100% achievement of objectives. Hence, the pro-rated target variable incentive amount would be $955,859 for fiscal 2019.Our Compensation Committee assigned as Mr. Murugesh’s performance objectives the achievement of targets for our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and ANI (non-GAAP), and individual performance objectives. Mr. Murugesh earned 211.8% of his target variable incentive amount on an overall basis.

Our Compensation Committee set Mr. Puria’s target variable incentive for 2019 at $306,232 for 100% achievement of objectives. Our Compensation Committee assigned as Mr. Puria’s performance objectives the achievement of targets for our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and ANI (non-GAAP), and individual performance objectives. Based on actual performance against these various objectives, Mr. Puria earned 213.6% of his target variable incentive amount on an overall basis.

Our Compensation Committee set Mr. Barai’s target variable incentive for 2019 at $ 222,099 for 100% achievement of objectives. Mr. Barai performed multiple roles, including Business Units Head, Chief Business Officer and Chief Operating Officer during different periods in the year and, considering his various roles, our Compensation Committee assigned as Mr. Barai’s performance objectives the achievement of targets for our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP), ANI (non-GAAP), adjusted operating margin (non-GAAP), adjusted gross contribution (non-GAAP), and individual performance objectives. Based on actual performance against these objectives, Mr. Barai earned 96.6% of his target variable incentive amount on an overall basis.

Our Compensation Committee set Mr. Swaminathan’s target variable incentive for 2019 at $182,063 for 100% achievement of objectives. Our Compensation Committee assigned as Mr. Swaminathan’s performance objectives the achievement of targets for our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) and ANI (non-GAAP), and individual performance objectives. Based on actual performance against these various objectives, Mr. Swaminathan earned 213.6% of his target variable incentive amount on an overall basis.

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Equity Incentive Grants of RSUs

During fiscal 2019, we continued the equity incentive scheme which has a vesting schedule linked to continued employment with our company through vesting date, achievement of financial performance targets and achievement of total shareholder return performance targets.

Consistent with our philosophy on equity grants to our executive officers, we awarded the following number of RSUs to our executive officers during fiscal 2019:

Name	Date of grant		Total RSUs granted for fiscal 2019			Grant date fair value ($)(1)
Keshav R. Murugesh		April 25, 2018		251,700	(2)		47.43
Sanjay Puria		April 25, 2018		35,850	(3)		47.43
Ronald Gillette(4)		April 25, 2018		34,500	(3)		47.43
Gautam Barai(5)		April 25, 2018		25,050	(3)		47.43
Swaminathan Rajamani		April 25, 2018		23,250	(3)		47.43

Notes:

⁽¹⁾  The amounts shown under this column reflect the dollar amount of the grant date fair value of equity-based RSUs granted during the year.

⁽²⁾  The RSUs granted (comprising a base award and an additional award of up to 50% of the base award granted for the achievement of specified performance criteria) vests according to the following schedule: 3.75% of the base award vests quarterly on the completion of each of the first eight quarters following the grant date, subject to the awardee’s continued employment with our company through the vesting date; 2.50% of the base award vest quarterly on the completion of each of the following four quarters, subject to the awardee’s continued employment with our company through the vesting date; and 60% of the base award vests on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the awardee’s continued employment with our company through the vesting date and the achievement of conditions relating to financial and total shareholder’s return performance as determined by our Compensation Committee. The awardee will be eligible for additional RSUs of up to 50% of the base award on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the awardee’s continued employment with our company through the vesting date and the achievement of conditions relating to financial and total shareholder’s return performance as determined by our Compensation Committee. The fair value of these RSUs is generally the market price of our shares on the date of grant.

⁽³⁾  The RSUs granted (comprising a base award and an additional award of up to 50% of the base award granted for the achievement of specified performance criteria) vest according to the following schedule: 3.33% of the base award vests quarterly on the completion of each of the first twelve quarters following the grant date, subject to the awardee’s continued employment with our company through the vesting date; and 60% of the base award vests on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the awardee’s continued employment with our company through the vesting date and the achievement of conditions relating to financial and total shareholder’s return performance as determined by our Compensation Committee. The awardee will be eligible for additional RSUs of up to 50% of the base award on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the awardee’s continued employment with our company through the vesting date and the achievement of conditions relating to financial and total shareholder’s return performance as determined by our Compensation Committee. The fair value of these RSUs is generally the market price of our shares on the date of grant.

⁽⁴⁾  Ceased to be Group COO effective January 31, 2019.

⁽⁵⁾  Appointed Group COO effective January 31, 2019.

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Other Benefits and Perquisites

The retirement plans, health and welfare benefits provided to executive officers are the same plans and benefits available to all other employees of our company.

All directors and officers, including executive officers, are covered by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy maintained by our company.

Additional perquisites provided to our executive officers in fiscal 2019 are summarized below:

Name	Provident fund		Insurance benefits		Club membership		401 K		Total
Keshav R. Murugesh	$	55,061	$	1,974	$	10,812	$	—	$	67,847
Sanjay Puria	$	14,699	$	946	$	—	$	—	$	15,645
Ronald Gillette(1)	$	—	$	1,346	$	—	$	11,000	$	12,346
Gautam Barai(2)	$	3,755	$	156	$	—	$	—	$	3,911
Swaminathan Rajamani	$	12,484	$	946	$	—	$	—	$	13,430
Total	$	85,999	$	5,368	$	10,812	$	11,000	$	113,179

Notes:

⁽¹⁾  Ceased to be Group COO effective January 31, 2019.

⁽²⁾  Appointed Group COO effective January 31, 2019.

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Non-executive Director Compensation for Fiscal 2019

Total Compensation of Non-executive Directors

The following table sets forth the compensation paid or proposed to be paid to our non-executive directors for services rendered in fiscal 2019 (excluding grants of RSUs which are described below):

Name	Retainership fees		Retainership fees for Board/Committee Chairman			Total
Adrian T. Dillon	$	—	$	160,000	(1)	$	160,000
Gareth Williams	$	63,000	$	20,000	(2)	$	83,000
John Freeland	$	63,000	$	—		$	63,000
Michael Menezes	$	63,000	$	30,000	(3)	$	93,000
Renu S. Karnad	$	63,000	$	15,000	(4)	$	78,000
Francoise Gri	$	63,000	$	—		$	63,000
Keith Haviland	$	63,000	$	—		$	63,000
Mario P. Vitale	$	63,000	$	—		$	63,000
	$	441,000	$	225,000		$	666,000

Notes:

⁽¹⁾  Fee paid to Mr. Adrian T. Dillon for serving as Chairman of our Board of Directors in fiscal 2019.

⁽²⁾  Fee paid to Mr. Gareth Williams for serving as Chairman of our Compensation Committee in fiscal 2019.

⁽³⁾  Fee paid to Mr. Michael Menezes for serving as Chairman of our Audit Committee in fiscal 2019.

⁽⁴⁾  Fee paid to Mr. Renu S. Karnad for serving as Chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in fiscal 2019.

Equity Incentive Grants of RSUs to Non-executive Directors

The following table sets forth information concerning RSUs awarded to our non-executive directors in fiscal 2019 with a vesting period of one year. No options were granted in fiscal 2019.

Name	Date of grant		Total RSUs granted for fiscal 2019		Grant date fair value ($)(1)		Expiration date
Adrian T. Dillon		July 18, 2018		4,544	$	52.67		July 17, 2028
Françoise Gri		July 18, 2018		2,385	$	52.67		July 17, 2028
Gareth Williams		July 18, 2018		2,385	$	52.67		July 17, 2028
John Freeland		July 18, 2018		2,385	$	52.67		July 17, 2028
Michael Menezes		July 18, 2018		2,385	$	52.67		July 17, 2028
Renu S. Karnad		July 18, 2018		2,385	$	52.67		July 17, 2028
Keith Haviland		July 18, 2018		2,385	$	52.67		July 17, 2028
Mario P. Vitale		July 18, 2018		2,385	$	52.67		July 17, 2028

Note:

⁽¹⁾  The amounts shown under this column reflect the dollar amount of the aggregate grant date fair value of equity-based RSUs granted during the year. The fair value of RSUs is generally the market price of our shares on the date of grant.

Future grants of awards will continue to be determined by our Board of Directors or our Compensation Committee under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan.

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Employment Agreement of our Executive Director

We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Keshav R. Murugesh in February 2010, which was amended with effect from February 19, 2013, to serve as our Group Chief Executive Officer for a five-year term, which will renew automatically for three additional successive terms of three years each, unless either we or Mr. Murugesh elects not to renew the term. Our employment agreement with Mr. Murugesh was further amended effective February 19, 2014 and February 19, 2017 to revise Mr. Murugesh’s compensation (including share grants).

Under the terms of the amended agreement, Mr. Murugesh is entitled to receive compensation, health and other benefits and perquisites commensurate with his position. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Murugesh will be eligible to receive annually such number of RSUs to be computed based on our average share price (taking the daily US dollar closing price) during March of the fiscal year preceding the date of such determination and the value of such grant shall not be less than eight times the sum of his annual base salary. Mr. Murugesh is entitled to receive additional performance-based grants for meeting additional performance-based criteria, the value of such grant being up to 50% of eight times the sum of his annual base salary. Any grants of RSUs to Mr. Murugesh will be made pursuant to and in accordance with our 2016 Incentive Award Plan.

If Mr. Murugesh’s employment is terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Murugesh for good reason (each as defined in the amended agreement) or is terminated for any reason other than those specified in the amended agreement (including, without limitation, expiration of his employment period or we elect not to extend his employment), he would be entitled to all accrued and unpaid salary, accrued and unused vacation and any unreimbursed expenses. Mr. Murugesh would also be entitled to vested benefits and other amounts due to him under our employee benefit plans. Further, where Mr. Murugesh’s employment is terminated for any reason other than those specified in the amended agreement (including without limitation, expiration of his employment period or we elect not to extend his employment), he will also be entitled to his base salary for a period of 12 months from the effective date of termination and his target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, both of which will be paid immediately, and all of the share options and RSUs granted to him will vest and the share options and RSUs would become exercisable on a fully accelerated basis.

Further, where Mr. Murugesh’s employment is terminated for reasons of death, disability or retirement as specified in the amended agreement, he would be entitled to all accrued and unpaid salary and bonus, accrued and unused vacation, any unreimbursed expenses and vested benefits and other amounts due to him under our employee benefit plans, and all of the share options and RSUs granted to him will vest and the share options and RSUs would become exercisable on a fully accelerated basis.

In addition to the above, if Mr. Murugesh’s employment is terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Murugesh for good reason, and Mr. Murugesh executes and delivers a non-revocable general release of claims in favor of our company, subject to his continued compliance with certain non-competition and confidentiality obligations, Mr. Murugesh would be entitled to receive the following severance payments and benefits from us:

1. His base salary for a period of 12 months from the effective date of termination, which will be paid immediately;

2. His target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, which will be paid immediately; and

3. Automatic accelerated vesting of RSUs or share options granted him that would have vested with him through the next two vesting dates of each grant from the effective date of termination. Full accelerated vesting will occur in case of termination of employment for good reason.

If we experience a change in control (as defined in our 2006 Incentive Award Plan for awards granted under that plan or as defined in our 2016 Incentive Award Plan for awards granted under that plan) while Mr. Murugesh is employed under the employment agreement, all of the share options and RSUs granted to Mr. Murugesh under the employment agreement will vest and the share options and RSUs would become exercisable on a fully accelerated basis.

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Employee Benefit Plans

2006 Incentive Award Plan

We adopted our 2006 Incentive Award Plan on June 1, 2006. The purpose of the 2006 Incentive Award Plan was to promote the success and enhance the value of our company by linking the personal interests of the directors, employees and consultants of our company and our subsidiaries to those of our shareholders and by providing these individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance. The 2006 Incentive Award Plan was further intended to provide us with the ability to motivate, attract and retain the services of these individuals. On February 13, 2009, we adopted the Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Award Plan. The Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Award Plan reflects, among other changes to our 2006 Incentive Award Plan, an increase in the number of ordinary shares and ADSs available for grant under the plan from 3.0 million to 4.0 million shares/ADSs, subject to specified adjustments under the plan. On September 13, 2011, we adopted the Second Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Award Plan that reflects an increase in the number of ordinary shares and ADSs available for granted under the plan to 6.2 million shares/ADSs, subject to specified adjustments under the plan. On September 25, 2013, we adopted the Third Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Award Plan that reflects an increase in the number of ordinary shares and ADSs available for grant under the plan to 8.6 million shares/ADSs, subject to specified adjustments under the plan. On May 31, 2016, our 2006 Incentive Award Plan expired pursuant to its terms.

Shares Available for Awards

Subject to certain adjustments set forth in the 2006 Incentive Award Plan, the maximum number of shares that could be issued or awarded under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan was equal to the sum of (x) 8,600,000 shares, (y) any shares that remained available for issuance under our 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (which was adopted on July 3, 2002 and terminated upon the effective date of our 2006 Incentive Award Plan), and (z) any shares subject to awards under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan which terminated, expired or lapsed for any reason or were settled in cash on or after the effective date of our 2006 Incentive Award Plan. As of the date of termination of the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan on July 25, 2006, the day immediately preceding the date of pricing of our initial public offering, an aggregate of 6,082,042 of our ordinary shares had been authorized for grant under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. The maximum number of shares which could be subject to awards granted to any one participant during any calendar year was 500,000 shares and the maximum amount that could be paid to a participant in cash during any calendar year with respect to cash-based awards was $10,000,000. To the extent that an award terminated or was settled in cash, any shares subject to the award would again be available for the grant. Any shares tendered or withheld to satisfy the grant or exercise price or tax withholding obligation with respect to any award would not be available for subsequent grant. Except as described below with respect to independent directors, no determination was made as to the types or amounts of awards that would be granted to specific individuals pursuant to the 2006 Incentive Award Plan.

Administration. The 2006 Incentive Award Plan is administered by our Board of Directors, which may delegate its authority to a committee. We anticipate that our Compensation Committee will administer the 2006 Incentive Award Plan, except that our Board of Directors will administer the plan with respect to awards granted to our independent directors. The plan administrator determined eligibility, the types and sizes of awards, the price and timing of awards and the acceleration or waiver of any vesting restriction, provided that the plan administrator would not have the authority to accelerate vesting or waive the forfeiture of any performance-based awards.

Eligibility. Our employees, consultants and directors and those of our subsidiaries were eligible to be granted awards, except that only employees of our company and our qualifying corporate subsidiaries were eligible to be granted options that are intended to qualify as “incentive share options” under Section 422 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Awards

Options: The plan administrator was able to grant options on shares. The per share option exercise price of all options granted pursuant to the 2006 Incentive Award Plan would not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant. No incentive share option could be granted to a grantee who owned more than 10% of our outstanding shares unless the exercise price was at least 110% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant. To the extent that the aggregate fair market value of the shares subject to an incentive share option became exercisable for the first time by any option holder during any calendar year exceeded $100,000, such excess would be treated as a non-qualified option. The plan administrator would determine the methods of payment of the exercise price of an option, which could include cash, shares or other property acceptable to the plan administrator (and could involve a cashless exercise of the option). The plan administrator designated in the award agreement evidencing each share option grant whether such share option would be exercisable for shares or ADSs. The award agreement could, in the sole discretion of the plan administrator, permit the option holder to elect, at the time of exercise, whether to receive shares or ADSs in respect of the exercised share option or a portion thereof. The term of options granted under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan could not exceed ten years from the date of grant. However, the term of an incentive share option granted to a person who owns more than 10% of our outstanding shares on the date of grant could not exceed five years. Under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan, the number of awards to be granted to our independent directors was determined by our Board of Directors or our Compensation Committee.

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Restricted Shares. The plan administrator could grant shares subject to various restrictions, including restrictions on transferability, limitations on the right to vote and/or limitations on the right to receive dividends.

Share Appreciation Rights. The plan administrator could grant share appreciation rights representing the right to receive payment of an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share on the date of exercise over the fair market value of a share on the date of grant. The term of share appreciation rights granted could not exceed ten years from the date of grant. The plan administrator could elect to pay share appreciation rights in cash, in shares or in a combination of cash and shares.

Performance Shares and Performance Share Units. The plan administrator could grant awards of performance shares denominated in a number of shares and/or awards of performance share units denominated in unit equivalents of shares and/or units of value, including dollar value of shares. These awards could be linked to performance criteria measured over performance periods as determined by the plan administrator.

Share Payments. The plan administrator could grant share payments, including payments in the form of shares or options or other rights to purchase shares. Share payments could be based upon specific performance criteria determined by the plan administrator on the date such share payments were made or on any date thereafter.

Deferred Shares. The plan administrator could grant awards of deferred shares linked to performance criteria determined by the plan administrator. Shares underlying deferred share awards would not be issued until the deferred share awards have vested, pursuant to a vesting schedule or upon the satisfaction of any vesting conditions or performance criteria set by the plan administrator. Recipients of deferred share awards generally have no rights as shareholders with respect to such deferred shares until the shares underlying the deferred share awards have been issued.

Restricted Share Units. The plan administrator could grant RSUs, subject to various vesting conditions. On the maturity date, we will transfer to the participant one unrestricted, fully transferable share for each vested RSU scheduled to be paid out on such date. The plan administrator specified the purchase price, if any, to be paid by the participant for such shares. Generally, a participant will have to be employed by us on the date of payment of vested RSUs to be eligible to receive the payment of shares issuable upon vesting of the RSUs.

Performance Bonus Awards. The plan administrator could grant a cash bonus payable upon the attainment of performance goals based on performance criteria and measured over a performance period determined appropriate by the plan administrator. Any such cash bonus paid to a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code could be a performance-based award as described below.

Performance-Based Awards. The plan administrator could grant awards other than options and share appreciation rights to employees who are or may be “covered employees,” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, that are intended to be performance-based awards within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code in order to preserve the deductibility of these awards for federal income tax purposes. Participants are only entitled to receive payment for performance-based awards for any given performance period to the extent that pre-established performance goals set by the plan administrator for the period are satisfied. The plan administrator determined the type of performance-based awards to be granted, the performance period and the performance goals. Generally, a participant will have to be employed by us on the date the performance-based award is paid to be eligible for a performance-based award for any period.

Adjustments. In the event of certain changes in our capitalization, the plan administrator has broad discretion to adjust awards, including without limitation, (i) the aggregate number and type of shares that could be issued under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan, (ii) the terms and conditions of any outstanding awards, and (iii) the grant or exercise price per share for any outstanding awards under such plan to account for such changes. The plan administrator also has the authority to cash out, terminate or provide for the assumption or substitution of outstanding awards in the event of a corporate transaction.

Change in Control. In the event of a change in control of our company in which outstanding awards are not assumed by the successor, such awards will generally become fully exercisable and all forfeiture restrictions on such awards will lapse. Upon, or in anticipation of, a change in control, the plan administrator may cause any awards outstanding to terminate at a specific time in the future and give each participant the right to exercise such awards during such period of time as the plan administrator, in its sole discretion, determines.

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Vesting of Full Value Awards. Full value awards (generally, any award other than an option or share appreciation right) will vest over a period of at least three years (or, in the case of vesting based upon attainment of certain performance goals, over a period of at least one year). However, full value awards that result in the issuance of an aggregate of up to 5% to the total issuable shares under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan may be granted without any minimum vesting periods. In addition, full value awards may vest on an accelerated basis in the event of a participant’s death, disability, or retirement, or in the event of our change in control or other special circumstances.

Non-transferability. Awards granted under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan are generally not transferable.

Withholding. We have the right to withhold, deduct or require a participant to remit to us an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local or foreign taxes (including the participant’s employment tax obligations) required by law to be withheld with respect to any tax concerning the participant as a result of the 2006 Incentive Award Plan.

Termination or Amendment. On May 31, 2016, our 2006 Incentive Award Plan expired pursuant to its terms.

Outstanding Awards. As at March 31, 2019, RSUs to purchase an aggregate of 1,030,004 ordinary shares were outstanding, out of which RSUs to purchase 544,894 ordinary shares were held by all our directors and executive officers as a group. The expiration dates of these RSUs range from August 12, 2020 to April 26, 2026. The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $47.89, $30.85 and $30.26 per ADS, respectively. There is no purchase price for the RSUs.

RSU Grants Outside of our Plans

On June 1, 2016, June 14, 2016 and July 13, 2016, we issued an aggregate of 44,284 restricted share units to certain of our employees and directors pursuant to an exemption from registration under the United States federal securities laws. We did not seek shareholder approval for these issuances as they are not required under the laws of Jersey.

2016 Incentive Award Plan

We adopted our 2016 Incentive Award Plan on September 27, 2016. The purpose of the 2016 Incentive Award Plan is to promote the success and enhance the value of our company by linking the personal interests of the directors, employees, and consultants of our company and our subsidiaries to those of our shareholders and by providing such individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance to generate superior returns to our shareholders. The 2016 Incentive Award Plan is further intended to provide us with flexibility in our ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of these individuals, upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of our company’s operation is largely dependent. On September 27, 2018, we adopted the First Amended and Restated 2016 Incentive Award Plan, which reflects an increase in the number of ordinary shares and ADSs available for grant under the plan from 2.5 million to 3.9 million shares/ADSs, subject to specified adjustments under the plan.

Shares Available for Awards

Subject to certain adjustments set forth in the 2016 Incentive Award Plan, the maximum number of shares and ADSs, in the aggregate, which may be issued or transferred pursuant to awards under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan is equal to the sum of (x) 3,900,000 shares, and (y) any shares or ADSs which immediately prior to the expiration of the 2006 Incentive Award Plan were available for issuance or transfer as new awards under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan, and (z) any shares or ADSs subject to awards under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan which terminate, expire, forfeit, lapse for any reason or are settled in cash on or after the effective date of the 2016 Incentive Award Plan. Immediately prior to the expiration of the 2006 Incentive Award Plan, 1,112,825 shares were available for issuance or transfer as new awards thereunder. To the extent that an award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, or is settled in cash, any shares or ADSs subject to the award shall again be available for the grant of an award pursuant to the 2016 Incentive Award Plan. Any shares or ADSs tendered or withheld to satisfy the grant or exercise price or tax withholding obligation pursuant to any award shall not subsequently be available for grant of an award pursuant to the 2016 Incentive Award Plan.

Administration. The 2016 Incentive Award Plan is administered by our Board of Directors, which may delegate its authority to a committee. We anticipate that our Compensation Committee will administer the 2016 Incentive Award Plan, except that our Board of Directors will administer the plan with respect to awards granted to our independent directors. The plan administrator will determine eligibility, the types and sizes of awards, the price and timing of awards and the acceleration or waiver of any vesting restriction, provided that the plan administrator will not have the authority to accelerate vesting or waive the forfeiture of any performance-based awards.

Eligibility. Our employees, consultants and directors and those of our subsidiaries are eligible to be granted awards, except that only employees of our company and our qualifying corporate subsidiaries are eligible to be granted options that are intended to qualify as “incentive share options” under Section 422 of the Code.

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Awards

Options: The plan administrator may grant options on shares. The per share option exercise price of all options granted pursuant to the 2016 Incentive Award Plan will not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant. No incentive share option may be granted to a grantee who owns more than 10% of our outstanding shares unless the exercise price is at least 110% of the fair market value of a share on the date of grant. To the extent that the aggregate fair market value of the shares subject to an incentive share option become exercisable for the first time by any option holder during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, such excess will be treated as a non-qualified option. The plan administrator will determine the methods of payment of the exercise price of an option, which may include cash, shares or other property acceptable to the plan administrator (and may involve a cashless exercise of the option). The plan administrator shall designate in the award agreement evidencing each share option grant whether such share option shall be exercisable for shares or ADSs. The award agreement may, in the sole discretion of the plan administrator, permit the option holder to elect, at the time of exercise, whether to receive shares or ADSs in respect of the exercised share option or a portion thereof. The term of options granted under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan may not exceed ten years from the date of grant. However, the term of an incentive share option granted to a person who owns more than 10% of our outstanding shares on the date of grant may not exceed five years. Under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan, the number of awards to be granted to our independent directors will be determined by our Board of Directors or our Compensation Committee.

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Restricted Shares. The plan administrator may grant shares subject to various restrictions, including restrictions on transferability, limitations on the right to vote and/or limitations on the right to receive dividends.

Share Appreciation Rights. The plan administrator may grant share appreciation rights representing the right to receive payment of an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share on the date of exercise over the fair market value of a share on the date of grant. The term of share appreciation rights granted may not exceed ten years from the date of grant. The plan administrator may elect to pay share appreciation rights in cash, in shares or in a combination of cash and shares.

Performance Shares and Performance Share Units. The plan administrator may grant awards of performance shares denominated in a number of shares and/or awards of performance share units denominated in unit equivalents of shares and/or units of value, including dollar value of shares. These awards may be linked to performance criteria measured over performance periods as determined by the plan administrator.

Share Payments. The plan administrator may grant share payments, including payments in the form of shares or options or other rights to purchase shares. Share payments may be based upon specific performance criteria determined by the plan administrator on the date such share payments are made or on any date thereafter.

Deferred Shares. The plan administrator may grant awards of deferred shares linked to performance criteria determined by the plan administrator. Shares underlying deferred share awards will not be issued until the deferred share awards have vested, pursuant to a vesting schedule or upon the satisfaction of any vesting conditions or performance criteria set by the plan administrator. Recipients of deferred share awards generally will have no rights as shareholders with respect to such deferred shares until the shares underlying the deferred share awards have been issued.

Restricted Share Units. The plan administrator may grant RSUs, subject to various vesting conditions. On the maturity date, we will transfer to the participant one unrestricted, fully transferable share for each vested RSU scheduled to be paid out on such date. The plan administrator will specify the purchase price, if any, to be paid by the participant for such shares. Generally, a participant will have to be employed by us on the date of payment of vested RSUs to be eligible to receive the payment of shares issuable upon vesting of the RSUs.

Performance Bonus Awards. The plan administrator may grant a cash bonus payable upon the attainment of performance goals based on performance criteria and measured over a performance period determined appropriate by the plan administrator. Any such cash bonus paid to a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code may be a performance-based award as described below.

Performance-Based Awards. The plan administrator may grant awards other than options and share appreciation rights to employees who are or may be “covered employees,” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, that are intended to be performance-based awards within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code in order to preserve the deductibility of these awards for federal income tax purposes. Participants are only entitled to receive payment for performance-based awards for any given performance period to the extent that pre-established performance goals set by the plan administrator for the period are satisfied. The plan administrator will determine the type of performance-based awards to be granted, the performance period and the performance goals. Generally, a participant will have to be employed by us on the date the performance-based award is paid to be eligible for a performance-based award for any period.

Adjustments. In the event of certain changes in our capitalization, the plan administrator has broad discretion to adjust awards, including without limitation, (i) the aggregate number and type of shares that may be issued under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan, (ii) the terms and conditions of any outstanding awards, and (iii) the grant or exercise price per share for any outstanding awards under such plan to account for such changes. The plan administrator also has the authority to cash out, terminate or provide for the assumption or substitution of outstanding awards in the event of a corporate transaction.

Change in Control. In the event of a change in control of our company in which outstanding awards are not assumed by the successor, such awards will generally become fully exercisable and all forfeiture restrictions on such awards will lapse. Upon, or in anticipation of, a change in control, the plan administrator may cause any awards outstanding to terminate at a specific time in the future and give each participant the right to exercise such awards during such period of time as the plan administrator, in its sole discretion, determines.

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Vesting of Full Value Awards. Full value awards (generally, any award other than an option or share appreciation right) will vest over a period of at least three years (or, in the case of vesting based upon attainment of certain performance goals, over a period of at least one year). However, full value awards that result in the issuance of an aggregate of up to 5% to the total issuable shares under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan may be granted without any minimum vesting periods. In addition, full value awards may vest on an accelerated basis in the event of a participant’s death, disability, or retirement, or in the event of our change in control or other special circumstances.

Non-transferability. Awards granted under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan are generally not transferable.

Withholding. We have the right to withhold, deduct or require a participant to remit to us an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local or foreign taxes (including the participant’s employment tax obligations) required by law to be withheld with respect to any tax concerning the participant as a result of the 2016 Incentive Award Plan.

Termination or Amendment. An award of performance shares, performance share units, deferred shares, share payments and RSUs shall only vest or be exercisable or payable while the Participant is an Employee, Consultant or a member of the Board, as applicable; provided, however , that the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion may provide that an award of performance shares, performance share units, share payments, deferred shares or RSUs may vest or be exercised or paid subsequent to a termination of employment or service, as applicable, or following a change in control of the Company, or because of the participant’s retirement, death or disability, or otherwise; provided, however , that, to the extent required to preserve tax deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Code, any such provision with respect to performance shares or performance share units that are intended to constitute qualified performance-based compensation shall be subject to the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code that apply to qualified performance-based compensation.

Outstanding Awards. As at March 31, 2019, RSUs to purchase an aggregate of 1,818,893 ordinary shares were outstanding, out of which RSUs to purchase 840,525 ordinary shares were held by all our directors and executive officers as a group. The expiration dates of these RSUs range from March 22, 2027 to February 17, 2029. The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $47.89, $30.85 and $30.26 per ADS, respectively. There is no purchase price for the RSUs.

Other Employee Benefits

We also maintain other employee benefit plans in the form of certain statutory and incentive plans covering substantially all of our employees. For fiscal 2019, the total amount accrued by us to provide for pension, retirement or similar benefits was $13.8 million.

Provident Fund

In accordance with Indian, Philippines and Sri Lankan laws, all of our employees in these countries are entitled to receive benefits under the respective government provident fund, a defined contribution plan to which both we and the employee contribute monthly at a pre-determined rate (for India and Sri Lanka, currently 12% of the employee’s base salary and for the Philippines, 100 Philippine peso per month for every employee). These contributions are made to the respective government provident fund and we have no further obligation under this fund apart from our monthly contributions. We contributed an aggregate of $8.6 million, $8.9 million and $8.4 million in each of fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, to the government provident fund.

US Savings Plan

Eligible employees in the US participate in a savings plan (the “US Savings Plan”), pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code. The US Savings Plan allows our employees to defer a portion of their annual earnings on a pre-tax basis through voluntary contributions there under. The US Savings Plan provides that we can make optional contributions up to the maximum allowable limit under the Code. We contributed an aggregate of $1.4 million, $1.3 million, and $0.4 million in each of fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, to the US Savings Plan.

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UK Pension Scheme

Eligible employees in the UK contribute to a defined contribution pension scheme operated in the UK. The assets of the scheme are held separately from ours in an independently administered fund. The pension expense represents contributions payable to the fund by us. We contributed an aggregate of $0.8 million, $0.7 million, and $0.8 million in each of fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, to the UK pension scheme.

Gratuity

In accordance with Indian, the Philippines and Sri Lankan laws, we provide for gratuity liability pursuant to a defined benefit retirement plan covering all our employees in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Our gratuity plan provides for a lump sum payment to eligible employees on retirement, death, incapacitation or on termination of employment (provided such employee has worked for at least five years with our company) which is computed on the basis of employee’s salary and length of service with us (subject to a maximum of approximately $28,921 per employee in India). In India, we provide the gratuity benefit through determined contributions pursuant to a non-participating annuity contract administered and managed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (“LIC”) and Aviva Life Insurance Company Private Limited (“ALICPL”). Under this plan, the obligation to pay gratuity remains with us although LIC and ALICPL administer the plan. We contributed an aggregate of $1.4 million, $1.1 million and $1.1 million in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, to LIC and ALICPL.

Our Sri Lankan subsidiary, Philippines subsidiary and one Indian subsidiary have unfunded gratuity obligations.

Compensated Absence

Our liability for compensated absences, which are expected to be utilized or settled within one year, is determined on an accrual basis for the carried forward unused vacation balances standing to the credit of each employee as at year-end and is charged to income in the year in which they accrue.

Our liability for compensated absences, which are expected to be utilized after one year is determined on the basis of an actuarial valuation using the projected unit credit method and is charged to income in the year in which they accrue.

C. Board Practices

Composition of the Board of Directors

Our Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that our Board of Directors consists of not less than three directors and such maximum number as our directors may determine from time to time. Our Board of Directors currently consists of nine directors. Each of Messrs. Dillon, Williams, Freeland, Vitale, Haviland and Menezes, Mrs. Karnad, and Ms. Gri satisfies the “independence” requirements of the NYSE rules.

All directors hold office until the expiry of their term of office, their resignation or removal from office for gross negligence or criminal conduct by a resolution of our shareholders or until they cease to be directors by virtue of any provision of law or they are disqualified by law from being directors or they become bankrupt or make any arrangement or composition with their creditors generally or they become of unsound mind. The term of office of the directors is divided into three classes:

• Class I, whose term will expire at the annual general meeting to be held in fiscal 2020;

• Class II, whose term will expire at the annual general meeting to be held in fiscal 2021; and

• Class III, whose term will expire at the annual general meeting to be held in fiscal 2022.

Our directors are classified as follows:

• Class I: Mr. Gareth Williams, Mr. Mario P. Vitale and Mr. Adrian T. Dillon;

• Class II: Mr. Keshav R. Murugesh, Mr. Keith Haviland and Mr. Michael Menezes; and

• Class III: Ms. Francoise Gri, Mr. John Freeland and Mrs. Renu S. Karnad.

The appointments of Messrs. Dillon, Williams and Vitale will expire at the next annual general meeting, which we expect to hold in September 2019. Messrs. Dillon, Williams and Vitale have expressed their willingness to be re-elected and, accordingly, we propose to seek shareholders’ approval for their re-election at the next annual general meeting.

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At each annual general meeting after the initial classification or special meeting in lieu thereof, the successors to directors whose terms will then expire serve from the time of election until the third annual meeting following election or special meeting held in lieu thereof. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors. This classification of the Board of Directors may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control of management of our company.

There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers. The employment agreement governing the services of one of our directors provide for benefits upon termination of employment as described above.

Our Board of Directors held five meetings in fiscal 2019.

Board Leadership Structure and Board Oversight of Risk

Different individuals currently serve in the roles of Chairman of the Board and Group Chief Executive Officer of our company. Our Board believes that splitting the roles of Chairman of the Board and Group Chief Executive Officer is currently the most appropriate leadership structure for our company. This leadership structure will bring in greater efficiency as a result of vesting two important leadership roles in separate individuals and increased independence for the Board of Directors.

Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

Our Board of Directors is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management processes. The Board of Directors receives and reviews periodic reports from the Head of Risk Management and Audit as considered appropriate regarding our company’s assessment of risks. The Board of Directors focuses on the most significant risks facing our company and our company’s general risk management strategy, and also ensures that risks undertaken by our company are consistent with the Board’s appetite for risk. While the Board oversees our company’s risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing our company and that our Board leadership structure supports this approach.

The Audit Committee has special responsibilities with respect to financial risks, and regularly reports to the full Board of Directors on these issues. Among other responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviews our company’s policies with respect to contingent liabilities and risks that may be material to our company, our company’s policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures, and major legislative and regulatory developments which could materially impact our company.

The Compensation Committee also plays a role in risk oversight as it relates to our company’s compensation policies and practices. Among other responsibilities, the Compensation Committee designs and evaluates our company’s executive compensation policies and practices so that our company’s compensation programs promote accountability among employees and the interests of employees are properly aligned with the interests of our shareholders.

Committees of the Board

Our Board of Directors has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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Audit Committee

The Audit Committee comprises four directors: Mr. Michael Menezes (Chairman), Ms. Francoise Gri, Mr. Keith Haviland and Mr. Mario P. Vitale. Mr. John Freeland was a member of the Audit Committee until April 24, 2018. Each of Messrs. Menezes, Haviland and Vitale and Ms. Gri satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the NYSE listing standards. The principal duties and responsibilities of our Audit Committee are as follows:

• to serve as an independent and objective party to monitor our financial reporting process and internal control systems;

• to review and appraise the audit efforts of our independent accountants and exercise ultimate authority over the relationship between us and our independent accountants; and

• to provide an open avenue of communication among the independent accountants, financial and senior management and the Board of Directors.

The Audit Committee has the power to investigate any matter brought to its attention within the scope of its duties. It also has the authority to retain counsel and advisors to fulfill its responsibilities and duties. Mr. Menezes serves as our Audit Committee financial expert, within the requirements of the rules promulgated by the Commission relating to listed-company audit committees.

We have posted our Audit Committee charter on our website at www.wns.com. Information contained in our website does not constitute a part of this annual report.

The Audit Committee held four meetings in fiscal 2019.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee comprises four directors: Messrs. Gareth Williams (Chairman), John Freeland and Adrian T. Dillon and Mrs. Renu S. Karnad. Mr. John Freeland was appointed as a member of the Compensation Committee from April 25, 2018. Each of Messrs. Williams, Freeland and Dillon and Mrs. Karnad satisfies the “independence” requirements of the NYSE listing standards. The scope of this committee’s duties includes determining the compensation of our executive officers and other key management personnel. The Compensation Committee also administers the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan, reviews performance appraisal criteria and sets standards for and decides on all employee shares options allocations when delegated to do so by our Board of Directors.

We have posted our Compensation Committee charter on our website at www.wns.com. Information contained in our website does not constitute a part of this annual report.

The Compensation Committee held four meetings in fiscal 2019.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee comprises four directors: Mrs. Renu S. Karnad (Chairman) and Messrs. Adrian T. Dillon, John Freeland and Gareth Williams. Mr. John Freeland was appointed as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee from April 25, 2018. Each of Mrs. Karnad and Messrs. Dillon, Freeland and Williams satisfies the “independence” requirements of the NYSE listing standards. The principal duties and responsibilities of the nominating and governance committee are as follows:

• to assist the Board of Directors by identifying individuals qualified to become board members and members of board committees, to recommend to the Board of Directors nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders, and to recommend to the Board of Directors nominees for each committee of the Board of Directors;

• to monitor our corporate governance structure; and

• to periodically review and recommend to the Board of Directors any proposed changes to the corporate governance guidelines applicable to us.

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We have posted our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter on our website at www.wns.com. Information contained in our website does not constitute a part of this annual report.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee uses its judgment to identify well qualified individuals who are willing and able to serve on our Board of Directors. Pursuant to its charter, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may consider a variety of criteria in recommending candidates for election to our board, including an individual’s personal and professional integrity, ethics and values; experience in corporate management, such as serving as an officer or former officer of a publicly held company, and a general understanding of marketing, finance and other elements relevant to the success of a publicly-traded company in today’s business environment; experience in our company’s industry and with relevant social policy concerns; experience as a board member of another publicly held company; academic expertise in an area of our company’s operations; and practical and mature business judgment, including ability to make independent analytical inquiries.

While the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a formal policy with respect to the consideration of diversity in identifying director nominees, it nevertheless considers director nominees with a diverse range of backgrounds, skills, national origins, values, experiences, and occupations.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held four meetings in fiscal 2019.

Executive Sessions

Our non-executive directors meet regularly in executive session without executive directors or management present. The purpose of these executive sessions is to promote open and candid discussion among the non-executive directors. Our non-executive directors held four executive sessions in fiscal 2019.

Shareholders and other interested parties may communicate directly with the presiding director or with our non-executive directors as a group by writing to the following address: WNS (Holdings) Limited, Attention: Non-Executive Directors, Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex, Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (W), Mumbai 400 079, India.

D. Employees

For a description of our employees, see “Part I — Item 4. Information on the Company — Business Overview — Human Capital.”

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E. Share Ownership

The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares by each of our directors and by all our directors and executive officers as a group as at March 31, 2019. As used in this table, beneficial ownership means the sole or shared power to vote or direct the voting or to dispose of or direct the sale of any security. A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities that can be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of any option, warrant or right. Ordinary shares subject to options, warrants or rights that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding for computing the ownership percentage of the person holding the options, warrants or rights, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the ownership percentage of any other person. The amounts and percentages as at March 31, 2019 are based on an aggregate of 50,051,920 ordinary shares (excluding 1,101,300 treasury shares) outstanding as at that date.

	Number of Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned
Name	Number		Percent
Directors
Adrian T. Dillon(1)		75,721		0.151
Gareth Williams		19,351		0.039
John Freeland(2)		32,595		0.065
Keshav R. Murugesh		460,914		0.921
Michael Menezes		9,393		0.019
Renu S. Karnad		27,580		0.055
Francoise Gri		14,982		0.030
Keith Haviland		6,392		0.013
Mario P. Vitale		2,932		0.006
Executive Officers
Sanjay Puria		29,861		0.060
Swaminathan Rajamani		20,831		0.042
Gautam Barai		29,894		0.060
All our directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons as of March 31, 2019)		730,446		1.459

Notes:

(1) Of the 75,721 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Adrian T. Dillon, 16,765 shares are in the form of ADSs.

(2) Of the 32,595 shares beneficially owned by Mr. John Freeland, 15,750 shares are in the form of ADSs.

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As at March 31, 2019, there were no options held by our directors and executive officers. The following table sets forth information concerning RSUs held by our directors and executive officers as at March 31, 2019:

	RSU Summary
Name	Number of shares underlying unexercised RSUs held that have vested but  unexercised		Number of shares underlying RSUs vesting within 60 days from March 31, 2019		Vesting dates		Number of shares underlying RSUs vesting after 60 days from March 31, 2019
Non-executive Directors
Adrian T. Dillon		—		—		—		4,544
Gareth Williams		—		—		—		2,385
John Freeland		—		—		—		2,385
Michael Menezes		—		—		—		2,385
Renu S. Karnad		—		—		—		2,385
Françoise Gri		—		—		—		2,385
Keith Haviland		—		—		—		2,385
Mario P. Vitale		—		—		—		2,385
Executive Officers
Keshav R. Murugesh		201,293		70,551		April 29, 2019		561,705
		—		59,039		April 22, 2019		—
		—		6,292		April 25, 2019		—
		—		9,499		April 26, 2019		—
		—		114,240		April 27, 2019		—
Sanjay Puria		15,392		796		April 25, 2019		75,145
		—		1,048		April 26, 2019		—
		—		600		April 26, 2019		—
		—		12,025		April 27, 2019		—
Gautam Barai		11,735		556		April 25, 2019		47,556
		—		534		April 26, 2019		—
		—		600		April 26, 2019		—
		—		7,215		April 27, 2019		—
Swaminathan Rajamani		10,627		516		April 25, 2019		58,825
		—		898		April 26, 2019		—
		—		600		April 26, 2019		—
		—		8,190		April 27, 2019		—

Share Ownership Guidelines

In July 2014, our Board of Directors adopted a share ownership policy, which was amended in January 2015 and effective from April 1, 2015, outlining the share ownership guidelines for, among other employees, our directors and executive officers. We believe that this policy further aligns the interests of our directors and executive officers with the long-term interests of our shareholders and promotes our commitment to sound corporate governance practices.

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Under our amended policy, each of our non-executive directors must hold at least the amount of vested shares of our company by the fifth anniversary of such director’s initial election to the Board as shown in the table below:

Position	Share Ownership Guidelines
For Non-Executive Directors (except Board Chairman)	3.0 x value of annual share grant in $
For the Board Chairman	4.0 x value of annual share grant in $

In the event a non-executive director holds at least the required valued of our ordinary shares during the required time period, but the value of the director’s shares decreases below the shareholding requirement due to a decline in the price of our ADSs, the director shall be deemed to have complied with this policy so long as the director does not sell any shares.

Our amended policy provides that our executive officers are required to hold a multiple of their annual base salary in shares of our company as shown in the table below.

Position	Share Ownership Guidelines
Group Chief Executive Officer	4.0 x annual base salary
Chief Operating Officer	2.0 x annual base salary
Chief Financial Officer	1.5 x annual base salary
Chief People Officer	1.0 x annual base salary

Executive officers have five years to achieve the specified ownership level according to the following build-up schedule: achieving a share ownership level equivalent to 5%, 15%, 30%, 60% and 100% of their specified ownership level in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth year, respectively.

Shares owned by immediate family members and any trust for the benefit only of the executive officer/director or his or her family members are included in the determination of such executive officer/director’s share ownership level.

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ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

A. Major Shareholders

The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as at March 31, 2019 held by each person who is known to us to have a 5.0% or more beneficial share ownership based on an aggregate of 50,051,920 ordinary shares (excluding 1,101,300 treasury shares) outstanding as of that date. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Commission and includes shares over which the indicated beneficial owner exercises voting and/or investment power or receives the economic benefit of ownership of such securities. Ordinary shares subject to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding the options but are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

Name of Beneficial Owner	Number of Shares Beneficially Owned		Percentage Beneficially Owned (1)
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (2)		7,779,730		15.5	%
FMR LLC (3)		4,692,575		9.4	%
Nalanda India Fund Limited (4)		4,122,196		8.2	%
Wellington Management Group LLP(5)		2,756,181		5.5	%

Notes:

(1) Based on an aggregate of 50,051,920 ordinary shares (excluding 1,101,300 treasury shares) outstanding as at March 31, 2019.

(2) Information is based on Amendment No. 8 to a report on Schedule 13G jointly filed with the Commission on February 14, 2019 by Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (“WDR”) and Ivy Investment Management Company (“IICO”), an investment advisory subsidiary of WDR. These shares are beneficially owned by one or more open-end investment companies or other managed accounts which are advised or sub-advised by IICO. The investment advisory contracts grant IICO all investment and/or voting power over securities owned by such advisory clients. The investment sub-advisory contracts grant IICO investment power over securities owned by such sub-advisory clients and, in most cases, voting power. Any investment restriction of a sub-advisory contract does not restrict investment discretion or power in a material manner. Therefore, IICO may be deemed the beneficial owner of these shares. IICO and WDR are of the view that they are not acting as a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act. Indirect “beneficial ownership” is attributed to the respective parent companies solely because of the parent companies’ control relationship to IICO.

(3) Information is based on Amendment No. 15 to a report on Schedule 13G jointly filed with the Commission on February 13, 2019 by FMR LLC and Abigail P. Johnson. Abigail P. Johnson is a Director, the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of FMR LLC. According to this Amendment No. 15, members of the Johnson family, including Abigail P. Johnson, are the predominant owners, directly or through trusts, of Series B voting common shares of FMR LLC, representing 49% of the voting power of FMR LLC. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders’ voting agreement under which all Series B voting common shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B voting common shares. Accordingly, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders’ voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC. Neither FMR LLC nor Abigail P. Johnson has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of the shares owned directly by the various investment companies registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Fidelity Funds”), advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (“FMR Co”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR LLC. Such power resides with the Fidelity Funds’ Boards of Trustees. FMR Co carries out the voting of the shares under written guidelines established by the Fidelity Funds’ Boards of Trustees. According to this Amendment No. 15, of these shares, FMR LLC and Abigail P. Johnson each has the sole power to vote or direct the vote over 1,508,849 shares and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of all 4,692,575 shares.

(4) Information is based on Amendment No.5 to a report on Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 12, 2019 by Nalanda India Fund Limited.

(5) Information is based on a report on Schedule 13G jointly filed with the Commission on February 12, 2019 by Wellington Management Group LLP, Wellington Group Holdings LLP, Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP and Wellington Management Company LLP. These shares are owned of record by clients of certain investment advisers including Wellington Management Company LLP (together, the “Wellington Investment Advisers”), of which Wellington Management Group LLP is the parent holding company. Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP controls directly, or indirectly through Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd., the Wellington Investment Advisers. Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP is owned by Wellington Group Holdings LLP. Wellington Group Holdings LLP is owned by Wellington Management Group LLP. According to this Schedule 13G, of these 2,756,181 shares, (i) each of Wellington Management Group LLP, Wellington Group Holdings LLP and Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP has shared voting power over 2,151,271 shares and shared dispositive power over all 2,756,181 shares and (ii) Wellington Management Company LLP has shared voting power over 2,089,034 shares and shared dispositive power over 2,666,272 shares.

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The following summarizes the significant changes in the percentage ownership held by our major shareholders during the past three years:

• WDR reported its percentage ownership of our ordinary shares to be 19.8% (based on the then number of our ordinary shares reported as outstanding at that time) in Amendment No. 6 to a report on Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 14, 2017, 18.1% (based on the then number of our ordinary shares reported as outstanding at that time) in Amendment No. 7 to a report on Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 14, 2018, and 15.6% (based on the then number of our ordinary shares reported as outstanding at that time) in Amendment No. 8 to a report on Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 14, 2019.

• FMR LLC reported its percentage ownership of our ordinary shares to be 9.989% (based on the then number of our ordinary shares reported as outstanding at that time) in Amendment No. 12 to a report on Schedule 13G jointly filed with the Commission on February 14, 2017, 10.458% (based on the then number of our ordinary shares reported as outstanding at that time) in Amendment No. 13 to a report on Schedule 13G jointly filed with the Commission on April 10, 2017, 8.934% (based on the then number of our ordinary shares reported as outstanding at that time) in Amendment No. 14 to a report on Schedule 13G jointly filed with the Commission on February 13, 2018, and 9.397% (based on the then number of our ordinary shares reported as outstanding at that time) in Amendment No. 15 to a report on Schedule 13G jointly filed with the Commission on February 13, 2019.

None of our major shareholders have different voting rights from our other shareholders.

As at March 31, 2019, 15,349,240 of our ordinary shares, representing 30.01% of our outstanding ordinary shares, were held by a total of 12 holders of record with addresses in the US. As at the same date, 49,777,817 of our ADSs (representing 49,777,817 ordinary shares), representing 99.45% of our outstanding ordinary shares, were held by one registered holder of record with addresses in and outside of the US. Since certain of these ordinary shares and ADSs were held by brokers or other nominees, the number of record holders in the US may not be representative of the number of beneficial holders or where the beneficial holders are resident. All holders of our ordinary shares are entitled to the same voting rights.

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B. Related Party Transactions

(Amounts in thousands)

The following is a description of our related party transactions, determined in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act that were either material to us or the related party.

In April 2019, Mr Keshav Murugesh was appointed as the Chairman of NASSCOM. Prior to being appointed as Chairman, he held the position of the Vice-Chairman of the Executive Council of NASSCOM. During fiscal 2019, we have paid membership and subscription charges and sponsorship and participation fees for various events conducted by NASSCOM amounting to $98.

Ms. Renu S Karnad is a Director on the Board of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited. We have invested in mutual funds of this company and the principal outstanding as at March 31, 2019 was $7,519.

During fiscal 2015, Mr. Gareth Williams was appointed as a Non-Executive director of SAGA Plc. who is our client. During fiscal 2019, we earned a net revenue of $1,267 from this client.

See also “Part I — Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees — B. Compensation — Employment Agreement of our Executive Director” for a description of our employment agreement with Mr. Keshav R. Murugesh, our Group Chief Executive Officer and director.

C. Interests of Experts and Counsel

Not applicable.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

Please see “Part III — Item 18. Financial Statements” for a list of the financial statements filed as part of this annual report.

Tax Assessment Orders

Transfer pricing regulations to which we are subject require that any international transaction among the WNS group enterprises be on arm’s-length terms. We believe that the international transactions among the WNS group enterprises are on arm’s-length terms. If, however, the applicable tax authorities determine that the transactions among the WNS group enterprises do not meet arm’s-length criteria, we may incur increased tax liability, including accrued interest and penalties. This would cause our tax expense to increase, possibly materially, thereby reducing our profitability and cash flows. We have signed an advance pricing agreement with the Government of India providing for the agreement on transfer pricing matters over certain transactions covered thereunder for a period of five years starting from April 2013, which has been renewed on similar terms for another five years starting from April 2018. The applicable tax authorities may also disallow deductions or tax holiday benefits claimed by us and assess additional taxable income on us in connection with their review of our tax returns.

From time to time, we receive orders of assessment from the Indian tax authorities assessing additional taxable income on us and/or our subsidiaries in connection with their review of our tax returns. We currently have orders of assessment for fiscal 2004 through fiscal 2015 pending before various appellate authorities. These orders assess additional taxable income that could in the aggregate give rise to an estimated ₹2,189 million ($31.7 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) in additional taxes, including interest of ₹755.6 million ($10.9 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019).

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The following sets forth the details of these orders of assessment:

Entities	Tax year(s)		Amount demanded (including interest)					Interest on amount Demanded
	(₹ and US dollars in millions)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2004	₹	12.5	$	0.2	(1)	₹	3.1	$	0.1	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2005	₹	27.4	$	0.4	(1)	₹	8.6	$	0.1	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2006	₹	489.1	$	7.1	(1)	₹	181.5	$	2.5	(1)
Permanent establishment of WNS UK in India		Fiscal 2006	₹	67.9	$	1.0	(1)	₹	24.1	$	0.3	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2007	₹	98.7	$	1.4	(1)	₹	31.9	$	0.5	(1)
Permanent establishment of WNS NA Inc. (“WNS NA”) and WNS UK in India		Fiscal 2007	₹	18.6	$	0.3	(1)	₹	4.4	$	0.1	(1)
Permanent establishment of WNS NA in India		Fiscal 2008	₹	19.5	$	0.3	(1)	₹	—	$	—
Permanent establishment of WNS UK in India		Fiscal 2009	₹	6.7	$	0.1	(1)	₹	—	$	—
WNS Global		Fiscal 2009	₹	55.2	$	0.8	(1)	₹	—	$	—
WNS BCS		Fiscal 2010	₹	1.0	$	0.1	(1)	₹	—	$	—
WNS Global		Fiscal 2012	₹	305.7	$	4.3	(1)	₹	107.4	$	1.6	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2013	₹	423.0	$	6.1	(1)	₹	137.2	$	2.0	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2014	₹	480.1	$	6.9	(1)	₹	257.4	$	3.7	(1)
WNS Global		Fiscal 2015	₹	183.6	$	2.7	(1)	₹	—	$	—
Total			₹	2,189.0	$	31.7	(1)	₹	755.6	$	10.9	(1)

Note:

(1) Based on the exchange rate as at March 31, 2019.

The aforementioned orders of assessment allege that the transfer prices we applied to certain of the international transactions between WNS Global or WNS BCS (each of which is one of our Indian subsidiaries), as the case may be, and our other wholly-owned subsidiaries named above were not on arm’s-length terms, disallow a tax holiday benefit claimed by us, deny the set-off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation and disallow certain expenses claimed as tax deductible by WNS Global or WNS BCS, as the case may be. As at March 31, 2019, we have provided a tax reserve of ₹806.2 million ($11.7 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) primarily on account of the Indian tax authorities’ denying the set off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation. We have appealed against these orders of assessment before higher appellate authorities.

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In addition, we currently have orders of assessment pertaining to similar issues that have been decided in our favor by appellate authorities, vacating tax demands of ₹3,812.8 million ($55.1 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) in additional taxes, including interest of ₹1,273.4 million ($18.4 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019). The income tax authorities have filed or may file appeals against these orders at higher appellate authorities. In case of disputes, the Indian tax authorities may require us to deposit with them all or a portion of the disputed amounts pending resolution of the matters on appeal. Any amount paid by us as deposits will be refunded to us with interest if we succeed in our appeals. We have deposited ₹874.4 million ($12.6 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) of the disputed amount with the tax authorities and may be required to deposit the remaining portion of the disputed amount with the tax authorities pending final resolution of the respective matters.

As at March 31, 2019, corporate tax returns for fiscal 2016 and thereafter remain subject to examination by tax authorities in India.

After consultation with our Indian tax advisors and based on the facts of these cases, legal opinions from counsel on certain matters, the nature of the tax authorities’ disallowances and the orders from appellate authorities deciding similar issues in our favor in respect of assessment orders for earlier fiscal years, we believe these orders are unlikely to be sustained at the higher appellate authorities and we intend to vigorously dispute the orders of assessment.

In March 2009, we also received an assessment order from the Indian Service Tax Authority demanding payment of ₹348.1 million ($5.0 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) of service tax and related penalty for the period from March 1, 2003 to January 31, 2005. The assessment order alleges that service tax is payable in India on BPM services provided by WNS Global to clients based abroad as the export proceeds are repatriated outside India by WNS Global. In response to an appeal filed by us with the appellate tribunal against the assessment order in April 2009, the appellate tribunal has remanded the matter back to the lower tax authorities to be adjudicated afresh. Based on consultations with our Indian tax advisors, we believe this order of assessment is more likely than not to be upheld in our favor. We intend to continue to vigorously dispute the assessment.

In 2016, we also received an assessment order from the Sri Lankan Tax Authority, demanding payment of LKR 25.2 million ($0.1 million based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019) in connection with the review of our tax return for fiscal 2012. The assessment order challenges the tax exemption that we have claimed for export business. We have filed an appeal against the assessment order with the Sri Lankan Tax Appeal Commission in this regard. Based on consultations with our tax advisors, we believe this order of assessment is more likely than not to be upheld in our favor. We intend to continue to vigorously dispute the assessment.

No assurance can be given, however, that we will prevail in our tax disputes. If we do not prevail, payment of additional taxes, interest and penalties may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. There can also be no assurance that we will not receive similar or additional orders of assessment in the future.

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Dividend Policy

Subject to the provisions of the 1991 Law and our Articles of Association, we may by ordinary resolution declare dividends to be paid to our shareholders according to their respective rights. Any dividends we may declare must not exceed the amount recommended by our Board of Directors. Our Board may pay an interim dividend, if paying an interim dividend appears to the Board to be justified. See “Part I — Item 10. Additional Information — B. Memorandum and Articles of Association.” We can only declare dividends if our directors who are to authorize the distribution make a prior statement that, having made full enquiry into our affairs and prospects, they have formed the opinion that:

• immediately following the date on which the distribution is proposed to be made, we will be able to discharge our liabilities as they fall due; and

• having regard to our prospects and to the intentions of our directors with respect to the management of our business and to the amount and character of the financial resources that will in their view be available to us, we will be able to continue to carry on business and we will be able to discharge our liabilities as they fall due until the expiry of the period of 12 months immediately following the date on which the distribution is proposed to be made or until we are dissolved under Article 150 of the 1991 Law, whichever first occurs.

We have never declared or paid any dividends on our ordinary shares. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will be dependent upon our results of operations and cash flows, our financial position and capital requirements, general business conditions, legal, tax, regulatory and any contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and any other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant at the time.

Subject to the deposit agreement governing the issuance of our ADSs, holders of ADSs will be entitled to receive dividends paid on the ordinary shares represented by such ADSs.

B. Significant Changes

There have been no significant subsequent events following the close of the last fiscal year up to the date of this annual report that are known to us and require disclosure in this document for which disclosure was not made in this annual report.

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ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING

A. Offer and Listing Details

Our ADSs, commenced trading on the NYSE on July 26, 2006. The ADSs were issued by our depositary, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, pursuant to a deposit agreement. The number of our outstanding ordinary shares (including the ordinary shares underlying ADSs) as at March 31, 2019 was 50,051,920 (excluding 1,101,300 treasury shares). As at March 31, 2019, there were 49,776,517 ADSs outstanding (representing 49,776,517 ordinary shares).

The high and low last reported sale prices per ADS for the periods indicated are as shown below:

	Price per ADS on NYSE
	High		Low
Fiscal year:
2015	$	25.97	$	17.11
2016	$	34.36	$	23.28
2017	$	32.82	$	24.82
2018	$	48.26	$	27.69
2019	$	54.49	$	39.24
Fiscal Quarter:
2018
First quarter	$	34.67	$	27.69
Second quarter	$	37.42	$	33.28
Third quarter	$	42.36	$	35.94
Fourth quarter	$	48.26	$	38.68
2019
First quarter	$	53.88	$	44.37
Second quarter	$	54.37	$	47.78
Third quarter	$	51.60	$	39.56
Fourth quarter	$	54.49	$	39.24
Month:
November 2018	$	51.60	$	47.63
December 2018	$	49.91	$	39.56
January 2019	$	50.90	$	39.24
February 2019	$	54.49	$	48.73
March 2019	$	54.33	$	51.50
April 2019	$	57.46	$	52.81

B. Plan of Distribution

Not applicable.

C. Markets

Our ADSs are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “WNS.”

D. Selling Shareholders

Not applicable.

E. Dilution

Not applicable.

F. Expenses of the Issue

Not applicable.

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ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A. Share Capital

Not applicable.

B. Memorandum and Articles of Association

General

We were incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands, as a private limited company (with registered number 82262) on February 18, 2002 pursuant to the 1991 Law. We converted from a private limited company to a public limited company on January 4, 2006 when we acquired more than 30 shareholders as calculated in accordance with Article 17A of the 1991 Law. We gave notice of this to the JFSC in accordance with Article 17(3) of the 1991 Law on January 12, 2006.

The address of our secretary, Mourant Secretaries (Jersey) Limited (formerly known as Mourant Ozannes Secretaries (Jersey) Limited) and share registrar, Mourant Governance Services (Jersey) Limited (formerly known as Mourant Ozannes Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited) is at 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX. Our share register is maintained at the premises of Mourant Governance Services (Jersey) Limited.

Our activities are regulated by our Memorandum and Articles of Association. We adopted an amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association by special resolution of our shareholders passed on May 22, 2006. This amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association came into effect immediately prior to the completion of our initial public offering in July 2006. The material provisions of our amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association are described below. In addition to our Memorandum and Articles of Association, our activities are regulated by (among other relevant legislation) the 1991 Law. Our Memorandum of Association states our company name, that we are a public company, that we are a par value company, our authorized share capital and that the liability of our shareholders is limited to the amount (if any) unpaid on their shares. Below is a summary of some of the provisions of our Articles of Association. It is not, nor does it purport to be, complete or to identify all of the rights and obligations of our shareholders. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Memorandum and Articles of Association. See “Part III — Item 19. Exhibits — Exhibit 1.1” and “Part III — Item 19. Exhibits — Exhibit 1.2.”

The rights of shareholders described in this section are available only to persons who hold our certificated shares. ADS holders do not hold our certificated shares and therefore are not directly entitled to the rights conferred on our shareholders by our Articles of Association or the rights conferred on shareholders of a Jersey company by the 1991 Law, including, without limitation: the right to receive dividends and the right to attend and vote at shareholders meetings; the rights described in “— Other Jersey Law Considerations — Mandatory Purchases and Acquisitions” and “— Other Jersey Law Considerations — Compromises and Arrangements,” the right to apply to a Jersey court for an order on the grounds that the affairs of a company are being conducted in a manner which is unfairly prejudicial to the interests of its shareholders; and the right to apply to the JFSC to have an inspector appointed to investigate the affairs of a company. ADS holders are entitled to receive dividends and to exercise the right to vote only in accordance with the deposit agreement.

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Share Capital

As at March 31, 2019, the authorized share capital is £6,100,000, divided into 60,000,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and 1,000,000 preferred shares of 10 pence each. As at March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we had 50,051,920 shares (excluding 1,101,300 treasury shares), 50,434,080 shares (excluding 4,400,000 treasury shares) and 50,012,559 shares (excluding 3,300,000 treasury shares), respectively. We have not issued any shares for consideration other than cash. There are no preferred shares outstanding.

Pursuant to Jersey law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association, our Board of Directors by resolution may establish one or more classes of preferred shares having such number of shares, designations, dividend rates, relative voting rights, liquidation rights and other relative participation, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions as may be fixed by the board without any further shareholder approval. Such rights, preferences, powers and limitations as may be established could also have the effect of discouraging an attempt to obtain control of us. None of our shares have any redemption rights.

Capacity

Under the 1991 Law, the doctrine of ultra vires in its application to companies is abolished and accordingly the capacity of a Jersey company is not limited by anything in its memorandum or articles or by any act of its members.

Changes in Capital or our Memorandum and Articles of Association

Subject to the 1991 Law and our Articles of Association, we may by special resolution at a general meeting:

• increase our authorized or paid-up share capital;

• consolidate and divide all or any part of our shares into shares of a larger amount than is fixed by our Memorandum of Association;

• sub-divide all or any part of our shares into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by our Memorandum of Association;

• convert any of our issued or unissued shares into shares of another class;

• convert all our issued par value shares into no par value shares and vice versa;

• convert any of our paid-up shares into stock, and reconvert any stock into any number of paid-up shares of any denomination;

• convert any of our issued limited shares into redeemable shares which can be redeemed;

• cancel shares which, at the date of passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of the authorized share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled;

• reduce our issued share capital; or

• alter our Memorandum or Articles of Association.

General Meetings of Shareholders

We may at any time convene general meetings of shareholders. We hold an annual general meeting for each fiscal year. Under the 1991 Law, no more than 18 months may elapse between the date of one annual general meeting and the next.

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Our Articles of Association provide that annual general meetings and meetings calling for the passing of a special resolution require 21 days’ notice of the place, day and time of the meeting in writing to our shareholders. Any other general meeting requires no less than 14 days’ notice in writing. Our directors may, at their discretion, and upon a request made in accordance with the 1991 Law by shareholders holding not less than one tenth of our total voting rights our directors shall, convene a general meeting. Our business may be transacted at a general meeting only when a quorum of shareholders is present. Two shareholders entitled to attend and to vote on the business to be transacted (or a proxy for a shareholder or a duly authorized representative of a corporation which is a shareholder) and holding shares conferring not less than one-third of the total voting rights, constitute a quorum provided that if at any time all of our issued shares are held by one shareholder, such quorum shall consist of the shareholder present in person or by proxy.

The annual general meetings deal with and dispose of all matters prescribed by our Articles of Association and by the 1991 Law including:

• the consideration of our annual financial statements and report of our directors and auditors;

• the election of directors (if necessary);

• the appointment of auditors and the fixing of their remuneration;

• the sanction of dividends; and

• the transaction of any other business of which notice has been given.

Failure to hold an annual general meeting is an offence by our company and our directors under the 1991 Law and carries a potential fine of up to £10,000 for our company and each director.

Voting Rights

Subject to any special terms as to voting on which any shares may have been issued or may from time to time be held, at a general meeting, every shareholder who is present in person (including any corporation present by its duly authorized representative) shall on a show of hands have one vote and every shareholder present in person or by proxy shall on a poll have one vote for each share of which he is a holder. In the case of joint holders only one of them may vote and in the absence of election as to who is to vote, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders.

A shareholder may appoint any person (whether or not a shareholder) to act as his proxy at any meeting of shareholders (or of any class of shareholders) in respect of all or a particular number of the shares held by him. A shareholder may appoint more than one person to act as his proxy and each such person shall act as proxy for the shareholder for the number of shares specified in the instrument appointing the person a proxy. If a shareholder appoints more than one person to act as his proxy, each instrument appointing a proxy shall specify the number of shares held by the shareholder for which the relevant person is appointed his proxy. Each duly appointed proxy has the same rights as the shareholder by whom he was appointed to speak at a meeting and vote at a meeting in respect of the number of shares held by the shareholder for which the relevant proxy is appointed his proxy.

For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, our directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders.

Shareholder Resolutions

An ordinary resolution requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority (that is, more than 50%) of our shareholders entitled to vote in person (or by corporate representative in case of a corporate entity) or by proxy at a general meeting.

A special resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority of not less than two-thirds of our shareholders entitled to vote in person (or by corporate representative in the case of a corporate entity) or by proxy at a general meeting.

Our Articles of Association prohibit the passing of shareholder resolutions by written consent to remove an auditor or to remove a director before the expiry of his term of office.

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Dividends

Subject to the provisions of the 1991 Law and of the Articles of Association, we may, by ordinary resolution, declare dividends to be paid to shareholders according to their respective rights and interests in our distributable reserves. However, no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by our directors.

Subject to the provisions of the 1991 Law, we may declare and pay an interim dividend or dividends, including a dividend payable at a fixed rate, if an interim dividend or dividends appears to us to be justified by our distributable reserves.

Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any shares, all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid up (as to both par and any premium) otherwise than in advance of calls, on the shares on which the dividend is paid. All dividends unclaimed for a period of ten years after having been declared or become due for payment shall, if the directors so resolve, be forfeited and shall cease to remain owing by us and shall henceforth belong to us absolutely.

We may, with the authority of an ordinary resolution, direct that payment of any dividend declared may be satisfied wholly or partly by the distribution of assets, and in particular of paid-up shares or debentures of any other company, or in any one or more of those ways.

We may also with the prior authority of an ordinary resolution, and subject to such conditions as we may determine, offer to holders of shares the right to elect to receive shares, credited as fully paid, instead of the whole, or some part, to be determined by us, of any dividend specified by the ordinary resolution.

For the purposes of determining shareholders entitled to receive a dividend or distribution, our directors may fix a record date for any such determination of shareholders. A record date for any dividend or distribution may be on or at any time before any date on which such dividend or distribution is paid or made and on or at any time before or after any date on which such dividend or distribution is declared.

Ownership Limitations

Our Articles of Association and the 1991 Law do not contain limits on the number of shares that a shareholder may own.

Transfer of Shares

Every shareholder may transfer all or any of his shares by instrument of transfer in writing in any usual form or in any form approved by us. The instrument must be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and, in the case of a transfer of a share which is not fully paid up, by or on behalf of the transferee. The transferor is deemed to remain the holder until the transferee’s name is entered in the register of shareholders.

We may, in our absolute discretion and without giving any reason, refuse to register any transfer of a share or renunciation of a renounceable letter of allotment unless:

• it is in respect of a share which is fully paid-up;

• it is in respect of only one class of shares;

• it is in favor of a single transferee or not more than four joint transferees;

• it is duly stamped, if so required; and

• it is delivered for registration to our registered office for the time being or another place that we may from time to time determine accompanied by the certificate for the shares to which it relates and any other evidence as we may reasonably require to prove the right of the transferor or person renouncing to make the transfer or renunciation.

Share Register

We maintain our register of members in Jersey. It is open to inspection during business hours by shareholders without charge and by other persons upon payment of a fee not exceeding £5. Any person may obtain a copy of our register of members upon payment of a fee not exceeding £0.50 per page and providing a declaration under oath as required by the 1991 Law.

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Variation of Rights

If at any time our share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the special rights attached to any class, unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, may be varied or abrogated with the consent in writing of the holders of the majority of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of an ordinary resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of shares of that class, but not otherwise. To every such separate meeting all the provisions of our Articles of Association and of the 1991 Law relating to general meetings or to the proceedings thereat shall apply, mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be two persons holding or representing at least one-third in nominal amount of the issued shares of that class but so that if at any adjourned meeting of such holders a quorum as above defined is not present, those holders who are present in person shall be a quorum.

The special rights conferred upon the holders of any class of shares issued with preferred or other special rights shall be deemed to be varied by the reduction of the capital paid up on such shares and by the creation of further shares ranking in priority thereto, but shall not (unless otherwise expressly provided by our Articles of Association or by the conditions of issue of such shares) be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking after or pari passu therewith. The rights conferred on holders of ordinary shares shall be deemed not to be varied by the creation, issue or redemption of any preferred or preference shares.

Capital Calls

We may, subject to the provisions of our Articles of Association and to any conditions of allotment, from time to time make calls upon the members in respect of any monies unpaid on their shares (whether on account of the nominal value of the shares or by way of premium) provided that (except as otherwise fixed by the conditions of application or allotment) no call on any share shall be payable within 14 days of the date appointed for payment of the last preceding call, and each member shall (subject to being given at least 14 clear days’ notice specifying the time or times and place of payment) pay us at the time or times and place so specified the amount called on his shares.

If a member fails to pay any call or installment of a call on or before the day appointed for payment thereof, we may serve a notice on him requiring payment of so much of the call or installment as is unpaid, together with any interest (at a rate not exceeding 10% per annum to be determined by us) which may have accrued and any expenses which may have been incurred by us by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than 14 days from the date of service thereof) on or before which and the place where the payment required by the notice is to be made, and shall state that in the event of non-payment at or before the time and at the place appointed, the shares on which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

Borrowing Powers

Our Articles of Association contain no restrictions on our power to borrow money or to mortgage or charge all or any part of our undertaking, property and assets.

Issue of Shares and Pre-emptive Rights

Subject to the provisions of the 1991 Law and to any special rights attached to any shares, we may allot or issue shares with those preferred, deferred or other special rights or restrictions regarding dividends, voting, return of capital or other matters as our directors from time to time determine. We may issue shares that are redeemable or are liable to be redeemed at our option or the option of the holder in accordance with our Articles of Association. Subject to the provisions of the 1991 Law, the unissued shares at the date of adoption of our Articles of Association and shares created thereafter shall be at the disposal of our directors. We cannot issue shares at a discount to par value. Securities, contracts, warrants or other instruments evidencing any preferred shares, option rights, securities having conversion or option rights or obligations may also be issued by the directors without the approval of the shareholders or entered into by us upon a resolution of the directors to that effect on such terms, conditions and other provisions as are fixed by the directors, including, without limitation, conditions that preclude or limit any person owning or offering to acquire a specified number or percentage of shares in us in issue, other shares, option rights, securities having conversion or option rights or obligations of us or the transferee of such person from exercising, converting, transferring or receiving the shares, option rights, securities having conversion or option rights or obligations.

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There are no pre-emptive rights for the transfer of our shares either within the 1991 Law or our Articles of Association.

Directors’ Powers

Our business shall be managed by the directors who may exercise all of the powers that we are not by the 1991 Law or our Articles of Association required to exercise in a general meeting. Accordingly, the directors may (among other things) borrow money, mortgage or charge all of our property and assets (present and future) and issue securities.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

A director may, and the secretary on the requisition of a director shall, at any time, summon a meeting of the directors by giving to each director and alternate director not less than 24 hours’ notice of the meeting provided that any meeting may be convened at shorter notice and in such manner as each director or his alternate director shall approve provided further that unless otherwise resolved by the directors notices of directors’ meetings need not be in writing.

Subject to our Articles of Association, our Board of Directors may meet for the conducting of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its proceedings as it sees fit. The quorum necessary for the transaction of business may be determined by the Board of Directors and unless otherwise determined shall be three persons, each being a director or an alternate director of whom two shall not be executive directors. Where more than three directors are present at a meeting, a majority of them must not be executive directors in order for the quorum to be constituted at the meeting. A duly convened meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present is necessary to exercise all or any of the board’s authorities, powers and discretions.

Our Board of Directors may from time to time appoint one or more of their number to be the holder of any executive office on such terms and for such periods as they may determine. The appointment of any director to any executive office shall be subject to termination if he ceases to be a director. Our Board of Directors may entrust to and confer upon a director holding any executive office any of the powers exercisable by the directors, upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as they think fit, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of such powers.

Remuneration of Directors

Our directors shall be entitled to receive by way of fees for their services as directors any sum that we may, by ordinary resolution in general meeting from time to time determine. That sum, unless otherwise directed by the ordinary resolution by which it is voted, shall be divided among the directors in the manner that they agree or, failing agreement, equally. The remuneration (if any) of an alternate director shall be payable out of the remuneration payable to the director appointing him as may be agreed between them. The directors shall be repaid their traveling and other expenses properly and necessarily expended by them in attending meetings of the directors or members or otherwise on our affairs.

If any director shall be appointed agent or to perform extra services or to make any special exertions, the directors may remunerate such director therefor either by a fixed sum or by commission or participation in profits or otherwise or partly one way and partly in another as they think fit, and such remuneration may be either in addition to or in substitution for his above mentioned remuneration.

Directors’ Interests in Contracts

Subject to the provisions of the 1991 Law, a director may hold any other office or place of profit under us (other than the office of auditor) in conjunction with his office of director and may act in a professional capacity to us on such terms as to tenure of office, remuneration and otherwise as we may determine and, provided that he has disclosed to us the nature and extent of any of his interests which conflict or may conflict to a material extent with our interests at the first meeting of the directors at which a transaction is considered or as soon as practical after that meeting by notice in writing to the secretary or has otherwise previously disclosed that he is to be regarded as interested in a transaction with a specific person, a director notwithstanding his office (1) may be a party to, or otherwise interested in, any transaction or arrangement with us or in which we are otherwise interested, (2) may be a director or other officer of, or employed by, or a party to any transaction or arrangement with, or otherwise interested in, any body corporate promoted by us or in which we are otherwise interested, and (3) shall not, by reason of his office, be accountable to us for any benefit which he derives from any such office or employment or from any such transaction or arrangement or from any interest in any such body corporate and no such transaction or arrangement shall be liable to be avoided on the ground of any such interest or benefit.

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Restrictions on Directors’ Voting

A director, notwithstanding his interest, may be counted in the quorum present at any meeting at which any contract or arrangement in which he is interested is considered and, subject as provided above, he may vote in respect of any such contract or arrangement. A director, notwithstanding his interest, may be counted in the quorum present at any meeting at which he is appointed to hold any office or place of profit under us, or at which the terms of his appointment are arranged, but the director may not vote on his own appointment or the terms thereof or any proposal to select that director for re-election.

Number of Directors

Our board shall determine the maximum and minimum number of directors provided that the minimum number of directors shall be not less than three.

Directors’ Appointment, Resignation, Disqualification and Removal

Our board is divided into three classes that are, as nearly as possible, of equal size. Each class of directors (other than initially) is elected for a three-year term of office but the terms are staggered so that the term of only one class of directors expires at each annual general meeting. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors. This classification of the Board of Directors may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control of management of our company. Our Board of Directors shall have power (unless they determine that any vacancy should be filled by us in general meeting) at any time and from time to time to appoint any person to be a director, either to fill any vacancy or as an addition to the existing directors. A vacancy for these purposes only will be deemed to exist if a director dies, resigns, ceases or becomes prohibited or disqualified by law from acting as a director, becomes bankrupt or enters into an arrangement or composition with his creditors, becomes of unsound mind or is removed by us from office for gross negligence or criminal conduct by ordinary resolution. A vacancy for these purposes will not be deemed to exist upon the expiry of the term of office of a director. At any general meeting at which a director retires or at which a director’s period of office expires we shall elect, by ordinary resolution of the general meeting, a director to fill the vacancy, unless our directors resolve to reduce the number of directors in office. Where the number of persons validly proposed for election or re-election as a director is greater than the number of directors to be elected, the persons receiving the most votes (up to the number of directors to be elected) shall be elected as directors and an absolute majority of the votes cast shall not be a pre-requisite to the election of such directors.

The directors shall hold office until they resign, they cease to be a director by virtue of a provision of the 1991 Law, they become disqualified by law or the terms of our Articles of Association from being a director, they become bankrupt or make any arrangement or composition with their creditors generally or they become of unsound mind or they are removed from office by us for gross negligence or criminal conduct by ordinary resolution in general meeting.

A director is not required to hold any of our shares.

Capitalization of Profits and Reserves

Subject to our Articles of Association, we may, upon the recommendation of our directors, by ordinary resolution resolve to capitalize any of our undistributed profits (including profits standing to the credit of any reserve account), any sum standing to the credit of any reserve account as a result of the sale or revaluation of an asset (other than goodwill) and any sum standing to the credit of our share premium account or capital redemption reserve.

Any sum which is capitalized shall be appropriated among our shareholders in the proportion in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been applied in paying dividends and applied in (1) paying up the amount (if any) unpaid on the shares held by the shareholders, or (2) issuing to shareholders, fully paid shares (issued either at par or a premium) or (subject to our Articles of Association) our debentures.

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Unclaimed Dividends

Any dividend which has remained unclaimed for a period of ten years from the date of declaration thereof shall, if the directors so resolve, be forfeited and cease to remain owing by us and shall thenceforth belong to us absolutely.

Indemnity, Limitation of Liability and Officers Liability Insurance

Insofar as the 1991 Law allows and, to the fullest extent permitted thereunder, we may indemnify any person who was or is involved in any manner (including, without limitation, as a party or a witness), or is threatened to be made so involved, in any threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative including, without limitation, any proceeding by or in the right of ours to procure a judgment in our favor, but excluding any proceeding brought by such person against us or any affiliate of ours by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, secretary, servant, employee or agent of ours, or is or was serving at our request as an officer, secretary, servant, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against all expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such proceeding. Such indemnification shall be a contract right and shall include the right to receive payment in advance of any expenses incurred by the indemnified person in connection with such proceeding, provided always that this right is permitted by the 1991 Law.

Subject to the 1991 Law, we may enter into contracts with any officer, secretary, servant, employee or agent of ours and may create a trust fund, grant a security interest, make a loan or other advancement or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit) to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect indemnification as provided in the indemnity provisions in our Articles of Association.

Our directors are empowered to arrange for the purchase and maintenance in our name and at our expense of insurance cover for the benefit of any current or former officer of ours, our secretary and any current or former agent, servant or employee of ours against any liability which is incurred by any such person by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer of ours, our secretary or an agent, servant or employee of ours.

Subject to the 1991 Law, the right of indemnification, loan or advancement of expenses provided in our Articles of Association is not exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled, under any statute, memorandum or articles of association, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The provisions of our Articles of Association inure for the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of any person entitled to indemnity under our Articles of Association and are applicable to proceedings commenced or continuing after the adoption of our Articles of Association whether arising from acts or omissions occurring before or after such adoption.

If any provision or provisions of our Articles of Association relative to indemnity are held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of our Articles of Association relative to indemnity shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

Nothing in our Articles of Association prohibits us from making loans to officers, our secretary, servants, employees or agents to fund litigation expenses prior to such expenses being incurred.

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Distribution of Assets on a Winding-up

Subject to any particular rights or limitations attached to any shares, if we are wound up, our assets available for distribution among our shareholders shall be applied first in repaying to our shareholders the amount paid up (as to both par and any premium) on their shares respectively, and if such assets shall be more than sufficient to repay to our shareholders the whole amount paid up (as to both par and any premium) on their shares, the balance shall be distributed among our shareholders in proportion to the amount which at the time of the commencement of the winding up had been actually paid up (as to both par and any premium) on their shares respectively.

If we are wound up, we may, with the approval of a special resolution and any other sanction required by the 1991 Law, divide the whole or any part of our assets among our shareholders in specie and our liquidator or, where there is no liquidator, our directors, may, for that purpose, value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between our shareholders or different classes of shareholders. Similarly, with the approval of a special resolution and subject to any other sanction required by the 1991 Law, all or any of our assets may be vested in trustees for the benefit of our shareholders.

Other Jersey Law Considerations

Purchase of Own Shares

The 1991 Law provides that we may, with the sanction of a special resolution and subject to certain conditions, purchase any of our shares which are fully paid.

We may fund the purchase of our own shares from any source provided that our directors are satisfied that immediately after the date on which the purchase is made, we will be able to discharge our liabilities as they fall due and that having regard to (i) our prospects and to the intentions of our directors with respect to the management of our business and (ii) the amount and character of the financial resources that will in their view be available to us, we will be able to (a) continue to carry on our business and (b) discharge our liabilities as they fall due until the expiry of the period of 12 months immediately following the date on which the purchase was made or until we are dissolved, whichever occurs first.

We cannot purchase our shares if, as a result of such purchase, only redeemable shares would be in issue. Any shares that we purchase (other than shares that are, immediately after being purchased, held as treasury shares) are treated as cancelled upon purchase.

Mandatory Purchases and Acquisitions

The 1991 Law provides that where a person (which we refer to as the “offeror”) makes an offer to acquire all of the shares (or all of the shares of any class of shares) (other than treasury shares and any shares already held by the offeror and its associates at the date of the offer), if the offeror has by virtue of acceptances of the offer acquired or contracted to acquire not less than 90% in nominal value of the shares (or class of shares) to which the offer relates, the offeror by notice may compulsorily acquire the remaining shares. A holder of any such shares may apply to the Jersey court for an order that the offeror not be entitled to purchase the holder’s shares or that the offeror purchase the holder’s shares on terms different to those of the offer.

Where, prior to the expiry of the offer period, the offeror has by virtue of acceptances of the offer acquired or contracted to acquire not less than 90% in nominal value of all of the shares of the target company (other than treasury shares and any shares already held by the offeror and its associates at the date of the offer), the holder of any shares (or class of shares) to which the offer relates who has not accepted the offer may require the offeror to acquire those shares. In such circumstances, each of the offeror and the holder of the shares are entitled to apply to the Jersey court for an order that the offeror purchase the holder’s shares on terms different to those of the offer.

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Compromises and Arrangements

Where a compromise or arrangement is proposed between a company and its creditors, or a class of them, or between the company and its shareholders, or a class of them, the Jersey court may on the application of the company or a creditor or member of it or, in the case of a company being wound up, of the liquidator, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, or of the shareholders of the company or class of shareholders (as the case may be), to be called in a manner as the court directs.

If a majority in number representing 3/4ths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, or 3/4ths of the voting rights of shareholders or class of shareholders (as the case may be), present and voting either in person or by proxy at the meeting agree to a compromise or arrangement, the compromise or arrangement, if sanctioned by the court, is binding on all creditors or the class of creditors or on all the shareholders or class of shareholders, and also on the company or, in the case of a company in the course of being wound up, on the liquidator and contributories of the company.

No Pre-Emptive Rights

Neither our Articles of Association nor the 1991 Law confers any pre-emptive rights on our shareholders.

No Mandatory Offer Requirements

In some countries, the trading and securities legislation contains mandatory offer requirements when shareholders have reached certain share ownership thresholds. There are no mandatory offer requirements under Jersey legislation. The Companies (Takeovers and Mergers Panel) (Jersey) Law 2009 empowers the Minister for Economic Development in Jersey ( the “Minister”) to appoint a Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Jersey Panel”) as the body responsible for regulating takeovers and mergers of companies incorporated in Jersey. The Minister has appointed the UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the “UK Panel”) to carry out the functions of the Jersey Panel. The Jersey Panel will be empowered to promulgate rules regulating takeovers and mergers of Jersey companies (the “Jersey Code”). The rules applicable to the regulation of takeovers and mergers promulgated by the UK Panel as set out in The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “UK Code”) have been adopted as the Jersey Code. Rule 9 of the UK Code contains rules relative to mandatory offers. However, the UK Code only applies to (i) offers for Jersey companies if any of their securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in the United Kingdom or any stock exchange in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and (ii) to public or certain private Jersey companies which are considered by the Panel to have their place of central management and control in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. As none of our securities are listed on a regulated market in the United Kingdom or on any stock exchange in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and as we are not centrally managed and controlled in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, it is not anticipated that the UK Code (which has been adopted as the Jersey Code) will apply to us.

In 2012, the UK Panel published consultation paper ‘PCP 2012/3: Companies subject to the Takeover Code’, which sought views on proposed amendments to the rules for determining the companies that are subject to the UK Code. No changes have yet been made to the UK Code on the basis of that consultation. It is possible that future changes to the rules for determining the companies that are subject to the UK Code, made on the basis of that consultation or otherwise, could result in the UK Code (which has been adopted as the Jersey Code) applying to us.

Non-Jersey Shareholders

There are no limitations imposed by Jersey law or by our Articles of Association on the rights of non-Jersey shareholders to hold or vote on our ordinary shares or securities convertible into our ordinary shares.

Rights of Minority Shareholders

Under Article 141 of the 1991 Law, a shareholder may apply to court for relief on the ground that our affairs are being conducted or have been conducted in a manner which is unfairly prejudicial to the interests of our shareholders generally or of some part of our shareholders (including at least the shareholder making the application) or that an actual or proposed act or omission by us (including an act or omission on our behalf) is or would be so prejudicial. What amounts to unfair prejudice is not defined in the 1991 Law. There may also be common law personal actions available to our shareholders.

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Under Article 143 of the 1991 Law (which sets out the types of relief a court may grant in relation to an action brought under Article 141 of the 1991 Law), the court may make an order regulating our affairs, requiring us to refrain from doing or continuing to do an act complained of, authorizing civil proceedings and providing for the purchase of shares by us or by any of our other shareholders.

Jersey Law and our Memorandum and Articles of Association

The content of our Memorandum and Articles of Association reflects the requirements of the 1991 Law. Jersey company law draws very heavily from company law in England and there are various similarities between the 1991 Law and English company law. However, the 1991 Law is considerably more limited in content than English company law and there are some notable differences between English and Jersey company law. There are, for example, no provisions under Jersey law (as there are under English law):

• controlling possible conflicts of interests between us and our directors, such as loans by us or directors, and contracts between us and our directors other than a duty on our directors to disclose an interest in any transaction to be entered into by us or any of our subsidiaries which to a material extent conflicts with our interest;

• specifically requiring particulars to be shown in our accounts of the amount of loans to officers or directors’ emoluments and pensions, although these would probably be required to be shown in our accounts in conformity to the requirement that accounts must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

• requiring us to file details of charges other than charges of Jersey realty; or

• as regards statutory preemption provisions in relation to further issues of shares.

Comparison of Shareholders’ Rights

We are incorporated under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands. The following discussion summarizes certain material differences between the rights of holders of our ordinary shares and the rights of holders of the common stock of a typical corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware which result from differences in governing documents and the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands and Delaware. The rights of holders of our ADSs differ in certain respects from those of holders of our ordinary shares.

This discussion does not purport to be a complete statement of the rights of holders of our ordinary shares under applicable law in Jersey, Channel Islands and our Memorandum and Articles of Association or the rights of holders of the common stock of a typical corporation under applicable Delaware law and a typical certificate of incorporation and bylaws.

Corporate Law Issue	Delaware Law	Jersey Law
Special Meetings of Shareholders	Shareholders of a Delaware corporation generally do not have the right to call meetings of shareholders unless that right is granted in the certificate of incorporation or by-laws. However, if a corporation fails to hold its annual meeting within a period of 30 days after the date designated for the annual meeting, or if no date has been designated for a period of 13 months after its last annual meeting, the Delaware Court of Chancery may order a meeting to be held upon the application of a shareholder.	Under the 1991 Law, directors shall, notwithstanding anything in a Jersey company’s articles of association, call a general meeting on a shareholders’ requisition. A shareholders’ requisition is a requisition of shareholders holding not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of the shareholders of the company who have the right to vote at the meeting requisitioned. Failure to call an annual general meeting in accordance with the requirements of the 1991 Law is a criminal offense on the part of a Jersey company and its directors. The JFSC may, on the application of any officer, secretary or shareholder call, or direct the calling of, an annual general meeting.

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Corporate Law Issue	Delaware Law	Jersey Law
Interested Director Transactions	Interested director transactions are not voidable if (i) the material facts as to the interested director’s relationship or interests are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors and the board in good faith authorizes the transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, (ii) the material facts are disclosed or are known to the shareholders entitled to vote on such transaction and the transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the majority of shares entitled to vote on the matter or (iii) the transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee or the shareholders.	A director of a Jersey company who has an interest in a transaction entered into or proposed to be entered into by the company or by a subsidiary which conflicts or may conflict with the interests of the company and of which the director is aware, must disclose the interest to the company. Failure to disclose an interest entitles the company or a member to apply to the court for an order setting aside the transaction concerned and directing that the director account to the company for any profit. A transaction is not voidable and a director is not accountable notwithstanding a failure to disclose if the transaction is confirmed by special resolution and the nature and extent of the director’s interest in the transaction are disclosed in reasonable detail in the notice calling the meeting at which the resolution is passed. Without prejudice to its power to order that a director account for any profit, a court shall not set aside a transaction unless it is satisfied that the interests of third parties who have acted in good faith thereunder would not thereby be unfairly prejudiced and the transaction was not reasonable and fair in the interests of the company at the time it was entered into.

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Corporate Law Issue	Delaware Law	Jersey Law
Cumulative Voting	Delaware law does not require that a Delaware corporation provide for cumulative voting. However, the certificate of incorporation of a Delaware corporation may provide that shareholders of any class or classes or of any series may vote cumulatively either at all elections or at elections under specified circumstances.	There are no provisions in the 1991 Law relating to cumulative voting.
Approval of Corporate Matters by Written Consent	Unless otherwise specified in a Delaware corporation’s certificate of incorporation, action required or permitted to be taken by shareholders at an annual or special meeting may be taken by shareholders without a meeting, without notice and without a vote, if consents in writing setting forth the action, are signed by shareholders with not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize the action at a meeting. All consents must be dated. No consent is effective unless, within 60 days of the earliest dated consent delivered to the corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are delivered to the corporation.	Insofar as the memorandum or articles of a Jersey company do not make other provision in that behalf, anything which may be done at a meeting of the company (other than remove an auditor) or at a meeting of any class of its shareholders may be done by a resolution in writing signed by or on behalf of each shareholder who, at the date when the resolution is deemed to be passed, would be entitled to vote on the resolution if it were proposed at a meeting. A resolution shall be deemed to be passed when the instrument, or the last of several instruments, is last signed or on such later date as is specified in the resolution.
Business Combinations	With certain exceptions, a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all the assets of a Delaware corporation must be approved by the Board of Directors and a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon.	A sale or disposal of all or substantially all the assets of a Jersey company must be approved by the Board of Directors and, only if the Articles of Association of the company require, by the shareholders in general meeting. A merger involving a Jersey company must be generally documented in a merger agreement which must be approved by special resolution of that company.

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Corporate Law Issue	Delaware Law	Jersey Law
Limitations on Directors Liability	A Delaware corporation may include in its certificate of incorporation provisions limiting the personal liability of its directors to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for many types of breach of fiduciary duty. However, these provisions may not limit liability for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, the authorization of unlawful dividends, or unlawful share purchase or redemption, or any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit. Moreover, these provisions would not be likely to bar claims arising under US federal securities laws.	The 1991 Law does not contain any provisions permitting Jersey companies to limit the liability of directors for breach of fiduciary duty. Any provision, whether contained in the articles of association of, or in a contract with, a Jersey company or otherwise, whereby the company or any of its subsidiaries or any other person, for some benefit conferred or detriment suffered directly or indirectly by the company, agrees to exempt any person from, or indemnify any person against, any liability which by law would otherwise attach to the person by reason of the fact that the person is or was an officer of the company is void (subject to what is said below).
Indemnification of Directors and Officers	A Delaware corporation may indemnify a director or officer of the corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in defense of an action, suit or proceeding by reason of his or her position if (i) the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the director or officer had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.	The prohibition referred to above does not apply to a provision for exempting a person from or indemnifying the person against (a) any liabilities incurred in defending any proceedings (whether civil or criminal) (i) in which judgment is given in the person’s favor or the person is acquitted, (ii) which are discontinued otherwise than for some benefit conferred by the person or on the person’s behalf or some detriment suffered by the person, or (iii) which are settled on terms which include such benefit or detriment and, in the opinion of a majority of the directors of the company (excluding any director who conferred such benefit or on whose behalf such benefit was conferred or who suffered such detriment), the person was substantially successful on the merits in the person’s resistance to the proceedings, (b) any liability incurred otherwise than to the company if the person acted in good faith with a view to the best interests of the company, (c) any liability incurred in connection with an application made to the court for relief from liability for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust under Article 212 of the 1991 Law in which relief is granted to the person by the court or (d) any liability against which the company normally maintains insurance for persons other than directors.

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Corporate Law Issue	Delaware Law	Jersey Law
Appraisal Rights	A shareholder of a Delaware corporation participating in certain major corporate transactions may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to appraisal rights pursuant to which the shareholder may receive cash in the amount of the fair value of the shares held by that shareholder (as determined by a court) in lieu of the consideration the shareholder would otherwise receive in the transaction.	The 1991 Law does not confer upon shareholders any appraisal rights.
Shareholder Suits	Class actions and derivative actions generally are available to the shareholders of a Delaware corporation for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and actions not taken in accordance with applicable law. In such actions, the court has discretion to permit the winning party to recover attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such action.	Under Article 141 of the 1991 Law, a shareholder may apply to court for relief on the ground that a company’s affairs are being conducted or have been conducted in a manner which is unfairly prejudicial to the interests of its shareholders generally or of some part of its shareholders (including at least the shareholder making the application) or that an actual or proposed act or omission by the company (including an act or omission on its behalf) is or would be so prejudicial. There may also be common law personal actions available to shareholders. Under Article 143 of the 1991 Law (which sets out the types of relief a court may grant in relation to an action brought under Article 141 of the 1991 Law), the court may make an order regulating the affairs of a company, requiring a company to refrain from doing or continuing to do an act complained of, authorizing civil proceedings and providing for the purchase of shares by a company or by any of its other shareholders.
Inspection of Books and Records	All shareholders of a Delaware corporation have the right, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, to inspect or obtain copies of the corporation’s shares ledger and its other books and records for any proper purpose.	The register of shareholders and books containing the minutes of general meetings or of meetings of any class of shareholders of a Jersey company must during business hours be open to the inspection of a shareholder of the company without charge. The register of directors and secretaries must during business hours (subject to such reasonable restrictions as the company may by its articles or in general meeting impose, but so that not less than two hours in each business day be allowed for inspection) be open to the inspection of a shareholder or director of the company without charge.

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Corporate Law Issue	Delaware Law	Jersey Law
Amendments to Charter	Amendments to the certificate of incorporation of a Delaware corporation require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon or such greater vote as is provided for in the certificate of incorporation; a provision in the certificate of incorporation requiring the vote of a greater number or proportion of the directors or of the holders of any class of shares than is required by Delaware corporate law may not be amended, altered or repealed except by such greater vote.	The memorandum and articles of association of a Jersey company may only be amended by special resolution (being a two-third majority if the articles of association of the company do not specify a greater majority) passed by shareholders in general meeting or by written resolution signed by all the shareholders entitled to vote.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our ADSs is Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

C. Material Contracts

The following is a summary of each contract that is or was material to us during the last two years.

(1) Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 10, 2017 by and among WNS North America Inc. and the Sellers, the Optionholders and the Sellers Representative (each as defined therein).

In January 2017, WNS North America Inc. entered into the stock purchase agreement dated as of January 10, 2017 with the Sellers, the Optionholders and the Sellers Representative (each as defined therein). Under the agreement, we acquired all outstanding shares of Denali, a provider of strategic procurement BPM solutions for a purchase consideration of $38.7 million (including contingent consideration of up to $6.3 million, dependent on the achievement of revenue targets over a period of three years and deferred consideration of $0.5 million payable in the first quarter of fiscal 2018), subject to adjustments for cash and working capital. We have funded the acquisition through a three-year secured term loan with BNP Paribas, Hong Kong, described in item 4 below.

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(2) Stock Purchase Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 15, 2017 by and among WNS Global Services Private Limited, WNS North America Inc., WNS Healthcare North America LLC, HealthHelp Holdings, LLC, MTS HealthHelp Inc., the stockholders of MTS HealthHelp Inc., Cherrill Farnsworth and the Sellers’ Representative (as defined therein).

In March 2017, WNS Global Services Private Limited, WNS North America Inc. and WNS Healthcare North America LLC entered into the stock purchase agreement and plan of merger dated as of March 15, 2017 with HealthHelp Holdings, LLC, MTS HealthHelp Inc., the stockholders of MTS HealthHelp Inc., Cherrill Farnsworth and the Sellers’ Representative (as defined therein). Under the agreement, we acquired all ownership interests of HealthHelp, which provides benefits management across several specialty healthcare areas, including radiology, cardiology, oncology, sleep care, orthopedics, and pain management, for a total consideration of $68.9 million, including working capital adjustments of $0.6 million and contingent consideration of $8.5 million, payable over a period of two years and dependent on the achievement of revenue targets and continuation of a specified client contract. We have funded the acquisition primarily with a five year term loan with HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Limited, and Standard Chartered Bank, UK, described in item 5 below.

(3) Share Purchase Agreement dated March 11, 2016 between WNS Global Services Private Limited, the Sellers (as defined therein) and Value Edge Research Services Private Limited and (4) Amendment Agreement dated May 25, 2016 between WNS Global Services Private Limited, the Sellers (as defined therein) and Value Edge Research Services Private Limited.

In March 2016, WNS Global Services Private Limited entered into the share purchase agreement dated March 11, 2016 with the Sellers (as defined therein) and Value Edge Research Services Private Limited. Under the agreement, we acquired all outstanding equity shares of Value Edge, which provides business research and analytics reports and databases across the domains of pharmaceutical, biotech and medical devices. The purchase price payable by us was $18.3 million, including working capital adjustments of $0.8 million and contingent consideration of $5.1 million, subject to compliance with certain conditions and payable over a period of three years. We funded this acquisition with cash on hand.

(4) Facility Agreement dated January 18, 2017 between WNS North America Inc. and BNP Paribas, Hong Kong.

In January 2017, WNS North America Inc. obtained a term loan facility for $34.0 million from BNP Paribas, Hong Kong. The proceeds from this loan facility were used to finance our acquisition of Denali. The loan bears interest at a rate equivalent to the three-month US dollar LIBOR plus a margin of 1.27% per annum. WNS North America Inc.’s obligations under the term loan are guaranteed by WNS. The term loan is secured by a pledge of shares of Denali held by WNS North America Inc. and security over substantially all of the assets of WNS North America Inc. The facility agreement for the term loan contains certain covenants, including restrictive covenants relating to our indebtedness and financial covenants relating to our EBITDA to debt services ratio and total borrowings to EBITDA ratio, each as defined in the facility agreement. The loan matures in January 2020 and the principal is repayable in six semi-annual instalments. The first five repayment instalments, commencing in July 2017, are $5.65 million each and the sixth and final repayment instalment is $5.75 million.

(5) Facility Agreement dated March 10, 2017 among WNS (Mauritius) Limited, HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Limited, and Standard Chartered Bank, UK.

In March 2017, WNS (Mauritius) Limited obtained a term loan facility for $84.0 million from HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Limited and Standard Chartered Bank, UK. The proceeds from this loan facility were used to finance our acquisition of HealthHelp. The loan bears interest at a rate equivalent to the three-month US dollar LIBOR plus a margin of 0.95% per annum. WNS (Mauritius) Limited’s obligations under the term loan are guaranteed by WNS. The term loan is secured by a pledge of shares of WNS (Mauritius) Limited held by WNS. The facility agreement for the term loan contains certain covenants, including restrictive covenants relating to our indebtedness and financial covenants relating to our EBITDA to debt services ratio and total borrowings to EBITDA ratio, each as defined in the facility agreement. The loan matures in March 2022 and the principal is repayable in 10 semi-annual instalments of $8.4 million each, commencing in September 2017.

(6) Employment Agreement dated February 1, 2010 between Keshav R. Murugesh and WNS Global Services Private Limited, as amended on February 19, 2017.

Please see “Part I — Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees — B. Compensation — Employment Agreement of our Executive Director.”

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D. Exchange Controls

There are currently no Jersey or United Kingdom foreign exchange control restrictions on the payment of dividends on our ordinary shares or on the conduct of our operations. Jersey is in a monetary union with the United Kingdom. There are currently no limitations under Jersey law or our Articles of Association prohibiting persons who are not residents or nationals of United Kingdom from freely holding, voting or transferring our ordinary shares in the same manner as United Kingdom residents or nationals.

Exchange Rates

Substantially all of our revenue is denominated in pound sterling or US dollars and large part of our expenses, other than payments to repair centers, are incurred and paid in Indian rupees. We report our financial results in US dollars. The exchange rates among the Indian rupee, the pound sterling and the US dollar have changed substantially in recent years and may fluctuate substantially in the future. The results of our operations are affected as the Indian rupee and the pound sterling appreciate or depreciate against the US dollar and, as a result, any such appreciation or depreciation will likely affect the market price of our ADSs in the US.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning the exchange rates between Indian rupees and US dollars based on the spot rate released by the Federal Reserve Board:

Fiscal year:	Period End(1)		Average(2)		High		Low
2015	₹	62.31	₹	61.11	₹	63.67	₹	58.30
2016		66.25		65.39		68.84		61.99
2017		64.85		67.01		68.86		64.85
2018		65.11		64.46		65.71		63.38
2019		69.16		69.87		74.33		64.92
2020 (until May 10, 2019)		70.02		69.46		70.21		68.58

Notes:

(1) The spot rate at each period end and the average rate for each period may differ from the exchange rates used in the preparation of financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

(2) Represents the average of the daily exchange rates during the period.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning the exchange rates between Indian rupees and US dollars based on the spot rate released by the Federal Reserve Board:

Month:	High		Low
November 2018	₹	73.45	₹	69.62
December 2018		72.44		69.58
January 2019		71.40		69.63
February 2019		71.66		70.56
March 2019		70.91		68.60
April 2019		70.19		68.58
May 2019 (until May 10, 2019)		70.21		69.08

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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning the exchange rates between the pound sterling and US dollars based on the spot rate released by the Federal Reserve Board:

Fiscal year:	Period End(1)		Average(2)		High		Low
2015	£	0.67	£	0.62	£	0.68	£	0.58
2016		0.70		0.66		0.72		0.63
2017		0.80		0.77		0.83		0.68
2018		0.71		0.75		0.81		0.70
2019		0.77		0.76		0.80		0.70
2020 (until May 10, 2019)		0.77		0.77		0.78		0.76

Notes:

(1) The spot rate at each period end and the average rate for each period may differ from the exchange rates used in the preparation of financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

(2) Represents the average of the daily exchange rates during the period.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning the exchange rates between the pound sterling and US dollars based on the spot rate released by the Federal Reserve Board:

Month:	High		Low
November 2018	£	0.79	£	0.76
December 2018		0.80		0.78
January 2019		0.79		0.76
February 2019		0.78		0.75
March 2019		0.77		0.75
April 2019		0.78		0.76
May 2019 (until May 10, 2019)		0.77		0.76

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E. Taxation

Jersey Tax Consequences

General

Jersey tax considerations

The following summary of the anticipated treatment of the company and holders of ordinary shares (other than residents of Jersey) is based on Jersey taxation law and practice as it is understood to apply at the date of this annual report. It does not constitute legal or tax advice and does not address all aspects of Jersey tax law and practice. Holders of our ordinary shares (or ADSs) should consult their professional advisers on the implications of acquiring, buying, holding, selling or otherwise disposing of ordinary shares (or ADSs) under the laws of the jurisdictions in which they may be liable to taxation. Shareholders (and holders of ADSs) should be aware that tax laws, rules and practice and their interpretation may change.

Taxation of the company

Jersey taxation legislation provides that the general basic rate of income tax on the profits of companies regarded as resident in Jersey or having a permanent establishment in Jersey will be 0% and that only a limited number of companies active in specific sectors (not applicable to us) shall be subject to income tax at a rate of more than 0%.

Under the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961, we are regarded as tax resident in Jersey but, not being a financial services company nor a specified utility company for the purposes of Jersey taxation legislation, are subject to the general basic rate of income tax on profits of 0%.

If the company derives any income from the ownership, disposal or exploitation of land in Jersey or the importation into Jersey or supplying in Jersey of hydrocarbon oil, such income will be subject to Jersey income tax at the rate of 20%. It is not expected that the company will derive any such income.

A 5% goods and services tax is generally paid in Jersey on the sale or exchange of goods and services in Jersey. All businesses with a 12-month taxable turnover in excess of £300,000 must, by Jersey law, register for this tax unless they are an international services entity (“ISE”). For so long as the company is an ISE within the meaning of the Goods and Services (Jersey) Law 2007, having satisfied the requirements of the Goods and Services Tax (International Services Entities) (Jersey) Regulations 2008, as amended, a supply of goods or services made by or to the company shall not be a taxable supply for the purposes of Jersey law.

Taxation of holders of ordinary shares and ADSs

The company will be entitled to pay dividends to holders of ordinary shares and ADSs without any withholding or deduction for, or on account of, Jersey tax. The holders of ordinary shares and ADSs (other than residents of Jersey) will not be subject to any tax in Jersey in respect of the holding, sale or other disposition of such ordinary shares or ADSs.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”)

FATCA was enacted by the United States Congress in March 2010 and came into effect in 2014 (albeit with staggered implementation dates). FATCA requires Financial Institutions (“FIs”) to use enhanced due diligence procedures to identify US persons who have invested in either non-US financial accounts or non-US entities. Pursuant to FATCA, certain payments of (or attributable to) US-source income, and the proceeds of sales of property that give rise to US-source payments made to the company, would be subject to 30% withholding tax unless the company agrees to adopt certain reporting and withholding requirements. Although we will use reasonable efforts to avoid the imposition of such withholding tax, no assurance can be given that we will be able to do so.

On December 13, 2013 the Chief Minister of Jersey signed the US-Jersey Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”), which imposes certain due diligence and reporting requirements on Jersey FIs. Where applicable information regarding shareholders, their ultimate beneficial owners and/or controlling persons, and their investment in and returns from the company, may need to be reported to the local States of Jersey tax authority. As Jersey has implemented FATCA under a Model 1 IGA, no withholding tax, such as that outlined under the US Regulations applies.

Following the US implementation of FATCA, the UK introduced their own information reporting regime with certain Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories such as Jersey. On October 22, 2013 the Chief Minister of Jersey signed the UK-Jersey IGA. The application of this UK FATCA regime is similar to US FATCA except that it imposes disclosure requirements in respect of certain shareholders who are, or are entities that are controlled by one or more, residents of the UK.

Both the US and UK FATCA IGAs are implemented through Jersey’s domestic legislation, in accordance with guidance notes which are published in draft form and updated on a regular basis. The first reporting deadline under the US FATCA IGA was June 30, 2015 and that under the UK FATCA IGA was June 30, 2016. Reporting is due annually thereafter with UK FATCA merging fully into Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) over the coming years.

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Common Reporting Standard (CRS)

On February 13, 2014, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) released the CRS. This global standard for the automatic exchange of financial account information was modelled largely on the US FATCA regime but with some notable differences. On October 29, 2014, fifty-one jurisdictions signed the Multilateral Agreement that activates this automatic exchange of FATCA-like information in line with the CRS. There are now in excess of 90 jurisdictions signed up for implementation. Pursuant to the Multilateral Agreement, certain disclosure requirements may be imposed in respect of certain shareholders who are, or are entities that are controlled by one or more, residents of any of the signatory jurisdictions. It is expected that, where applicable, information that would need to be disclosed will include certain information about shareholders, their ultimate beneficial owners and/or controllers, and their investment in and returns from the company. Both Jersey and the UK have signed up to the Multilateral Agreement. To date the US has shown no intent to participate in the regime. Implementation for early adopters (including Jersey) began on January 1, 2016, with jurisdictions pledging to work towards the first information exchanges taking place by September 2017. Others are expected to follow with information exchange starting in 2018.

Jersey has released domestic CRS regulations as well as CRS guidance notes which are again in draft form. The first reporting under CRS in Jersey will be required by June 30, 2017.

Stamp duty

No stamp duty is payable in Jersey on the issue or inter vivos transfer of ordinary shares or ADSs.

Upon the death of a holder of ordinary shares or ADSs, a grant of probate or letters of administration will be required to transfer ordinary shares or ADSs of the deceased person to the extent that the ordinary shares or ADSs are considered moveable estate situated in Jersey, except that, where the deceased person was domiciled outside of Jersey at the time of death, the company may (at its discretion) dispense with this requirement where the value of the deceased’s movable estate in Jersey does not exceed £10,000.

Upon the death of a holder of ordinary shares or ADSs (and to the extent that the ordinary shares or ADSs are considered movable estate situated in Jersey), Jersey probate stamp duty will be payable on the registration in Jersey of a grant of probate or letters of administration, which will be required in order to transfer or otherwise deal with:

(A) (where the deceased person was domiciled in Jersey at the time of death) the deceased person’s personal estate wherever situated (including any ordinary shares or ADSs to the extent that the ordinary shares or ADSs are considered movable estate situated in Jersey) if the net value of such personal estate exceeds £10,000; or

(B) (if the deceased person was domiciled outside of Jersey at the time of death) the deceased person’s personal estate situated in Jersey (including any ordinary shares or ADSs to the extent that the ordinary shares or ADSs are considered movable estate situated in Jersey) if the net value of such personal estate exceeds £10,000.

The rate of probate stamp duty payable is:

(A) (where the net value of the deceased person’s relevant personal estate does not exceed £100,000) 0.5% of the net value of the deceased person’s relevant personal estate;

(B) (where the net value of the deceased person’s relevant personal estate exceeds £100,000) £500 for the first £100,000 plus 0.75% of the net value of the deceased person’s relevant personal estate which exceeds £100,000; or

(C) (where the net value of the deceased person’s relevant personal estate exceeds £13,360,000) the sum of £100,000.

In addition, application and other fees may be payable. Jersey does not otherwise levy taxes upon capital, inheritances, capital gains or gifts, nor are there any other estate duties

US Federal Income Taxation

The following discussion describes certain material US federal income tax consequences to US Holders (defined below) under present law of an investment in the ADSs or ordinary shares. This summary applies only to US Holders that hold the ADSs or ordinary shares as capital assets and that have the US dollar as their functional currency. This discussion is based on the tax laws of the US as in effect on the date of this annual report and on US Treasury regulations in effect or, in some cases, proposed, as of the date of this annual report, as well as judicial and administrative interpretations thereof available on or before such date. All of the foregoing authorities are subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the tax consequences described below.

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The following discussion does not address the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income or any state, local or non-U.S. tax or any other tax consequences other than U.S. federal income tax consequences. Furthermore, this summary does not address the tax consequences to any particular investor or to persons in special tax situations, such as:

• banks;

• certain financial institutions;

• insurance companies;

• broker dealers;

• traders that elect to mark-to-market;

• tax-exempt entities;

• persons liable for alternative minimum tax;

• real estate investment trusts;

• regulated investment companies;

• US expatriates;

• persons holding ADSs or ordinary shares as part of a straddle, hedging, conversion or integrated transaction;

• entities treated as partnerships or other pass-through entities, or persons holding ADSs or ordinary shares through such entities; or

• persons that actually or constructively own 10% or more of our stock by vote or by value;

• persons who acquired ADSs or ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of any employee share option or otherwise as compensation; or

• persons who are subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of any item of gross income with respect to the ADSs or ordinary shares being taken into account in an applicable financial statement.

US HOLDERS OF OUR ADSs OR ORDINARY SHARES ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE US FEDERAL TAX RULES TO THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AS WELL AS THE STATE AND LOCAL AND NON-US TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR ADSs OR ORDINARY SHARES.

The discussion below of the US federal income tax consequences to “US Holders” will apply to you if you are a beneficial owner of ADSs or ordinary shares and you are, for US federal income tax purposes:

• an individual who is a citizen or resident of the US;

• an entity taxable as a corporation organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia;

• an estate whose income is subject to US federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

• a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and the control of one or more US persons for all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable US Treasury regulations to be treated as a US person.

If you are a partner in an entity treated as a partnership that holds ADSs or ordinary shares, your tax treatment will depend on your status and the activities of such entity.

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The discussion below assumes that the representations contained in the deposit agreement are true and that the obligations in the deposit agreement and any related agreement will be complied with in accordance with their terms. If you hold ADSs, you should be treated as the holder of the underlying ordinary shares represented by those ADSs for US federal income tax purposes. The US Treasury has expressed concerns that intermediaries in the chain of ownership between the holder of an ADS and the issuer of the security underlying the ADS may be taking actions that are inconsistent with the beneficial ownership of the underlying security (for example, pre-releasing ADSs to persons that do not have the beneficial ownership of the securities underlying the ADSs). Accordingly, the creditability of any foreign taxes paid and the availability of the reduced tax rate for any dividends received by certain non-corporate US Holders, including individuals US Holders (as discussed below), could be affected by actions taken by intermediaries in the chain of ownership between the holders of ADSs and us if as a result of such actions the holders of ADSs are not properly treated as beneficial owners of the underlying ordinary shares.

Distributions

Subject to the rules applicable to PFICs, discussed below, the gross amount of distributions made by us with respect to the ADSs or ordinary shares (including the amount of any taxes withheld therefrom) generally will be includable in your gross income in the year received (or deemed received) as dividend income to the extent that such distributions are paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits as determined under US federal income tax principles. To the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under US federal income tax principles), such excess amount will be treated first as a tax-free return of your tax basis in your ADSs or ordinary shares, and then, to the extent such excess amount exceeds your tax basis in your ADSs or ordinary shares, as capital gain. We do not intend to calculate our earnings and profits under US federal income tax principles. Therefore, a US Holder should expect that a distribution will be treated as a dividend for US federal income tax purposes. No dividends received deduction will be allowed for US federal income tax purposes with respect to dividends paid by us.

With respect to non-corporate US Holders, including individual US Holders, under current law dividends may be “qualified dividend income” that is taxed at the lower applicable capital gains rate provided that (1) we are neither a PFIC nor treated as such with respect to you (as discussed below) for either our taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year, (2) certain holding period and other requirements are met, and (3) the ADSs or ordinary shares, as applicable, are readily tradable on an established securities market in the US. Under US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) authority, common shares, or ADSs representing such shares, are considered to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the US if they are listed on the NYSE, as our ADSs are. However, based on existing guidance, it is not entirely clear whether any dividends you receive with respect to the ordinary shares will be taxed as qualified dividend income, because the ordinary shares are not themselves listed on US exchange. You should consult your tax advisors regarding the availability of the lower rate for dividends paid with respect to ADSs or ordinary shares, including the effects of any change in law after the date of this annual report.

The amount of any distribution paid in a currency other than the US dollar (a foreign currency) will be equal to the US dollar value of such foreign currency on the date such distribution is received by the depositary, in the case of ADSs, or by you, in the case of ordinary shares, regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted into US dollars at that time. Gain or loss, if any, realized on the sale or other disposition of such foreign currency will be US source ordinary income or loss, subject to certain exceptions and limitations. If such foreign currency is converted into US dollars on the date of receipt, a US Holder generally should not be required to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect of the dividend. The amount of any distribution of property other than cash will be the fair market value of such property on the date of distribution.

Subject to certain exceptions, for foreign tax credit purposes, dividends distributed by us with respect to ADSs or ordinary shares generally will constitute foreign source income. The limitation on foreign taxes eligible for credit is calculated separately with respect to specific classes of income. For this purpose, dividends distributed by us with respect to the ADSs or ordinary shares will generally constitute “passive category income.” To the extent the dividends would be taxable as qualified dividend income with respect to non-corporate US Holders, including individual US Holders (subject to the discussion above), the amount of the dividends taken into account for purposes of calculating the foreign tax credit limitation will in general be limited to the gross amount of the dividend, multiplied by the reduced tax rate applicable to qualified dividend income and divided by the highest tax rate normally applicable to dividends. You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the foreign tax credit limitation and source of income rules with respect to distributions on the ADSs or ordinary shares.

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Sale or Other Disposition of ADSs or Ordinary Shares

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, upon a sale or other taxable disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares, you generally will recognize capital gain or loss for US federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between the US dollar value of the amount realized and your adjusted tax basis in such ADSs or ordinary shares. If the consideration you receive for the ADSs or ordinary shares is not paid in US dollars, the amount realized will be the US dollar value of the payment received determined by reference to the spot rate of exchange on the date of the sale or other disposition. However, if the ADSs or ordinary shares, as applicable, are treated as traded on an “established securities market” and you are either a cash basis taxpayer or an accrual basis taxpayer that has made a special election (which must be applied consistently from year to year and cannot be changed without the consent of the IRS), you will determine the US dollar value of the amount realized in a foreign currency by translating the amount received at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the sale. An accrual basis taxpayer that does not make the special election will recognize exchange gain or loss to the extent attributable to the difference between the exchange rates on the sale date and the settlement date, and such exchange gain or loss generally will constitute U.S.-source ordinary income or loss. Your initial tax basis in your ADSs or ordinary shares will equal the US dollar value of the cost of such ADSs or ordinary shares, as applicable. If you use foreign currency to purchase ADSs or ordinary shares, the cost of such ADSs or ordinary shares will be the US dollar value of the foreign currency purchase price determined by reference to the spot rate of exchange on the date of purchase. However, if the ADSs or ordinary shares, as applicable, are treated as traded on an established securities market, for US federal income tax purposes, and you are either a cash basis taxpayer or an accrual basis taxpayer who has made the special election described above, you will determine the US dollar value of the cost of such ADSs or ordinary shares, as applicable, by translating the amount paid at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the purchase.

Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, gain or loss on a sale or other taxable disposition of ADSs or ordinary shares generally will be capital gain or loss and will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss, if your holding period in the ADSs or ordinary shares exceeds one year. Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below and other limitations, if you are a non-corporate US Holder, including an individual US Holder, any long-term capital gain will be subject to US federal income tax at preferential rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to significant limitations.

Passive Foreign Investment Company

A non-US corporation is considered a PFIC for any taxable year if either:

• at least 75% of its gross income for such year is passive income, or

• at least 50% of its value of assets (determined on the basis of a quarterly average) during such year is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income.

We will be treated as owning our proportionate share of the assets and earning our proportionate share of the income of any other corporation in which we own, directly or indirectly, 25% or more (by value) of the stock.

Based on our financial statements and relevant market and shareholder data, we believe that we should not be treated as a PFIC with respect to our most recently closed taxable year. If we were treated as a PFIC for any year during which you held ADSs or ordinary shares, we will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which you hold ADS or ordinary shares, absent a special election as discussed below. The application of the PFIC rules is subject to uncertainty in several respects, and we cannot assure you we will not be a PFIC for any taxable year.

If we are a PFIC for any taxable year during which you hold ADSs or ordinary shares, you will be subject to special tax rules with respect to any “excess distribution” you receive and any gain you recognize from a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of the ADSs or ordinary shares, unless you make a “mark-to-market” or qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election (if available) as discussed below. Distributions you receive in a taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions you received during the shorter of the three preceding taxable years or your holding period for the ADSs or ordinary shares will be treated as an excess distribution.

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Under these special tax rules:

• the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the ADSs or ordinary shares,

• the amount allocated to the current taxable year, and any taxable year prior to the first taxable year in which we became a PFIC, will be treated as ordinary income, and

• the amount allocated to each other year will be subject to tax at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and the interest charge normally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the resulting tax attributable to each such year.

The tax liability for amounts allocated to years prior to the year of disposition or “excess distribution” cannot be offset by any net operating losses for such years, and gains (but not losses) realized on the sale of the ADSs or ordinary shares cannot be treated as capital, even if you hold the ADSs or ordinary shares as capital assets.

In addition, if we are a PFIC, to the extent any of our subsidiaries are also PFICs, you may be deemed to own shares in such subsidiaries that are directly or indirectly owned by us in that proportion which the value of the shares you own so bears to the value of all of our shares, and may be subject to the adverse tax consequences described above with respect to the shares of such subsidiaries you would be deemed to own.

If we are a PFIC, you may avoid taxation under the rules described above by making a QEF election to include your share of our income on a current basis in any taxable year that we are a PFIC, provided we agree to furnish you annually with certain tax information. However, we do not presently intend to prepare or provide such information.

Alternatively, if the ADSs are “marketable stock” (as defined below), you can avoid taxation under the unfavorable PFIC rules described above in respect of the ADSs by making a mark-to-market election in respect of the ADSs by the due date (determined with regard to extensions) for your tax return in respect of your first taxable year during which we are treated as a PFIC. If you make a mark-to-market election for the ADSs or ordinary shares, you will include in income in each of your taxable years during which we are a PFIC an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the ADSs or ordinary shares as of the close of your taxable year over your adjusted basis in such ADSs or ordinary shares. You are allowed a deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the ADSs or ordinary shares over their fair market value as of the close of the taxable year. However, deductions are allowable only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains on the ADSs or ordinary shares included in your income for prior taxable years. Amounts included in your income under a mark-to-market election, as well as gain on the actual sale or other disposition of the ADSs or ordinary shares, are treated as ordinary income. Ordinary loss treatment also applies to the deductible portion of any mark-to-market loss on the ADSs or ordinary shares, as well as to any loss realized on the actual sale or disposition of the ADSs or ordinary shares, to the extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included for such ADSs or ordinary shares. Your basis in the ADSs or ordinary shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. Further, distributions would be taxed as described above under “— Distributions,” except the preferential dividend rates with respect to “qualified dividend income” would not apply. You will not be required to recognize mark-to-market gain or loss in respect of your taxable years during which we were not at any time a PFIC.

The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock,” which is stock that is traded in other than de minimis quantities on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter on a qualified exchange, including the NYSE, or other market, as defined in the applicable US Treasury regulations. Our ADSs are listed on the NYSE and consequently, if you hold ADSs the mark-to-market election would be available to you, provided the ADSs are traded in sufficient quantities. US Holders of ADSs or ordinary shares should consult their tax advisors as to whether the ADSs or ordinary shares would qualify for the mark-to-market election.

You also generally can make a “deemed sale” election in respect of any time we cease being a PFIC, in which case you will be deemed to have sold, at fair market value, your ADSs or ordinary shares (and shares of our PFIC subsidiaries, if any, that you are deemed to own) on the last day of our taxable year immediately prior to our taxable year in respect of which we are not a PFIC. If you make this deemed sale election, you generally would be subject to the unfavorable PFIC rules described above in respect of any gain realized on such deemed sale, but as long as we are not a PFIC for future years, you would not be subject to the PFIC rules for those future years.

If you hold ADSs or ordinary shares in any year in which we or any of our subsidiaries are a PFIC, you would be required to file an annual information report with the US Internal Revenue Service, for each entity that is a PFIC, regarding distributions received on the ADSs or ordinary shares and any gain realized on the disposition of the ADSs or ordinary shares. You should consult your tax advisors regarding the potential application of the PFIC rules to your ownership of ADSs or ordinary shares and the elections discussed above.

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US Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Dividend payments with respect to ADSs or ordinary shares and proceeds from the sale, exchange or redemption of ADSs or ordinary shares may be subject to information reporting to the IRS and US backup withholding. Backup withholding will not apply, however, to a US Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number and makes any other required certification or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding and establishes such exempt status. US Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of the US information reporting and backup withholding rules.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against your US federal income tax liability, and you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by timely filing the appropriate claim for refund with the IRS and furnishing any required information.

Additional Reporting Requirements

Certain US holders who are individuals (and certain entities) that own “specified foreign financial assets” with an aggregate value in excess of certain amounts are generally required to file an information report with respect to such assets with their tax returns. “Specified foreign financial assets” include any financial accounts maintained by foreign financial institutions, as well as any of the following, but only if they are not held in accounts maintained by financial institutions: (i) stocks and securities issued by non-US persons, (ii) financial instruments and contracts held for investment that have non-US issuers or counterparties, and (iii) interests in foreign entities. Under certain circumstances, an entity may be treated as an individual for purposes of these rules. Our ADSs or ordinary shares may be subject to these rules. US Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the application of this requirement to their ownership of our shares.

F. Dividends and Paying Agents

Not applicable.

G. Statement by Experts

Not applicable.

H. Documents on Display

Publicly filed documents concerning our company which are referred to in this annual report may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of these materials can also be obtained from the Public Reference Room at the Commission’s principal office, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549, after payment of fees at prescribed rates.

The Commission maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system. We have made all our filings with the Commission using the EDGAR system.

I. Subsidiary Information

For more information on our subsidiaries, please see “Part I—Item 4. Information on the Company — C. Organizational Structure.”

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ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

A. General

Market risk is attributable to all market sensitive financial instruments including foreign currency receivables and payables. The value of a financial instrument may change as a result of changes in the interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices and other market changes that affect market risk sensitive instruments.

Our exposure to market risk is primarily a function of our revenue generating activities and any future borrowings in foreign currency. The objective of market risk management is to avoid excessive exposure of our earnings to losses. Most of our exposure to market risk arises from our revenue and expenses that are denominated in different currencies.

The following risk management discussion and the estimated amounts generated from analytical techniques are forward-looking statements of market risk assuming certain market conditions. Our actual results in the future may differ materially from these projected results due to actual developments in the global financial markets.

B. Risk Management Procedures

We manage market risk through our treasury operations. Our senior management and our Board of Directors approve our treasury operations’ objectives and policies. The activities of our treasury operations include management of cash resources, implementation of hedging strategies for foreign currency exposures, implementation of borrowing strategies and monitoring compliance with market risk limits and policies. Our Foreign Exchange Committee, comprising the Chairman of the Board, our Group Chief Executive Officer and our Group Chief Financial Officer, is the approving authority for all our hedging transactions.

Components of Market Risk

Exchange Rate Risk

Our exposure to market risk arises principally from exchange rate risk. Although substantially all of our revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) is denominated in pound sterling and US dollars, approximately 43.8% of our expenses (net of payments to repair centers made as part of our WNS Auto Claims BPM segment) in fiscal 2019 were incurred and paid in Indian rupees. The exchange rates between each of the pound sterling, the Indian rupee, the Australian dollar, the South African rand and the Philippine peso, on the one hand, and the US dollar, on the other hand, have changed substantially in recent years and may fluctuate substantially in the future. See “Part I — Item 5 Operating and Financial Review Prospects — Foreign Exchange — Exchange Rates.”

Our exchange rate risk primarily arises from our foreign currency-denominated receivables. Based upon our level of operations for fiscal 2019, a sensitivity analysis shows that a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the pound sterling against the US dollar would have increased or decreased revenue by approximately $23.5 million and increased or decreased revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) by approximately $21.9 million for fiscal 2019, a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the Australian dollar against the US dollar would have increased or decreased revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) by approximately $7.6 million for fiscal 2019, and a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the South African rand against the US dollar would have increased or decreased revenue and revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) by approximately $3.9 million for fiscal 2019. Similarly, a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the Indian rupee against the US dollar would have increased or decreased our expenses incurred and paid in Indian rupee for fiscal 2019 by approximately $31.0 million, a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the South African rand against the US dollar would have increased or decreased our expenses incurred and paid in South African rand for fiscal 2019 by approximately $6.5 million and a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the Philippine peso against the US dollar would have increased or decreased our expenses incurred and paid in Philippine peso for fiscal 2019 by approximately $7.5 million.

To protect against foreign exchange gains or losses on forecasted revenue and inter-company revenue, we have instituted a foreign currency cash flow hedging program. We hedge a part of our forecasted revenue and inter-company revenue denominated in foreign currencies with forward contracts and options.

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to interest rate risk arises from our borrowings which have a floating rate of interest, which is linked to the US dollar LIBOR. We manage this risk by maintaining an appropriate mix of fixed and floating rate borrowings and through the use of interest rate swap contracts. The costs of floating rate borrowings may be affected by fluctuations in the interest rates. In connection with the term loan facilities entered into in fiscal 2017, we entered into interest rate swap agreements with the banks in fiscal 2017. These swap agreements effectively convert the term loans from a variable US dollar LIBOR interest rate to a fixed rate, thereby managing our exposure to changes in market interest rates under the term loans. The amounts outstanding under the swap agreements as at March 31, 2019 aggregated to $61.8 million.

We monitor our positions and do not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties. We intend to selectively use interest rate swaps, options and other derivative instruments to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. These exposures are reviewed by appropriate levels of management on a periodic basis. We do not enter into hedging agreements for speculative purposes.

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ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

A. Debt Securities

Not applicable.

B. Warrants and Rights

Not applicable.

C. Other Securities

Not applicable.

D. American Depositary Shares

Our ADR facility is maintained with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, (the “Depositary”), pursuant to a Deposit Agreement, dated as at July 18, 2006, among us, our Depositary and the holders and beneficial owners of ADSs. We use the term “holder” in this discussion to refer to the person in whose name an ADR is registered on the books of the Depositary.

In accordance with the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may charge fees up to the amounts described below:

	Type of Service	Fees
1.	Issuance of ADSs, including upon the deposit of ordinary shares or to any person to whom an ADS distribution is made pursuant to share dividends or other free distributions of shares, bonus distributions, share splits or other distributions (except where converted to cash)	$5.00 per 100 ADSs (or any portion thereof)
2.	Surrender of ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of ordinary shares underlying such ADSs (including cash distributions made pursuant to a cancellation or withdrawal)	$5.00 per 100 ADSs (or any portion thereof)
3.	Distribution of cash proceeds, including cash dividends or sale of rights and other entitlements, not made pursuant to a cancellation or withdrawal	$2.00 per 100 ADSs (or any portion thereof)
4.	Issuance of ADSs upon the exercise of rights	$5.00 per 100 ADSs (or any portion thereof)
5.	Operations and maintenance costs in administering the ADSs (provided that the total fees assessed under this item, combined with the total fees assessed under item 3 above, should not exceed $0.02 per ADS in any calendar year)	$0.02 per ADS per calendar year

In addition, holders or beneficial owners of our ADS, persons depositing ordinary shares for deposit and persons surrendering ADSs for cancellation and withdrawal of deposited securities will be required to pay the following charges:

• taxes (including applicable interest and penalties) and other governmental charges;

• registration fees for the registration of ordinary shares or other deposited securities with applicable registrar and applicable to transfers of ordinary shares or other deposited securities in connection with the deposit or withdrawal of ordinary shares or other deposited securities;

• certain cable, telex, facsimile and electronic transmission and delivery expenses;

• expenses and charges incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of foreign currency into US dollars;

• fees and expenses incurred by the Depositary in connection with compliance with exchange control regulations and other regulatory requirements applicable to ordinary shares, deposited securities, ADSs and ADRs;

• fees and expenses incurred by the Depositary in connection with the delivery of deposited securities; and

• any additional fees, charges, costs or expenses that may be incurred by the Depositary from time to time.

In the case of cash distributions, the applicable fees, charges, expenses and taxes will be deducted from the cash being distributed. In the case of distributions other than cash, such as share dividends, the distribution generally will be subject to appropriate adjustments for the deduction of the applicable fees, charges, expenses and taxes. In certain circumstances, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such distribution and distribute the net proceeds of such sale to the holders of ADS, after deduction of applicable fees, charges, expenses and taxes.

If the Depositary determines that any distribution in property is subject to any tax or other governmental charge which the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the Depositary may withhold the amount required to be withheld and may dispose of all or a portion of such property in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and appropriate to pay such taxes or charges and the Depositary will distribute the net proceeds of any such sale after deduction of such taxes or charges to the holders of ADSs entitled to the distribution.

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PART II

ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

None.

ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, management has evaluated, with the participation of our Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report. Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Commission. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding our required disclosure.

Based on the foregoing, our Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as at March 31, 2019, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provide a reasonable level of assurance.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.

Internal control over financial reporting refers to a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

• pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

• provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and members of our Board of Directors; and

• provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

Management recognizes that there are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or override of internal control. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation, and may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate due to changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as at March 31, 2019, based on the criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the above criteria, and as a result of this assessment, management concluded that, as at March 31, 2019, our internal control over financial reporting was effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as at March 31, 2019, has been audited by Grant Thornton India LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report set out below.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Shareholders

WNS (Holdings) Limited

Opinion on internal control over financial reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of WNS (Holdings) Limited and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2019, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2019, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended March 31, 2019, and our report dated May 15, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and limitations of internal control over financial reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON INDIA LLP

Mumbai, India

May 15, 2019

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management has evaluated, with the participation of our Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer, whether any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual report on Form 20-F have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Based on the evaluation we conducted, management has concluded that no such changes have occurred.

ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Our Audit Committee members are Messrs. Michael Menezes (Chairman), Keith Haviland, Mario P. Vitale and Ms. Francoise Gri. Each of Messrs. Menezes, Haviland and Vitale and Ms. Gri is an independent director pursuant to the applicable rules of the Commission and the NYSE. See “Part I — Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees — A. Directors and Executive Officers” for the experience and qualifications of the members of the Audit Committee. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Menezes qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 16A of Form 20-F.

ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS

We have adopted a Code of Business Ethics and Conduct that is applicable to all of our directors, senior management and employees. The Code of Business Ethics and Conduct was amended in October, 2016 and July, 2018 to refresh our core purposes and values. We have posted the code on our website at www.wns.com. Information contained in our website does not constitute a part of this annual report. We will also make available a copy of the Code of Business Ethics and Conduct to any person, without charge, if a written request is made to our General Counsel at our principal executive offices at Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex, Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (W), Mumbai 400 079, India.

ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Grant Thornton India LLP has served as our independent public accountant for fiscal 2019. The following table shows the fees we paid or accrued for audit and other services provided by Grant Thornton India LLP and Grant Thornton member firms for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018.

	Fiscal
	2019		2018
Audit fees	$	643,250	$	639,930
Audit-related fees		22,500		38,200
Tax fees		21,000		21,000
Total	$	686,750	$	699,130

Notes:

Audit fees: This category consists of fees billed for the audit of financial statements, quarterly review of financial statements and other audit services, which are normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim financial statements and include the group audit; statutory audits required by non-US jurisdictions; consents and attest services.

Audit-related fees: This category consists of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements or that are traditionally performed by an external auditor, and includes service tax certifications and out of pocket expenses.

Tax fees: This category includes fees billed for tax audits.

Audit Committee Pre-approval Process

Our Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves the scope and the cost of all audit and permissible non-audit services performed by our independent auditor. All of the services provided by Grant Thornton India LLP and Grant Thornton member firms during the last fiscal year have been pre-approved by our Audit Committee.

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ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES

Not applicable.

ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

In March 2016, our shareholders authorized a share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to 3.3 million of our ADSs, each representing one ordinary share, at a price range of $10 to $50 per ADS. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase program, our ADSs may be purchased in the open market from time to time for 36 months from March 16, 2016, the date the shareholders resolution approving the repurchase program was passed. In October 2017, we completed repurchases under our share repurchase program of 3.3 million ADSs authorized by our shareholders on March 16, 2016. Purchases of ADSs under the repurchase program during fiscal 2018 and 2017 were funded with cash on hand. The shares underlying these ADSs are recorded as treasury shares.

In March 2018, our shareholders authorized the repurchase of up to 3.3 million of our ADSs, each representing one ordinary share, at a price range of $10 to $100 per ADS. Pursuant to the terms of the share repurchase program, our ADSs may be purchased in the open market from time to time over 36 months from March 30, 2018, the date the shareholders resolution approving the repurchase program was passed. We intend to fund the proposed share repurchase program with cash on hand. We are not obligated under the repurchase program to repurchase any dollar amount or number of ADSs, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion. We intend to hold the shares underlying any ADSs purchased under the repurchase program as treasury shares.

In fiscal 2019, we purchased 1,101,300 ADSs in the open market for a total consideration of $56.4 million (including transaction costs of $11,000). We also paid $55,000 towards cancellation fees for ADSs in relation to share repurchase of 1,100,000 ADSs.

In fiscal 2019, we received authorization from our Board of Directors to cancel, and cancelled, 4.4 million ADSs that were held as treasury shares for an aggregate cost of $134.2 million. The effect of cancellation of these treasury shares was recognized in share capital amounting to $0.6 million and in share premium amounting to $133.6 million, in compliance with Jersey Law. There was no effect on the total shareholders’ equity as a result of this cancellation.

The table below sets forth the details of ADSs repurchased during fiscal 2019, fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 under the above mentioned share repurchase programs:

Period	No. of ADSs purchased		Average price paid per ADS (in $)		Total number of ADSs purchased as part of publicly announced plans or  programs		Approximate US dollar value (in 000s) of ADSs that may yet be  repurchased under the program (assuming purchase price of $50 per ADS)
April 1 to April 30, 2016		—		—		—	$	165,000
May 1 to May 31, 2016		39,732		30.39		39,732		163,013
June 1 to June 30, 2016		710,268		30.49		710,268		127,500
July 1 to July 31, 2016		—		—		—		127,500
August 1 to August 31, 2016		395,444		29.43		395,444		107,728
September 1 to September 30, 2016		—		—		—		107,728
October 1 to October 31, 2016		898,366		28.09		898,366		62,810
November 1 to November 30, 2016		156,190		27.47		156,190		55,000
December 1 to December 31, 2016		—		—		—		55,000
January 1 to January 31, 2017		—		—		—		55,000
February 1 to February 28, 2017		—		—		—		55,000
March 1 to March 31, 2017		—		—		—		55,000
April 1 to April 30, 2017		—		—		—		55,000
May 1 to May 31, 2017		—		—		—		55,000
June 1 to June 30, 2017		—		—		—		55,000
July 1 to July 31, 2017		—		—		—		55,000
August 1 to August 31, 2017		425,081		35.21		425,081		33,746
September 1 to September 30, 2017		454,458		36.02		454,458		11,023
October 1 to October 31, 2017		220,461		37.15		220,461		—
Total		3,300,000		31.38		3,300,000	$	—
Period	No. of ADSs purchased		Average price paid per ADS (in $)		Total number of ADSs purchased as part of publicly announced plans or  programs		Approximate US dollar value (in 000s) of ADSs that may yet be  repurchased under the program (assuming purchase price of $100 per ADS)
April 1 to April 30, 2018		—		—		—	$	330,000
May 1 to May 31, 2018		120,500		50.09		120,500		317,950
June 1 to June 30, 2018		329,800		52.44		329,800		284,970
July 1 to July 31, 2018		408,142		50.64		408,142		244,156
August 1 to August 31, 2018		241,558		50.86		241,558		220,000
September 1 to September 30, 2018		—		—		—		220,000
October 1 to October 31, 2018		—		—		—		220,000
November 1 to November 30, 2018		—		—		—		220,000
December 1 to December 31, 2018		—		—		—		220,000
January 1 to January 31, 2019		—		—		—		220,000
February 1 to February 28, 2019		1,300		51.00		1,300		219,870
March 1 to March 31, 2019		—		—		—		219,870
Total		1,101,300		51.17		1,101,300	$	219,870

ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

Not applicable.

ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines were last amended in February 2019. We have posted our amended Corporate Governance Guidelines on our website at www.wns.com. Information contained in our website does not constitute a part of this annual report.

Messrs. Adrian T. Dillon, John Freeland and Gareth Williams and Mrs. Renu S. Karnad are members of our Board of Directors and they serve on each of our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Messrs. Michael Menezes, Keith Haviland and Mario P. Vitale and Ms. Francoise Gri serve on our Audit Committee. Each of Messrs. Dillon, Freeland, Menezes, Williams, Haviland and Vitale, Ms. Gri and Mrs. Karnad satisfies the “independence” requirements of the NYSE listing standards and the “independence” requirements of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act.

We are not aware of any significant differences between our corporate governance practices and those required to be followed by US issuers under the NYSE listing standards.As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act governing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, including disclosure relating to any conflicts of interests concerning the issuer’s compensation consultants, and our directors, senior management and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing profit” recovery provisions contained in Section  16 of the Exchange Act.

ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

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PART III

ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

See “Part III — Item 18. Financial Statements” for a list of our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following statements are filed as part of this annual report, together with the report of the independent registered public accounting firm:

• Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

• Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as at March 31, 2019 and 2018

• Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

• Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

• Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

• Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

• Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of this annual report:

1.1	Memorandum of Association of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as amended — incorporated by reference to Exhibit  3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-135590) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on July 3, 2006.
1.2	Articles of Association of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as amended — incorporated by reference to Exhibit  3.2 of the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-135590) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on July 3, 2006.
2.1	Form  of Deposit Agreement among WNS (Holdings) Limited, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Depositary, and the holders and beneficial owners of American Depositary Shares evidenced by ADR, issued thereunder (including the Form  of ADR) — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No.  333-135590) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on July 3, 2006.
2.2	Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate of WNS (Holdings) Limited — incorporated by reference to Exhibit  4.4 of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on July 14, 2006.
4.1	Form  of the Third Amended and Restated WNS (Holdings) Limited 2006 Incentive Award Plan — incorporated by reference to Appendix A to WNS (Holdings) Limited’s Proxy Statement which was furnished as Exhibit 99.3 of its Report on Form 6-K (File No. 001-32945), as furnished to the Commission on August 23, 2013.
4.2	Form  of the First Amended and Restated WNS (Holdings) Limited 2016 Incentive Award Plan — incorporated by reference to Appendix B to WNS (Holdings) Limited’s Proxy Statement which was furnished as Exhibit 99.3 of its Report on Form 6-K (File No. 001-32945), as furnished to the Commission on August 23, 2018.
4.3	Contract of Lease dated September 27, 2012 between Megaworld Corporation and WNS Global Services Philippines,  Inc. with respect to lease of office premises — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal 2013 (File No.  001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on May 2, 2013.
4.4	Lease Deed commencing April  28, 2014 between WNS Global Services Private Limited and DLF Assets Private Limited with respect to the lease of office premises on the 10 th floor of Blocks A2 and A3 at World Tech Park — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal 2015 (File No. 001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on May 5, 2015.
4.5	Lease Deed commencing April  28, 2014 between WNS Global Services Private Limited and DLF Assets Private Limited with respect to the lease of office premises on the 8 th , 9 th and 11 th floors of Blocks A2 and A3 at World Tech Park — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal 2015 (File No. 001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on May 5, 2015.
4.6	Lease Deed commencing April  1, 2016 between WNS Global Services Private Limited and DLF Assets Private Limited with respect to the lease of office premises on the 10th floor of Block 10 at DLF IT Park incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal 2016 (File No. 001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on May 12, 2016.
4.7	Leave and License Agreement dated March  8, 2016 between Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited and WNS Global Services Private Limited with respect to the lease of the office premises with an aggregate area of 84,429 square feet at plant 10 — incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal 2016 (File No. 001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on May 12, 2016.
4.8	Leave and License Agreement dated March  8, 2016 between Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited and WNS Global Services Private Limited with respect to the lease of the office premises with an aggregate area of 108,000 square feet at plant 5—incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal 2016 (File No. 001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on May 12, 2016.

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4.9	Leave and License Agreement dated March  8, 2016 between Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited and WNS Global Services Private Limited with respect to the lease of the office premises with an aggregate area of 84,934 square feet at plant 11 - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal 2016 (File No. 001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on May 12, 2016.
4.10	Facility Agreement dated January  18, 2017 between WNS North America Inc. and BNP Paribas, Hong Kong - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal 2017 (File No.  001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on June 29, 2017.
4.11	Facility Agreement dated March  10, 2017 among WNS (Mauritius) Limited, HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Limited, and Standard Chartered Bank, UK - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal 2017 (File No. 001-32945) of WNS (Holdings) Limited, as filed with the Commission on June 29, 2017.
8.1	List of subsidiaries of WNS (Holdings) Limited.**
12.1	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer to 17 CFR 240, 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
12.2	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer to 17 CFR 240, 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
13.1	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
13.2	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
15.1	Consent of Grant Thornton India LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.**

** Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

Date: May 15, 2019

WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
By:	/s/ Keshav R. Murugesh
Name:	Keshav R. Murugesh
Title:	Group Chief Executive Officer

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INDEX TO WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED’S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-2
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as at March  31, 2019 and 2018	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended March  31, 2019, 2018 and 2017	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017	F-5
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended March  31, 2019, 2018 and 2017	F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March  31, 2019, 2018 and 2017	F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-9

F-1

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Shareholders

WNS (Holdings) Limited

Opinion on the financial statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of financial position of WNS (Holdings) Limited and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2019, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2019, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated May 15, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON INDIA LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2011.

Mumbai, India

May 15, 2019

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

		As at
	Notes	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	6	$	85,444		$	99,829
Investments	7		67,913			120,960
Trade receivables, net	8		73,872			71,388
Unbilled revenue	8		66,752			61,721
Funds held for clients			7,063			10,066
Derivative assets	14		13,394			11,738
Contract assets			4,190			—
Prepayments and other current assets	9		16,783			24,847
Total current assets			335,411			400,549
Non-current assets:
Goodwill	10		130,811			135,186
Intangible assets	11		80,188			89,652
Property and equipment	12		60,998			60,606
Derivative assets	14		5,687			3,245
Deferred tax assets	25		23,772			27,395
Investments	7		82,487			542
Contract assets			22,037			—
Other non-current assets	9		44,239			42,388
Total non-current assets			450,219			359,014
TOTAL ASSETS		$	785,630		$	759,563
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade payables		$	17,831		$	19,703
Provisions and accrued expenses	16		27,619			28,826
Derivative liabilities	14		2,096			6,466
Pension and other employee obligations	15		68,121			64,617
Current portion of long-term debt	13		27,969			27,740
Contract liabilities	17		5,427			2,908
Current taxes payable	25		2,603			1,262
Other liabilities	18		10,294			15,739
Total current liabilities			161,960			167,261
Non-current liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	14		307			2,289
Pension and other employee obligations	15		11,248			9,621
Long term debt	13		33,422			61,391
Contract liabilities	17		6,609			571
Other non-current liabilities	18		8,959			11,662
Deferred tax liabilities	25		10,706			11,812
Total non-current liabilities			71,251			97,346
TOTAL LIABILITIES		$	233,211		$	264,607
Shareholders’ equity:
Share capital (ordinary shares $0.16 (10 pence) par value, authorized 60,000,000 shares; issued: 51,153,220 shares and 54,834,080 shares each as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively)	19		8,056			8,533
Share premium			269,529			371,764
Retained earnings			478,145			364,424
Other components of equity			(146,894	)		(115,534	)
Total shareholder’s equity, including shares held in treasury			608,836			629,187
Less: 1,101,300 shares as at March 31, 2019 and 4,400,000 shares as at March 31, 2018, held in treasury, at cost	19		(56,417	)		(134,231	)
Total shareholders’ equity			552,419			494,956
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$	785,630		$	759,563

See accompanying notes.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

			Year ended March 31,
	Notes		2019			2018			2017
Revenue		20	$	809,120		$	757,956		$	602,546
Cost of revenue		21		518,236			503,130			403,324
Gross profit				290,884			254,826			199,222
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses		21		44,573			41,767			32,631
General and administrative expenses		21		115,261			117,626			91,742
Foreign exchange gain, net				(4,495	)		(14,973	)		(14,514	)
Impairment of goodwill		10		—			—			21,673
Amortization of intangible assets		11		15,783			15,505			20,539
Operating profit				119,762			94,901			47,151
Other income, net		23		(14,594	)		(11,230	)		(8,689	)
Finance expense		22		3,204			4,264			547
Profit before income taxes				131,152			101,867			55,293
Income tax expense		25		25,719			15,431			17,530
Profit after tax			$	105,433		$	86,436		$	37,763
Earnings per ordinary share		26
Basic			$	2.10		$	1.72		$	0.75
Diluted			$	2.02		$	1.63		$	0.71

See accompanying notes.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

			Year ended March 31,
	Notes		2019			2018			2017
Profit after tax			$	105,433		$	86,436		$	37,763
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Pension adjustment, net of tax				(104	)		2,486			(1,804	)
Items that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges:
Current period gain/(loss)				13,582			(341	)		43,118
Net change in time value of option contracts designated as cash flow hedges				(2,484	)		—			—
Reclassification to profit or loss				(486	)		(26,436	)		(24,777	)
Foreign currency translation (loss)/gain				(37,230	)		14,202			(7,810	)
Income tax (expense)/benefit relating to above		25		(1,877	)		9,409			(6,921	)
			$	(28,495	)	$	(3,166	)	$	3,610
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of taxes			$	(28,599	)	$	(680	)	$	1,806
Total comprehensive income			$	76,834		$	85,756		$	39,569

See accompanying notes.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

										Other components of equity
	Share capital				Share premium			Retained earnings		Foreign currency translation reserve			Cash flow hedging reserve		Pension adjustments			Treasury shares					Total shareholders’ equity
	Number		Par value															Number		Amount
Balance as at April 1, 2016		52,406,304	$	8,211	$	306,874		$	240,225	$	(124,357	)	$	5,928	$	1,769			1,100,000	$	(30,461	)	$	408,189
Shares issued for exercised options and restricted share units (“RSUs”) (Refer note 24)		906,255		122		8,819			—		—			—		—			—		—			8,941
Purchase of treasury shares (Refer note 19)		—		—		—			—		—			—		—			2,200,000		(64,224	)		(64,224	)
Share-based compensation expense (Refer note 24)		—		—		23,036			—		—			—		—			—		—			23,036
Excess tax benefits relating to share-based options and RSUs (Refer note 25)		—		—		(445	)		—		—			—		—			—		—			(445	)
Transactions with owners		906,255		122		31,410			—		—			—		—			2,200,000		(64,224	)		(32,692	)
Profit after tax		—		—		—			37,763		—			—		—			—		—			37,763
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes		—		—		—			—		(7,810	)		11,420		(1,804	)		—		—			1,806
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year		—		—		—			37,763		(7,810	)		11,420		(1,804	)		—		—			39,569
Balance as at March 31, 2017		53,312,559	$	8,333	$	338,284		$	277,988	$	(132,167	)	$	17,348	$	(35	)		3,300,000	$	(94,685	)	$	415,066

See accompanying notes.

										Other components of equity
					Share premium			Retained earnings		Foreign currency translation reserve			Cash flow hedging reserve			Pension adjustments								Total shareholders’ equity
	Share capital																		Treasury shares
	Number		Par value																Number		Amount
Balance as at April 1, 2017		53,312,559	$	8,333	$	338,284		$	277,988	$	(132,167	)	$	17,348		$	(35	)		3,300,000	$	(94,685	)	$	415,066
Shares issued for exercised options and RSUs (Refer note 24)		1,521,521		200		1,147			—		—			—			—			—		—			1,347
Purchase of treasury shares (Refer note 19)		—		—		—			—		—			—			—			1,100,000		(39,546	)		(39,546	)
Share-based compensation expense (Refer note 24)		—		—		30,565			—		—			—			—			—		—			30,565
Purchase of equity from non-controlling interest		—		—		(52	)		—		—			—			—			—		—			(52	)
Excess tax benefits relating to share-based options and RSUs (Refer note 25)		—		—		1,820			—		—			—			—			—		—			1,820
Transactions with owners		1,521,521		200		33,480			—		—			—			—			1,100,000		(39,546	)		(5,866	)
Profit after tax		—		—		—			86,436		—			—			—			—		—			86,436
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes		—		—		—			—		14,202			(17,368	)		2,486			—		—			(680	)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year		—		—		—			86,436		14,202			(17,368	)		2,486			—		—			85,756
Balance as at March 31, 2018		54,834,080	$	8,533	$	371,764		$	364,424	$	(117,965	)	$	(20	)	$	2,451			4,400,000	$	(134,231	)	$	494,956

See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

												Other components of equity
	Share capital						Share premium			Retained earnings		Foreign currency translation reserve			Cash flow hedging reserve			Pension adjustments			Treasury shares						Total shareholders’ equity
	Number			Par value																	Number			Amount
Balance as at March 31, 2018		54,834,080		$	8,533		$	371,764		$	364,424	$	(117,965	)	$	(20	)	$	2,451			4,400,000		$	(134,231	)	$	494,956
Adoption of IFRS 9 (net of tax) (Refer Note 4)		—			—			—			2,777		—			(2,761	)		—			—			—			16
Adoption of IFRS 15 (net of tax) (Refer Note 4)		—			—			—			5,511		—			—			—			—			—			5,511
Balance as at April 1, 2018		54,834,080			8,533			371,764			372,712		(117,965	)		(2,781	)		2,451			4,400,000			(134,231	)		500,483
Shares issued for exercised options and RSUs (Refer Note 24)		719,140			96			(96	)		—		—			—			—			—			—			—
Cancellation of treasury shares (Refer Note 19)		(4,400,000	)		(573	)		(133,658	)		—		—			—			—			(4,400,000	)		134,231			—
Purchase of treasury shares (Refer Note 19)		—			—			—			—		—			—			—			1,101,300			(56,417	)		(56,417	)
Share-based compensation (Refer Note 24)		—			—			30,305			—		—			—			—			—			—			30,305
Excess tax benefits relating to share-based options and RSUs (Refer Note 25)		—			—			1,214			—		—			—			—			—			—			1,214
Transactions with owners		(3,680,860	)		(477	)		(102,235	)		—		—			—			—			(3,298,700	)		77,814			(24,898	)
Profit after tax		—			—			—			105,433		—			—			—			—			—			105,433
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		—			—			—			—		(37,230	)		8,735			(104	)		—			—			(28,599	)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period		—			—			—			105,433		(37,230	)		8,735			(104	)		—			—			76,834
Balance as at March 31, 2019		51,153,220			8,056			269,529		$	478,145	$	(155,195	)	$	5,954		$	2,347			1,101,300		$	(56,417	)	$	552,419

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

		Year ended March 31,
	Notes	2019			2018			2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit after tax		$	105,433		$	86,436		$	37,763
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			36,117			35,459			37,442
Impairment of goodwill	10		—			—			21,673
Share-based compensation expense			30,305			30,565			23,036
Amortization of debt issue cost			360			488			52
Allowances for expected credit losses (“ECL”)			659			(499	)		(1,040	)
Unrealized exchange (gain)/loss, net			(2,441	)		2,663			(11,123	)
Current tax expense			27,526			24,494			25,785
Interest expense			2,844			3,778			495
Interest income			(2,556	)		(3,693	)		(2,083	)
Income from marketable securities			(7,979	)		(3,570	)		(4,131	)
Unrealized gain on investments			—			(3	)		(6	)
Income from funds held in escrow			—			(239	)		(280	)
Reversal of contingent consideration in relation to acquisition of HealthHelp	5(b)		—			(1,324	)		—
Loss/ (gain) on sale of property and equipment			25			(325	)		143
Deferred income taxes			(1,807	)		(9,063	)		(8,255	)
Deferred rent			1,578			1,289			1,136
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense			(1,260	)		(685	)		(270	)
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments			(372	)		5,283			(1,930	)
Others, net			—			—			23
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue			(14,822	)		(16,413	)		(1,630	)
Other assets			(17,340	)		(4,196	)		(2,137	)
Trade payables			(585	)		2,029			(4,203	)
Contract liabilities			8,714			(2,560	)		2,303
Other liabilities			8,279			13,722			6,914
Cash generated from operating activities before interest and income taxes:			172,678			163,636			119,677
Income taxes paid			(22,992	)		(27,265	)		(29,462	)
Interest paid			(2,521	)		(3,390	)		(84	)
Interest received			2,489			3,327			2,004
Net cash provided by operating activities			149,654			136,308			92,135
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of HotelBeds Group S.L.U (“HotelBeds”)	5(a)		(233	)		—			—
Acquisition of MTS HealthHelp Inc. and its subsidiaries (“HealthHelp”), net of cash acquired	5(b)		—			—			(56,674	)
Adjustment towards acquisition of HealthHelp, net	5(b)		—			(573	)		—
Repayment of long-term debt of HealthHelp	5(b)		—			—			(29,249	)
Acquisition of Denali Sourcing Services Inc. (“Denali”), net of cash acquired	5(c)		—			—			(31,886	)
Adjustment towards acquisition of Denali, net	5(c)		—			446			—
Acquisition of Value Edge Research Services Private Limited (“Value Edge”), net of cash acquired	5(d)		—			—			(12,720	)
Restricted cash, held in escrow	5(d)		—			—			(5,112	)
Payment of contingent considerations in relation to acquisitions	5(b&c)		(6,922	)		(5,465	)		—
Proceeds from restricted cash, held in escrow			—			239			280
Government grant received			—			200			—
Government grants repaid			(200	)		(136	)		—
Payment for property and equipment and intangible assets			(32,292	)		(33,684	)		(22,867	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			120			367			443
Investment in fixed deposits			(27,899	)		(26,532	)		(24,672	)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed deposits			31,336			30,698			15,112
Investment in marketable securities (long-term)			(78,823	)		—			—
Marketable securities (short-term) sold / (purchased), net			42,037			(12,761	)		32,413
Profit on sale of marketable securities (short-term)			1,497			—			—
Dividends received			32			3,570			4,127
Investment in mutual funds			—			(52	)		(462	)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturity plans (“FMPs”)			—			100			—
Net cash used in investing activities			(71,347	)		(43,583	)		(131,267	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of shares			(56,417	)		(39,546	)		(64,224	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			—			1,347			8,941
Proceeds from long-term debt	13		—			—			118,000
Repayment of long-term debt			(28,100	)		(28,100	)		—
Repayment of short-term borrowings, net			—			—			(475	)
Payment of debt issuance cost			—			(354	)		(953	)
Purchase of equity of non-controlling interest			—			(52	)		—
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense			1,260			685			270
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities			(83,257	)		(66,020	)		61,559
Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents			(9,435	)		3,321			5,522
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(14,385	)		30,026			27,949
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year			99,829			69,803			41,854
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year		$	85,444		$	99,829		$	69,803
Non-cash transactions:
Investing activities
(i) Liability towards property and equipment and intangible assets purchased on credit		$	6,114		$	5,440		$	4,292
(ii) Contingent consideration payable towards acquisitions	18		—			—			19,678
(iii) Liability towards deferred consideration	5(c)		—			—			522
(iv) Release of restricted cash, held in escrow	5(d)		1,535			1,535			—
Financing activities
(i) Short-term line of credit of Denali	5(c)		—			—			475

See accompanying notes.

Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities

						Non-cash changes
	Opening balance April 1, 2018		Cash flows			Amortization of debt issuance cost		Closing balance March 31, 2019
Long-term debt (including current portion)	$	89,131	$	(28,100	)	$	360	$	61,391

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

1. Company overview

WNS (Holdings) Limited (“WNS Holdings”), along with its subsidiaries (collectively, “the Company”), is a global business process management (“BPM”) company with client service offices in Australia, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Germany, London (UK), New Jersey (US), Singapore and France and delivery centers in the People’s Republic of China (“China”), Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Republic of South Africa (“South Africa”), Sri Lanka, Turkey, Spain, the United Kingdom (“UK”) and the United States (“US”). The Company’s clients are primarily in the travel, shipping and logistics services, utilities, retail and consumer products group, banking and financial and consulting and professional services, insurance services, healthcare, auto claims and others.

WNS Holdings is incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands and maintains a registered office in Jersey at 22, Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX.

These consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on May 15, 2019.

2. Summary of significant accounting policies

a. Basis of preparation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (“IASB”).

These consolidated financial statements correspond to the classification provisions contained in IAS 1(revised), “Presentation of Financial Statements.”

Accounting policies applied are consistent with the policies that were applied for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year March 31, 2018, except in relation to the new standards, IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”, adopted on April 1, 2018 (Refer Note 4).

b. Basis of measurement

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost convention and on an accrual basis, except for the following material items that have been measured at fair value as required by relevant IFRS:

a. Derivative financial instruments;

b. Share-based payment transactions;

c. Marketable securities and investments in mutual funds;

d. Investments in FMPs; and

e. Contingent consideration.

c. Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future period affected. In particular, information about significant areas of estimation, uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is included in the following notes:

i. Revenue recognition

The Company’s determination of whether BPM services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment.

The Company provides automobile claims handling services, wherein the Company enters into contracts with its clients to process all their claims over the contract period and the fees are determined either on a per claim basis or as a fixed payment for the contract period. Where the contracts are on a per claim basis, the Company invoices the client at the inception of the claim process. The Company estimates the processing period for the claims and recognizes revenue over the estimated processing period. This processing period generally ranges between one to two months. The processing time may be greater for new clients and the estimated service period is adjusted accordingly. The processing period is estimated based on historical experience and other relevant factors, if any.

ii. Current income taxes

The major tax jurisdictions for the Company are India, South Africa, UK and US, though the Company also files tax returns in other foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgments are involved in determining the provision for income taxes including judgment on whether tax positions are probable of being sustained in tax assessments. A tax assessment can involve complex issues, which can only be resolved over extended time periods. The recognition of taxes that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances.

iii. Deferred income taxes

The assessment of the probability of future taxable profit in which deferred tax assets can be utilized is based on the Company’s latest approved budget forecast, which is adjusted for significant non-taxable profit and expenses and specific limits to the use of any unused tax loss or credit. The tax rules in the numerous jurisdictions in which the Company operates are also carefully taken into consideration. If a positive forecast of taxable profit indicates the probable use of a deferred tax asset, especially when it can be utilized without a time limit, that deferred tax asset is usually recognized in full. The recognition of deferred tax assets that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances.

iv. Impairment

An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which an asset’s or cash-generating unit’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. To determine the recoverable amount, management estimates expected future cash flows from each asset or cash-generating unit and determines a suitable interest rate in order to calculate the present value of those cash flows. In the process of measuring expected future cash flows management makes assumptions about future operating results. These assumptions relate to future events and circumstances. The actual results may vary, and may cause significant adjustments to the Company’s assets within the next financial year. The calculation of impairment loss involves significant estimates and assumptions which include revenue and earnings multiples, growth rates and net margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk-adjusted discount rate and future economic and market conditions.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

In most cases, determining the applicable discount rate involves estimating the appropriate adjustment to market risk and the appropriate adjustment to asset-specific risk factors.

v. Valuation of derivative financial instruments

Management uses valuation techniques in measuring the fair value of derivative financial instruments, where active market quotes are not available. In applying the valuation techniques, management makes maximum use of market inputs, and uses estimates and assumptions that are, as far as possible, consistent with observable data that market participants would use in pricing the instrument. Where applicable data is not observable, management uses its best estimate about the assumptions that market participants would make. These estimates may vary from the actual prices that would be achieved in an arm’s length transaction at the reporting date.

vi. Accounting for defined benefit plans

In accounting for pension and post-retirement benefits, several statistical and other factors that attempt to anticipate future events are used to calculate plan expenses and liabilities. These factors include expected return on plan assets, discount rate assumptions and rate of future compensation increases. To estimate these factors, actuarial consultants also use estimates such as withdrawal, turnover, and mortality rates which require significant judgment. The actuarial assumptions used by the Company may differ materially from actual results in future periods due to changing market and economic conditions, regulatory events, judicial rulings, higher or lower withdrawal rates, or longer or shorter participant life spans.

vii. Share-based compensation expense

The share-based compensation expense is determined based on the Company’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest and valuation using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model, Monte-Carlo simulation and the binomial lattice model.

viii. Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method under the provisions of IFRS 3 (Revised), “Business Combinations.”

The cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair value of the assets transferred, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred at the date of acquisition. The cost of the acquisition also includes the fair value of any contingent consideration. Identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair value on the date of acquisition. Significant estimates are required to be made in determining the value of contingent consideration and intangible assets.

xi. Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

The Company applies the forward-looking expected credit loss (“ECL”) model for recognizing impairment loss on financial assets that are measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”). The Company applies the simplified approach for determining the lifetime ECL allowance using the Company’s historical credit loss experience adjusted for factors that are specific to the debtor. For all other financial assets, the Company recognizes lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition.

d. Basis of consolidation

The Company consolidates entities over which it has control. Control exists when the Company has existing rights that give the Company the current ability to direct the activities which affect the entity’s returns; the Company is exposed to or has rights to returns which may vary depending on the entity’s performance; and the Company has the ability to use its power to affect its own returns from its involvement with the entity. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date control commences until the date control ceases.

i. Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method under the provisions of IFRS 3 (Revised), “Business Combinations.”

The cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair value of the assets transferred, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred at the date of acquisition. The consideration of the acquisition also includes the fair value of any contingent consideration. Identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair value on the date of acquisition. Significant estimates are required to be made in determining the value of contingent consideration and intangible assets.

Transaction costs that the Company incurs in connection with a business combination such as finders’ fees, legal fees, due diligence fees, and other professional and consulting fees are expensed as incurred.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

ii. Transactions eliminated on consolidation

All inter-company and intra-company balances, transactions, income and expenses including unrealized income or expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

e. Functional and presentation currency

The financial statements of each of the Company’s subsidiaries are presented using the currency of the primary economic environment in which these entities operate (i.e. the functional currency). The consolidated financial statements are presented in US dollars (“USD”) which is the presentation currency of the Company and has been rounded off to the nearest thousands.

f. Foreign currency transactions and translation

i. Transactions in foreign currency

Transactions in foreign currency are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at the exchange rates prevailing at the reporting date of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the consolidated statement of income. Gains/losses relating to translation or settlement of trading activities are disclosed under foreign exchange gains/losses and translation or settlements of financing activities are disclosed under finance expenses. In the case of foreign exchange gains/losses on borrowings that are considered as a natural economic hedge for the foreign currency monetary assets, such foreign exchange gains/losses, net are presented within results from operating activities.

ii. Foreign operations

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations that have local functional currency are translated into US dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the reporting date. Income and expense are translated at the monthly average exchange rate for the respective period. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recorded in equity as part of the Company’s other comprehensive income. Such exchange differences are recognized in the consolidated statement of income in the period in which such foreign operations are disposed. Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation and translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the reporting date.

Foreign currency exchange differences arising from intercompany receivables or payables relating to foreign operations, the settlement of which is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future, are considered to form part of net investment in foreign operation and are recognized in foreign currency translation reserve.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

g. Financial instruments — initial recognition and subsequent measurement

Financial instruments are classified in the following categories:

• Non-derivative financial assets at amortized cost or at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”).

• Non-derivative financial liabilities at FVTPL or at amortized cost.

• Derivative financial instruments under the category of financial assets or financial liabilities at FVTPL or at FVOCI.

The classification of financial instruments depends on the purpose for which those were acquired. Management determines the classification of the Company’s financial instruments at initial recognition.

Non-derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value. Financial assets are derecognized when substantial risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset have been transferred. In cases where substantial risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets are neither transferred nor retained, financial assets are derecognized only when the Company has not retained control over the financial asset.

Subsequent to initial recognition, non-derivative financial instruments are measured as described below:

i. Non-derivative financial assets

a) Financial assets at amortized cost

Financial assets that meet the following criteria are measured at amortized cost (except for investments that are designated at FVTPL on initial recognition):

i) the asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

ii) the contractual terms of the instrument give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payment of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets at amortized cost are presented as current assets, except for those maturing later than 12 months after the balance sheet date which are presented as non-current assets. They are measured initially at fair value plus transaction costs and subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less any impairment losses.

b) Financial assets at FVTPL

Financial assets that do not meet the amortized cost or FVOCI criteria are measured at FVTPL. Financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The gains or losses on disposal of financial assets at FVTPL are recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

Interest income on financial assets at FVTPL is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. Dividend on financial assets at FVTPL is recognized when the Company’s right to receive the dividend is established.

ii. Non-derivative financial liabilities

All financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value, except in the case of loans and borrowings which are recognized at fair value net of directly attributable transaction costs. The Company’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables, bank overdrafts, contingent consideration and loans and borrowings.

Trade and other payables maturing later than 12 months after the reporting date are presented as non-current liabilities.

After initial recognition, interest bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statement of income when the liabilities are derecognized as well as through the effective interest rate method amortization process.

After initial recognition, contingent consideration is subsequently measured at fair value and the changes to the fair value are recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

iii. Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting

The Company is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency assets, liabilities, net investment in foreign operations and forecasted cash flows denominated in foreign currency. The Company limits the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuation by following established risk management policies including the use of derivatives. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments where the counterparty is primarily a bank. The Company holds derivative financial instruments such as foreign exchange forward and option contracts and interest rate swaps to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures.

Cash flow hedges

The Company recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position at fair value. Derivative instruments qualify for hedge accounting when the instrument is designated as a hedge; the hedged item is specifically identifiable and exposes the Company to risk; and it is expected that a change in fair value of the derivative instrument and an opposite change in the fair value of the hedged item will have a high degree of correlation.

For derivative instruments where hedge accounting is applied, the Company records the effective portion of derivative instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income/(loss) in the statement of comprehensive income, which is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged item affects earnings. The remaining gain or loss on the derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any (i.e., the ineffective portion) or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, and changes in fair value of other derivative instruments not designated as qualifying hedges is recorded as gains/losses, net in the consolidated statement of income. If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, the cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument recognized in the cash flow hedging reserve (in other comprehensive income/(loss)) until the period the hedge was effective remains in the cash flow hedging reserve until the forecasted transaction occurs. Cash flow hedge on interest rate swaps are recorded under finance expense, net. Cash flows from the derivative instruments are classified within cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash flows.

When it is highly probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the Company discontinues the hedge accounting and recognizes immediately, in the consolidated statement of income, the gains and losses attributable to such derivative instrument that were accumulated in other comprehensive income/(loss).

Gains/losses on cash flow hedges on forecasted revenue transactions are recorded in foreign exchange gains/losses forming part of revenue. Changes in fair value of foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges are recognized in the consolidated statement of income and reported within foreign exchange gains, net within results from operating activities.

iv. Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset against each other and the net amount reported in the consolidated statement of financial position if, and only if, there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

v. Fair value of financial instruments

The fair value of financial instruments that are traded in active markets at each reporting date is determined by reference to quoted market prices or dealer price quotations, without any deduction for transaction costs. For financial instruments not traded in an active market, the fair value is determined using appropriate valuation models. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to a present value using market-based observable inputs including interest rate curves, credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

vi. Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

The Company applies the forward-looking ECL model for recognizing impairment loss on financial assets that are measured at amortized cost or at FVOCI. Loss allowance for trade receivables and unbilled revenue with no significant financing component are measured at an amount equal to lifetime ECL. The Company applies the simplified approach for determining the lifetime ECL allowance using the Company’s historical credit loss experience adjusted for factors that are specific to the debtor.

For all other financial assets, the Company recognizes lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition. However, if the credit risk on the financial instruments has not increased significantly since the initial recognition, the Company measures the loss allowance for that financial instrument equal to 12-month ECL. The amount of ECL (or reversal) that is required to adjust the loss allowance at the reporting date is recognized as an impairment gain/loss in the consolidated statement of income.

h. Equity and share capital

i. Share capital and share premium

The Company has only one class of equity shares. Par value of the equity share is recorded as the share capital and the amount received in excess of par value is classified as share premium. The credit corresponding to the share-based compensation expense and excess tax benefit related to the exercise of share options and restricted share units is recorded in share premium.

ii. Retained earnings

Retained earnings comprise the Company’s undistributed earnings after taxes.

iii. Other components of equity

Other components of equity consist of the following:

Cash flow hedging reserve

Changes in fair value of derivative hedging instruments designated and effective as a cash flow hedge are recognized net of taxes.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Foreign currency translation reserve

Foreign currency translation reserve consists of (i) the exchange difference arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries and (ii) foreign currency differences arising from intercompany receivables or payables relating to foreign operations, the settlement of which is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future, which are considered to form part of net investment in foreign operation.

Pension adjustments

This reserve represents cumulative actuarial gain and losses recognized, net of taxes on defined benefits plans.

i. Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of up to three months to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

j. Investments

i. Marketable securities and mutual funds

The Company’s marketable securities represent liquid investments and are acquired principally for the purpose of earning daily income. Investments in mutual funds represent investments in mutual fund schemes wherein the mutual fund issuer has invested these funds in enterprise development funds. Investments which are expected to be redeemed after 12 months from the reporting date are classified as non-current investments, otherwise they are classified as current investments.

These investments are designated at fair value through profit or loss and changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The fair value represents the original cost of the investment and the investment’s fair value at each reporting period.

ii. Investments in fixed maturity plans

The Company’s investments in FMPs represent investments in mutual fund schemes wherein the mutual fund issuer has invested these funds in certificates of deposits with banks in India. The investments in FMPs are designated as fair value through profit or loss and change in fair value is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The fair value represents original cost of an investment and the investment’s fair value at each reporting period or net asset value as quoted.

The Company manages FMPs on a fair value basis in accordance with the entity’s documented risk management, investment strategy and information provided to the key managerial personnel. The returns on the investment are measured based on the fair value movement rather than looking at the overall returns on the maturity. The Company’s investment purchase and sale decisions are also based on the fair value fluctuations rather than a predetermined policy to hold the investment until maturity. Key management personnel believe that recording these investments through the consolidated statement of income would provide more relevant information to measure the performance of the investment.

iii. Investments in fixed deposits

Investments in fixed deposits consist of term deposits with original maturities of more than three months with banks. These are designated as financial assets at amortized cost.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

k. Funds held for clients

Some of the Company’s agreements in the auto claims handling services allow the Company to temporarily hold funds on behalf of the client. The funds are segregated from the Company’s funds and there is usually a short period of time between when the Company receives these funds from the client and when the payments are made on their behalf.

l. Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at historical cost. Cost includes expenditures directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are as follows:

Asset description	Asset life (in years)
Buildings		20
Computers and software		3-4
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		2-5
Vehicles		3
Leasehold improvements		Lesser of estimated useful life or lease term

Assets acquired under finance leases are capitalized as assets by the Company at an amount equal to the fair value of the leased asset or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments, each determined at the inception of the lease. Assets under finance leases and leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the assets.

Advances paid towards the acquisition of property and equipment and the cost of property and equipment not ready for use before the reporting date are disclosed as capital work-in-progress in Note 12.

The Company assesses property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. If any such indication exists, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the asset. The recoverable amount of an asset or cash generating unit is the higher of its fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCOD”) and its value-in-use (“VIU”). If the recoverable amount of the asset or the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount. The reduction is treated as an impairment loss and is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. If at the reporting date there is an indication that a previously assessed impairment loss no longer exists, the recoverable amount is reassessed and the impairment losses previously recognized are reversed such that the asset is recognized at its recoverable amount but not exceeding the written down value which would have been reported if the impairment losses had not been recognized initially.

m. Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the Company’s share of the net identifiable assets of the acquired subsidiary at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination for the purpose of impairment testing. Goodwill is tested, at the cash-generating unit (or group of cash generating units) level, for impairment annually or if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Goodwill is carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Impairment loss on goodwill is not reversed. See further discussion on impairment testing under “Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill” below.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

n. Intangible assets

Intangible assets are recognized only when it is probable that the expected future economic benefits attributable to the assets will accrue to the Company and the cost can be reliably measured. Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recorded at fair value using generally accepted valuation methods appropriate for the type of intangible asset. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over the estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment, if indicators of impairment arise. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized but instead are tested for impairment at least annually and written down to the fair value. See further discussion on impairment testing under “Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill” below.

Software development costs

Costs incurred for developing software or enhancements to the existing software products to be sold and/or used for internal use are capitalized once the research phase is complete, technological feasibility and commercial feasibility has been established, future economic benefits are probable, the Company has an intention and ability to complete and use or sell the software and the costs can be measured reliably. Technological feasibility is established upon completion of a detailed design program or, in its absence, completion of a working model. Significant management judgments and estimates are required in the assessment of when technological feasibility is established, as well as in the ongoing assessment of the recoverability of capitalized costs. Costs that qualify as software development costs include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining software and compensation and related benefits for employees who are directly associated with the software project. The capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life. Costs associated with research phase activities, training, maintenance and all post-implementation stage activities are expensed as incurred.

The Company’s definite lived intangible assets are amortized over the estimated useful life of the assets on a straight-line basis, as given below.

Asset description	Weighted average amortization period (in months)
Customer contracts		47
Customer relationships		217
Covenant not-to-compete		48
Trade names		34
Technology		94
Intellectual Property and other rights		24
Software		53
Service mark		Indefinite useful life

o. Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill

Goodwill is not subject to amortization and tested at least annually for impairment or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Intangible assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s FVLCOD and VIU. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the cash generating unit level which is the lowest level for which there are separately identifiable cash flows. Impairment losses recognized in respect of cash generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the cash generating units (or group of cash generating units) and then, to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the cash generating unit (or group of cash generating units) on a pro rata basis based on the carrying amount of each asset in the cash generating unit. Intangible assets except goodwill that suffered impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

p. Employee benefits

i. Defined contribution plans

US savings plan

Eligible employees of the Company in the US participate in a savings plan (“the Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (“the Code”). The Plan allows for employees to defer a portion of their annual earnings on a pre-tax basis through voluntary contributions to the Plan. The Plan provides that the Company can make optional contributions up to the maximum allowable limit under the Code.

UK pension scheme

Eligible employees in the UK contribute to a defined contribution pension scheme operated in the UK. The assets of the scheme are held separately in an independently administered fund. The pension expense represents contributions payable to the fund maintained by the Company.

Provident fund

Eligible employees of the Company in India, the Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the UK participate in a defined contribution fund in accordance with the regulatory requirements in the respective jurisdictions. Both the employee and the Company contribute an equal amount to the fund which is equal to a specified percentage of the employee’s salary.

The Company has no further obligation under defined contribution plans beyond the contributions made under these plans. Contributions are charged to profit or loss and are included in the consolidated statement of income in the year in which they accrue.

ii. Defined benefit plan

Employees in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka are entitled to a defined benefit retirement plan covering eligible employees of the Company. The plan provides for a lump-sum payment to eligible employees, at retirement, death, and incapacitation or on termination of employment, of an amount based on the respective employees’ salary and tenure of employment (subject to a maximum of approximately $29 per employee in India). In India contributions are made to funds administered and managed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (“LIC”) and Aviva Life Insurance Company Private Limited (“ALICPL”) (together, the “Fund Administrators”) to fund the gratuity liability of an Indian subsidiary. Under this scheme, the obligation to pay gratuity remains with the Company, although the Fund Administrators administer the scheme. The Company’s Sri Lanka subsidiary, Philippines subsidiary and one Indian subsidiary have unfunded gratuity obligations.

Gratuity liabilities are determined by actuarial valuation, performed by an independent actuary, at each reporting date using the projected unit credit method. The Company recognizes the net obligation of a defined benefit plan in its balance sheet as an asset or liability, as the case may be, in accordance with IAS 19 – “Employee Benefits.” The discount rate is based on the government securities yield. Actuarial gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are recorded in other comprehensive income in the statement of comprehensive income in the period in which they arise.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

iii. Compensated absences

The Company’s liability for compensated absences, which are expected to be utilized or settled within one year, is determined on an accrual basis for the carried forward unused vacation balances standing to the credit of each employee as at year-end and is charged to income in the year in which they accrue.

The Company’s liability for compensated absences, which are expected to be utilized after one year is determined on the basis of an actuarial valuation using the projected unit credit method and is charged to consolidated statement of income in the year in which they accrue.

q. Share-based payments

The Company accounts for share-based compensation expense relating to share-based payments using a fair value method in accordance with IFRS 2“Share-based Payments.” Grants issued by the Company vest in a graded manner. Under the fair value method, the estimated fair value of awards is charged to income over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award, for each separately vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in substance, multiple awards. The Company includes a forfeiture estimate in the amount of compensation expense being recognized based on the Company’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest.

r. Provisions and accrued expenses

A provision is recognized in the statement of financial position when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. If the effect is material, provisions are recognized at present value by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money.

Provisions for onerous contracts are recognized when the expected benefits to be derived by the Company from a contract are lower than the unavoidable costs of meeting the future obligations under the contract. The provision is measured at the present value of the lower of the expected cost of terminating the contract and the expected net cost of continuing with the contract. Before a provision is established, the Company recognizes any impairment loss on the assets associated with that contract.

s. Revenue recognition

The Company derives revenue from BPM services, comprising back office administration, data management, customer interaction services management, and auto claims handling services.

Revenue from rendering services is recognized on an accrual basis when the promised services are performed for an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those services. Revenue earned from the end of last billing to the reporting date is recognized as unbilled revenue. Unbilled revenue for certain contracts is classified as contract assets, as the right to consideration is conditional on factors other than the passage of time. Revenue is net of value-added taxes and includes reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses.

Revenue earned by back office administration, data management and customer interaction services management services

Back office administration, data management and customer interaction services contracts are based on the following pricing models:

a) per full-time-equivalent arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of full-time employees (or equivalent) deployed on the execution of the business process outsourced;

b) per transaction arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of transactions processed (such as the number of e-mail responses, or airline coupons or insurance claims processed);

c) subscription arrangements, which typically involve billings based on per member per month, based on contractually agreed rates;

d) fixed-price arrangements, which typically involve billings based on achievements of pre-defined deliverables or milestones;

e) outcome-based arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the business result achieved by our clients through our service efforts (such as measured based on a reduction in days sales outstanding, improvement in working capital, increase in collections or a reduction in operating expenses); or

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

f) other pricing arrangements, including cost-plus arrangements, which typically involve billing the contractually agreed direct and indirect costs and a fee based on the number of employees deployed under the arrangement.

Revenues under time-and-material contracts and subscription arrangements are recognized as the related services are provided in accordance with the client contract. Revenues are recognized on cost-plus contracts on the basis of contractually agreed direct and indirect costs incurred on a client contract plus an agreed upon profit mark-up. Revenues are recognized on unit-price based contracts based on the number of specified units of work delivered to a client.

Revenue for performance obligations that are satisfied over time is recognized in accordance with the methods prescribed for measuring the progress. The input method (cost or efforts expended) has been used to measure progress towards completion as there is a direct relationship between inputs and productivity.

In respect of arrangements involving sub-contracting, in part or whole of the assigned work, the Company evaluates revenues to be recognized under criteria established by IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contract with Customers” (“IFRS 15”), application guidance in paragraphs B34 to B38 “Principal versus agent considerations.”

Contracts with customers include variability in transaction price primarily due to service level agreements, gain share, minimum commitment and volume discounts. Revenues relating to such arrangements are accounted for as variable consideration when the amount of revenue to be recognized can be estimated to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of any incremental revenue will not occur.

Amounts billed or payments received, where revenue recognition criteria have not been met, are recorded as deferred revenue and classified as contract liabilities. These are recognized as revenue when all the recognition criteria have been met. The costs related to the performance of BPM services unrelated to transition services (discussed below) are fulfilment costs classified as contract assets and recognized in the consolidated statement of income when the conditions for revenue recognition have been met. Any upfront payment received towards future services is classified as a contract liability and is recognized in the consolidated statement of income over the period when such services are provided.

All incremental and direct costs incurred for acquiring contracts, such as certain sales commission, are classified as contract assets. Such costs are amortized over the expected life of the contract.

Other upfront fees paid to customers are classified as contract assets. Such costs are amortized over the life of the contract and recorded as an adjustment to the transaction price and reduced from revenue.

For certain BPM customers, the Company performs transition activities at the outset of entering into a new contract. The Company has determined these transition activities do not meet the criteria of IFRS 15 to be accounted for as a separate performance obligation and has deferred revenue attributable to these activities. Accordingly, transition revenues are classified as contract liabilities and are subsequently recognized ratably over the period in which the BPM services are performed. Costs related to such transition services are fulfillment costs which are directly related to the contract and result in generation or enhancement of resources and are expected to be recoverable under the contract and thereby classified as contract assets and are recognized ratably over the estimated life of the contract. Further, the deferral of costs is limited to the amount of the deferred revenue. Any costs in excess of the deferred transition revenue are recognized in the period they are incurred.

All contracts entered into by the Company specify the payment terms. Usual payment terms range between 30 to 60 days.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Revenue earned by auto claims handling services

Auto claims handling services include claims handling and administration (“Claims Handling”), car hire and arranging for repairs with repair centers across the UK and the related payment processing for such repairs (“Accident Management”). With respect to Claims Handling, the Company receives either a per-claim fee or a fixed fee. Revenue for per claim fee is recognized over the estimated processing period of the claim, which currently ranges from one to two months and revenue for fixed fee is recognized on a straight line basis over the period of the contract. In certain cases, the fee is contingent upon the successful recovery of a claim on behalf of the customer. In these circumstances, the revenue is deferred until the contingency is resolved. Revenue in respect of car hire is recognized over the car hire term.

In order to provide Accident Management services, the Company arranges for the repair through a network of repair centers. The repair costs are invoiced to customers. In determining whether the receipt from the customers related to payments to repair centers should be recognized as revenue, the Company considers the criteria established by IFRS 15 under the application guidance in paragraphs B34 to B38 “Principal versus agent considerations.” When the Company determines that it is the principal in providing Accident Management services, amounts received from customers are recognized and presented as third-party revenue and the payments to repair centers are recognized as cost of revenue in the consolidated statement of income. Factors considered in determining whether the Company is the principal in the transaction include whether:

a) the Company has the primary responsibility for providing the services,

b) the Company negotiates labor rates with repair centers, and

c) the Company is responsible for timely and satisfactory completion of repairs.

If there are circumstances where the above criteria are not met and therefore the Company is not the principal in providing Accident Management services, amounts received from customers are recognized and presented net of payments to repair centers in the consolidated statement of income. Revenue from Accident Management services is recorded net of the repairer referral fees passed on to customers.

Revenue from legal services in the Auto Claims BPM segment is recognized on the admission of liability by the third party to the extent of fixed fees earned at each stage and any further income on the successful settlement of the claim.

Incremental and direct costs incurred to contract with a claimant are classified as contract assets and amortized over the expected period of benefit, not exceeding 15 months. All other costs to the Company are expensed as incurred.

For a description of the Company’s revenue recognition accounting policy in effect before the Company’s adoption of IFRS 15 and “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial review and prospects — Critical Accounting Policies and “Part III — Item 18. Financial Statements — Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2018.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

t. Leases

The Company leases most of its delivery centers and office facilities under operating lease agreements that are renewable on a periodic basis at the option of the lessor and the lessee. The lease agreements contain rent free periods and rent escalation clauses. Rental expenses for operating leases with step rents are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. When a lease agreement undergoes a substantial modification of the existing terms, it would be accounted as a new lease agreement with the resultant deferred rent liability credited to the consolidated statement of income.

Leases under which the Company assumes substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. When acquired, such assets are capitalized at fair value or present value of the minimum lease payments at the inception of the lease, whichever is lower.

u. Income taxes

Income tax comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax expense is recognized in the consolidated statement of income except to the extent it relates to items directly recognized in equity, in which case it is recognized in equity.

i. Current income tax

Current income tax for the current and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities based on the taxable profit for the period. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted by the reporting date and applicable for the period. The Company offsets current tax assets and current tax liabilities where it has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts and where it intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realize the asset and liability simultaneously.

Significant judgments are involved in determining the provision for income taxes including judgment on whether tax positions are probable of being sustained in tax assessments. A tax assessment can involve complex issues, which can only be resolved over extended time periods. The recognition of taxes that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances. Though the Company has considered all these issues in estimating its income taxes, there could be an unfavorable resolution of such issues that may affect results of the Company’s operations.

ii. Deferred income tax

Deferred income tax is recognized using the balance sheet approach. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for all deductible and taxable temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amount in financial statements, except when the deferred income tax arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and affects neither accounting nor taxable profits or loss at the time of transaction.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred income tax asset in respect of carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized.

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilized.

The Company recognizes deferred tax liabilities for all taxable temporary differences except those associated with the investments in subsidiaries where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

v. Finance expense

Finance expense comprises interest cost on borrowings, transaction costs and the gains/losses on settlement of related derivative instruments. The foreign exchange gains/losses on borrowings are considered as a natural economic hedge for the foreign currency monetary assets which are classified as foreign exchange gains/losses, net within results from operating activities. Borrowing costs are recognized in the consolidated statement of income using the effective interest method.

w. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share are computed using the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by considering the impact of the potential issuance of ordinary shares, using the treasury stock method, on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, except where the results would be anti-dilutive.

x. Government grants

The Company recognizes government grants only when there is reasonable assurance that the conditions attached to them shall be complied with, and the grants will be received. Government grants related to depreciable assets are treated as deferred income and are recognized in the consolidated statement of income on a systematic and rational basis over the useful life of the asset. Government grants related to revenue are recognized on a systematic basis in the consolidated statement of income, generally over the periods necessary to match them with the related costs that they are intended to compensate.

3. New accounting pronouncements not yet adopted by the Company

Certain new standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards have been published that are mandatory for the Company’s accounting periods beginning on or after April 1, 2019 or later periods. Those which are considered to be relevant to the Company’s operations are set out below.

i. In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16 “Leases” (“IFRS 16”). Key changes in IFRS 16 include:

• eliminates the requirement to classify a lease as either operating or finance lease in the books of lessee;

• introduces a single lessee accounting model, which requires lessee to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases, initially measured at the present value of unavoidable future lease payment. Entity may elect not to apply this accounting requirement to short term leases and leases for which underlying asset is of low value;

• replaces the straight-line operating lease expense model with a depreciation charge for the lease asset (included within operating costs) and an interest expense on the lease liability (included within finance costs);

• requires lessee to classify cash payments for principal and interest portion of lease arrangement within financing activities and financing/operating activities respectively in the cash flow statements; and

• requires entities to determine whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time to assess whether that contract is, or contains, a lease.

IFRS 16 replaces IAS 17 – “Leases” and related interpretations viz. IFRIC 4 – “Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease”; SIC-15 “Operating Leases—Incentives”; and SIC-27 “Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease.”

IFRS 16 substantially carries forward lessor accounting requirements in IAS 17 “Leases.” Disclosures, however, have been enhanced.

IFRS 16 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Early application is permitted for entities that apply IFRS 15 at or before the date of initial application of IFRS 16. A lessee shall apply IFRS 16 either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or record a cumulative effect of initial application of IFRS 16 as an adjustment to opening balance of equity at the date of initial application.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The Company intends to adopt the “Modified Retrospective Approach” on the date of initial application (April 1, 2019) and make a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings. Accordingly, comparatives for the year ended March 31, 2019 will not be retrospectively adjusted. The Company will elect the available practical expedients which allows the Company not to reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company will also elect the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of its leases, non-capitalization of short-term leases and low value assets.

The Company expects that adoption of this standard will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements. The most significant effects of this new standard on the Company relate to the recognition of new Right of Use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on its financial position for various real estate operating leases. The adoption of IFRS 16 is expected to have a favourable impact on operating profit in fiscal 2020, since a portion of the costs that were previously classified as rental expenses will be classified as interest expense and thus recorded outside operating profit and an unfavourable impact on profit after tax due to interest accruing at a higher rate in earlier years and decreasing over the lease term, while depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis. The new standard also has an impact on how lease payments are presented in the cash flow statement resulting in an increase in cash flows from operating activities and a decline in cash flows from financing activities.

The adoption of this standard will result in the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating leases of approximately $176,000 and $191,000, respectively as of April 1, 2019.

ii. In June 2017, the IFRIC issued IFRIC 23 “Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments” (“IFRIC 23”) to clarify the accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, by specifically addressing the following:

• the determination of whether to consider each uncertain tax treatment separately or together with one or more uncertain tax treatments;

• the assumptions an entity makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxations authorities;

• the determination of taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates where there is an uncertainty regarding the treatment of an item; and

• the reassessment of judgements and estimates if facts and circumstances change.

IFRIC 23 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Earlier application is permitted.

On initial application, the requirements are to be applied by recognizing the cumulative effect of initially applying them in retained earnings, or in other appropriate components of equity, at the start of the reporting period in which an entity first applies them, without adjusting comparative information. Full retrospective application is permitted, if an entity can do so without using hindsight.

The Company expects the adoption of this standard will have no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

iii. In February 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 19 “Employee Benefits” regarding plan amendments, curtailments and settlements. The amendments are as follows:

• If a plan amendment, curtailment or settlement occurs, it is now mandatory that the current service cost and the net interest for the period after the remeasurement are determined using the assumptions used for the remeasurement;

• In addition, amendments have been included to clarify the effect of a plan amendment, curtailment or settlement on the requirements regarding asset ceiling.

The above amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Earlier application is permitted but must be disclosed.

The Company expects the adoption of these amendments will have no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

iv. In October 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 3 “Business Combinations” regarding the definition of a “Business.” The amendments:

• clarify that to be considered a business, an acquired set of activities and assets must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs;

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

• narrow the definitions of a business and of outputs by focusing on goods and services provided to customers and by removing the reference to an ability to reduce costs;

• add guidance and illustrative examples to help entities assess whether a substantive process has been acquired;

• remove the assessment of whether market participants are capable of replacing any missing inputs or processes and continuing to produce outputs; and

• add an optional concentration test that permits a simplified assessment of whether an acquired set of activities and assets is not a business.

The above amendments are effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its consolidated financial statements.

v. In October 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements” (“IAS 1”) and IAS 8 “Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors” (“IAS 8”) which revised the definition of “Material.” Three aspects of the new definition should especially be noted, as described below:

• Obscuring. The existing definition only focused on omitting or misstating information, however, the Board concluded that obscuring material information with information that can be omitted can have a similar effect. Although the term obscuring is new in the definition, it was already part of IAS 1 (IAS 1.30A);

• Could reasonably be expected to influence. The existing definition referred to “could influence” which the Board felt might be understood as requiring too much information as almost anything “could influence” the decisions of some users even if the possibility is remote;

• Primary users. The existing definition referred only to ‘users’ which again the Board feared might be understood too broadly as requiring them to consider all possible users of financial statements when deciding what information to disclose.

The amendments highlight five ways in which material information can be obscured:

• if the language regarding a material item, transaction or other event is vague or unclear;

• if information regarding a material item, transaction or other event is scattered in different places in the financial statements;

• if dissimilar items, transactions or other events are inappropriately aggregated;

• if similar items, transactions or other events are inappropriately disaggregated; and

• if material information is hidden by immaterial information to the extent that it becomes unclear what information is material.

The new definition of material and the accompanying explanatory paragraphs are contained in IAS 1. The definition of material in IAS 8 has been replaced with a reference to IAS 1.

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020. Earlier application is permitted.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

4. Impact on adoption of new IFRS

Adoption of IFRS 15

Effective April 1, 2018, the Company adopted IFRS 15. As a result, the Company has changed its accounting policy for revenue recognition, which has been detailed below.

The Company has applied the standard retrospectively with the cumulative effect being recognized as a transition adjustment to the Company’s opening retained earnings as at April 1, 2018. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported in accordance with the principles of IAS 18 “Revenue.” The initial application of the standard applies to active contracts as at April 1, 2018.

The key area impacted upon adoption of IFRS 15 relates to the accounting for sales commission costs. Specifically, under IFRS 15, a portion of sales commission costs have been recorded as an asset and amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected life of contract rather than expensed as incurred under the Company’s former accounting policy (Refer Note 20).

Adoption of IFRS 9

On April 1, 2018, the Company adopted the standard IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” (“IFRS 9”) by availing the relief from restating comparative information. This standard replaces IAS 39 “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” (“IAS 39”). The cumulative impact on adoption of the standard has been recognized as an adjustment to the Company’s opening retained earnings as at April 1, 2018.

The standard provides limited exception from prospective application of the new standard for the time value of options, when only the intrinsic value is designated by restating the comparative periods. The time value of options did not have any material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Hence, prior period comparative figures have not been restated and the cumulative impact has been recognized as an adjustment to the Company’s retained earnings as at April 1, 2018.

The key areas impacted upon adoption of the standard relates to the recognition of gains/losses on cash flow hedges on intercompany forecasted revenue transactions as part of revenues, which had previously been recognized in the foreign exchange gains/losses, net, accounting for time value of options and the presentation of classification and measurement of the Company’s financial instruments.

The impact of this standard resulted in an increase in retained earnings of $2,777 as at April 1, 2018 with a corresponding increase in the losses in other components of equity of $2,761, increase in trade receivables of $74 and a decrease in other non-current assets of $84.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The cumulative effect of the changes made to the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position as at April 1, 2018 as a result of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2018 (as previously reported)			Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			As at April 1, 2018 (as adjusted)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	99,829		$	—		$	—		$	99,829
Investments		120,960			—			—			120,960
Trade receivables, net		71,388			—			74			71,462
Unbilled revenue		61,721			—			—			61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066			—			—			10,066
Derivative assets		11,738			—			—			11,738
Prepayments and other current assets		24,847			1,520			—			26,367
Total current assets		400,549			1,520			74			402,143
Non-current assets:
Goodwill		135,186			—			—			135,186
Intangible assets		89,652			—			—			89,652
Property and equipment		60,606			—			—			60,606
Derivative assets		3,245			—			—			3,245
Deferred tax assets		27,395			(1,803	)		27			25,619
Investments		542			—			—			542
Other non-current assets		42,388			5,861			(84	)		48,165
Total non-current assets		359,014			4,058			(57	)		363,015
TOTAL ASSETS		759,563			5,578			17			765,158
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade payables		19,703			—			—			19,703
Provisions and accrued expenses		28,826			—			—			28,826
Derivative liabilities		6,466			—			—			6,466
Pension and other employee obligations		64,617			—			—			64,617
Current portion of long- term debt		27,740			—			—			27,740
Contract liabilities		2,908			27			—			2,935
Current taxes payable		1,262			—			—			1,262
Other liabilities		15,739			—			—			15,739
Total current liabilities		167,261			27			—			167,288
Non-current liabilities:
Derivative liabilities		2,289			—			—			2,289
Pension and other employee obligations		9,621			—			—			9,621
Long- term debt		61,391			—			—			61,391
Contract liabilities		571			37			—			608
Other non-current liabilities		11,662			—			—			11,662
Deferred tax liabilities		11,812			3			1			11,816
Total non-current liabilities		97,346			40			1			97,387
TOTAL LIABILITIES		264,607			67			1			264,675
Shareholders’ equity:
Share capital		8,533			—			—			8,533
Share premium		371,764			—			—			371,764
Retained earnings		364,424			5,511			2,777			372,712
Other components of equity		(115,534	)		—			(2,761	)		(118,295	)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost		(134,231	)		—			—			(134,231	)
Total shareholders’ equity		494,956			5,511			16			500,483
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	759,563		$	5,578		$	17		$	765,158

Details showing the classification and measurement of the Company’s financial instruments on adoption of IFRS 9 as at April 1, 2018:

	IAS 39 Category	IFRS 9 Category	Total carrying value		Total fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost	$	99,829	$	99,829
Investment in fixed deposits	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		21,548		21,548
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	Available for sale	Financial assets at FVTPL		99,954		99,954
Trade receivables	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		71,388		71,388
Unbilled revenue	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		61,721		61,721
Funds held for clients	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		10,066		10,066
Prepayments and other assets	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		4,410		4,410
Other non-current assets	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		10,243		10,243
Derivative assets	Financial assets at FVTPL	Financial assets at FVTPL		2,212		2,212
Derivative assets	Derivative designated as cash flow hedges (carried at fair value)	Financial assets at FVOCI		12,771		12,771
Total carrying value			$	394,142	$	394,142

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position as at March 31, 2019 was as follows:

	As reported (includes the impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9)			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			Balances without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,444		$	—		$	—		$	85,444
Investments		67,913			—			—			67,913
Trade receivables, net		73,872			—			115			73,987
Unbilled revenue		66,752			—			—			66,752
Funds held for clients		7,063			—			—			7,063
Derivative assets		13,394			—			—			13,394
Contract assets		4,190			(1,820	)		—			2,370
Prepayment and other current assets		16,783			—			—			16,783
Total current assets		335,411			(1,820	)		115			333,706
Non-current assets:
Goodwill		130,811			—			—			130,811
Intangible assets		80,188			—			—			80,188
Property and equipment		60,998			—			—			60,998
Derivative assets		5,687			—			—			5,687
Deferred tax assets		23,772			1,219			(4	)		24,987
Investments		82,487			—			—			82,487
Contract assets		22,037			(6,967	)		—			15,070
Other non-current assets		44,239			—			112			44,351
Total non-current assets		450,219			(5,748	)		108			444,579
TOTAL ASSETS		785,630			(7,568	)		223			778,285
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade payables		17,831			—			—			17,831
Provisions and accrued expenses		27,619			—			—			27,619
Derivative liabilities		2,096			—			—			2,096
Pension and other employee obligations		68,121			—			—			68,121
Current portion of long-term debt		27,969			—			—			27,969
Contract liabilities		5,427			(9	)		—			5,418
Current taxes payable		2,603			—			—			2,603
Other liabilities		10,294			—			—			10,294
Total current liabilities		161,960			(9	)		—			161,951
Non-current liabilities:
Derivative liabilities		307			—			—			307
Pension and other employee obligations		11,248			—			—			11,248
Long- term debt		33,422			—			—			33,422
Contract liabilities		6,609			—			—			6,609
Other non-current liabilities		8,959			—			—			8,959
Deferred tax liabilities		10,706			(3	)		(1	)		10,702
Total non-current liabilities		71,251			(3	)		(1	)		71,247
TOTAL LIABILITIES		233,211			(12	)		(1	)		233,198
Shareholders’ equity:
Share capital		8,056			—			—			8,056
Share premium		269,529			—			—			269,529
Retained earnings		478,145			(7,864	)		(366	)		469,915
Other components of equity		(146,894	)		308			590			(145,996	)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost		(56,417	)		—			—			(56,417	)
Total shareholders’ equity		552,419			(7,556	)		224			545,087
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	785,630		$	(7,568	)	$	223		$	778,285

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the Company’s consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2019 was as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2019
	As reported (includes the impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9)			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			Amounts without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
Revenue	$	809,120		$	—		$	642		$	809,762
Cost of revenue		518,236			281			—			518,517
Gross profit		290,884			(281	)		642			291,245
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses		44,573			1,489			—			46,062
General and administrative expenses		115,261			—			(220	)		115,041
Foreign exchange gain, net		(4,495	)		—			(2,198	)		(6,693	)
Amortization of intangible assets		15,783			—			—			15,783
Operating profit		119,762			(1,770	)		3,060			121,052
Other income, net		(14,594	)		—			—			(14,594	)
Finance expense		3,204			—			—			3,204
Profit before income taxes		131,152			(1,770	)		3,060			132,442
Income tax expense		25,719			583			649			26,951
Profit after tax	$	105,433		$	(2,353	)	$	2,411		$	105,491

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the Company’s consolidated cashflows for the year ended March 31, 2019 was as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2019
	As reported (includes the impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9)			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			Amounts without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit after tax	$	105,433		$	(2,353	)	$	2,411		$	105,491
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		36,117			—			—			36,117
Share-based compensation expense		30,305			—			—			30,305
Amortization of debt issue cost		360			—			—			360
Allowances for ECL		659			—			—			659
Unrealized exchange loss/(gain), net		(2,441	)		—			—			(2,441	)
Current tax expense		27,526			—			—			27,526
Interest expense		2,844			—			—			2,844
Interest income		(2,556	)		—			—			(2,556	)
Income from marketable securities		(7,979	)		—			—			(7,979	)
Loss on sale of property and equipment		25			—			—			25
Deferred income taxes		(1,807	)		583			649			(575	)
Deferred rent		1,578			—			—			1,578
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense		(1,260	)		—			—			(1,260	)
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments		(372	)		—			(2,840	)		(3,212	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue		(14,822	)		—			(190	)		(15,012	)
Other assets		(17,340	)		1,779			(30	)		(15,591	)
Trade payables		(585	)		—			—			(585	)
Contract liabilities		8,714			(9	)		—			8,705
Other liabilities		8,279			—			—			8,279
Cash generated from operating activities before interest and income taxes:		172,678			—			—			172,678
Income taxes paid		(22,992	)		—			—			(22,992	)
Interest paid		(2,521	)		—			—			(2,521	)
Interest received		2,489			—			—			2,489
Net cash provided by operating activities		149,654			—			—			149,654
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of HotelBeds		(233	)		—			—			(233	)
Payment of contingent considerations in relation to acquisitions		(6,922	)		—			—			(6,922	)
Government grants repaid		(200	)		—			—			(200	)
Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets		(32,292	)		—			—			(32,292	)
Marketable securities (purchased)/sold, net		42,037			—			—			42,037
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		120			—			—			120
Investment in fixed deposits		(27,899	)		—			—			(27,899	)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed deposits		31,336			—			—			31,336
Marketable securities (long-term) sold / (purchased), net		(78,823	)		—			—			(78,823	)
Profit on sale of marketable securities (short-term)		1,497			—			—			1,497
Dividends received		32			—			—			32
Net cash used in investing activities		(71,347	)		—			—			(71,347	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of shares		(56,417	)		—			—			(56,417	)
Repayment of long-term debt		(28,100	)		—			—			(28,100	)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense		1,260			—			—			1,260
Net cash used in financing activities		(83,257	)		—			—			(83,257	)
Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents		(9,435	)		—			—			(9,435	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(14,385	)		—			—			(14,385	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year		99,829			—			—			99,829
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year		85,444			—			—			85,444

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

5. Business Combinations

a) Payment for business transfer (“HotelBeds”)

On October 30, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with HotelBeds, a leading provider of travel services in Spain, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire certain assets and the related workforce of HotelBeds, effective January 1, 2019 (“Acquisition Date”). The net purchase price of the transaction, which was paid in cash was $233. The excess of purchase price over the assets acquired amounted to $203, which has been recognized as goodwill.

Goodwill is attributable mainly to the benefits expected from the acquired assembled workforce and is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

b) HealthHelp

On March 15, 2017 (“Acquisition date”), the Company acquired all ownership interests of HealthHelp, which provides benefits management across several specialty healthcare areas, including radiology, cardiology, oncology, sleep care, orthopedics, and pain management, for a total consideration of $68,910, including working capital adjustments of $573 and a contingent consideration of $8,545, payable over a period of two years linked to revenue targets and continuation of an identified client contract. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was estimated using Level 3 inputs which included an assumption for discount rate of 2.5%. The potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that the Company could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement is between $0 and $8,876.

The Company funded the acquisition primarily with a five year secured term loan. The Company is expected to leverage HealthHelp’s capability in care management to address the needs of payor, provider and insurance organizations.

The Company incurred acquisition related costs of $1,809, which were included in “General and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2017.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company made a payment of $573 towards working capital adjustments. During the year ended March 31, 2018, a contingent consideration of $3,114 was also paid by the Company to the sellers on achievement of the revenue target in relation to the identified client contract related to the first measurement period and an amount of $1,324 was reversed and credited to its consolidated income statement, due to the shortfall in revenue target achievement for the identified client contract, in accordance with the terms of the share purchase agreement.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, a contingent consideration of $4,438 was paid by the Company to the sellers on achievement of the revenue target in relation to the identified client contract related to the second measurement period.

The purchase price has been allocated, as set out below, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination.

	Amount
Cash	$	3,119
Trade receivables		4,910
Unbilled revenue		2,016
Prepayments and other current assets		1,060
Property and equipment		4,612
Intangible assets
- Software		1,274
- Customer contracts		4,537
- Customer relationships		49,584
- Service mark		400
- Covenant not-to-compete		4,693
- Technology		4,852
Non-current assets		161
Term loan		(29,249	)
Current liabilities		(2,555	)
Non-current liabilities		(1,423	)
Deferred tax liability		(18,163	)
Net assets acquired	$	29,828
Less: Purchase consideration		68,910
Goodwill on acquisition	$	39,082

Goodwill of $14,876 arising from this acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is attributable mainly to expected synergies and assembled workforce arising from the acquisition.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company completed the accounting of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on acquisition. Corresponding changes to the comparatives for the year ended March 31, 2017 were not made, as the impact of the change on finalization of purchase price allocation is not material to the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position or consolidated statement of income.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

c) Denali

On January 20, 2017 (“Acquisition Date”), the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Denali, a provider of strategic procurement BPM solutions for a purchase consideration of $38,668 (including the contingent consideration of $6,277, dependent on the achievement of revenue targets over a period of three years and deferred consideration of $522 payable in first quarter of fiscal 2018), including adjustments for working capital. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was estimated using Level 3 inputs which included an assumption for discount rate of 2.5%. The potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that the Company could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement is between $0 and $6,578. The Company funded the acquisition through a three-year secured term loan.

Denali delivers global sourcing and procurement services to high-tech, retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (“CPG”), banking and financial services, utilities, and healthcare verticals. The acquisition of Denali is expected to add a strategic procurement capability to the Company’s existing Finance and Accounting services and will enable the Company to offer procurement solutions to its clients.

The Company incurred acquisition related costs of $502, which were included in “General and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2017.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company made payment of $522 towards deferred consideration and an amount of $968 was reduced from the purchase consideration towards working capital adjustments. During the year ended March 31, 2018, a contingent consideration of $2,351 was also paid by the Company to the sellers on achievement of the revenue target related to the first measurement period.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, a contingent consideration of $2,484 was paid by the Company to the sellers on achievement of the revenue target related to the second measurement period.

The purchase price has been allocated, as set out below, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination.

	Amount
Cash	$	1,204
Trade receivables		2,799
Unbilled revenue		1,258
Prepayments and other current assets		95
Property and equipment		53
Deferred tax asset		18
Intangible assets
- Software		3
- Customer contracts		3,025
- Customer relationships		8,000
- Trade name		545
- Covenant not-to-compete		1,718
Non-current assets		27
Current liabilities		(3,781	)
Short-term line of credit		(475	)
Non-current liabilities		(343	)
Deferred tax liability		(5,020	)
Net assets acquired	$	9,126
Less: Purchase consideration		38,668
Goodwill on acquisition	$	29,542

Goodwill arising from this acquisition is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is attributable mainly to expected synergies and assembled workforce arising from the acquisition.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company has completed the accounting of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on acquisition. Corresponding changes to the comparatives for the year ended March 31, 2017 were not made, as the impact of the change on finalization of purchase price allocation is not material to the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position or consolidated statement of income.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

d) Value Edge

On June 14, 2016 (“Acquisition Date”), the Company acquired all outstanding equity shares of Value Edge which provides business research and analytics reports and databases across the domains of pharmaceutical, biotech and medical devices, for a total consideration of $18,265 including working capital adjustments of $765 and contingent consideration of $5,112 (held in escrow), subject to compliance with certain conditions, payable over a period of three years. The acquisition is expected to deepen the Company’s domain and specialized analytical capabilities in the growing pharma market, and provide the Company with a technology asset, which is leverageable across clients and industries.

The Company incurred acquisition related costs of $24, which were included in “General and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2017.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company released from escrow an amount of $1,535 towards the first instalment of contingent consideration to the sellers.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company released from escrow an amount of $1,535 towards the second instalment of contingent consideration to the sellers.

The purchase price has been allocated, as set out below, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination.

	Amount
Cash	$	432
Trade receivables		370
Unbilled revenue		706
Investments		87
Prepayments and other current assets		99
Property and equipment		78
Deferred tax asset		49
Intangible assets
- Software		10
- Customer contracts		701
- Customer relationships		1,894
- Trade name		104
- Covenant not-to-compete		2,655
- Technology		1,238
Non-current assets		74
Current liabilities		(1,236	)
Non-current liabilities		(126	)
Deferred tax liability		(2,281	)
Net assets acquired	$	4,854
Less: Purchase consideration		18,265
Goodwill on acquisition	$	13,411

Goodwill arising from this acquisition is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes (Refer Note 25). Goodwill is attributable mainly to expected synergies and assembled workforce arising from the acquisition.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

6. Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of up to three months to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31,		March 31,
	2019		2018
Cash and bank balances	$	43,933	$	47,738
Short term deposits with banks*		41,511		52,091
Total	$	85,444	$	99,829

* Short term deposits can be withdrawn by the Company at any time without prior notice and are readily convertible into known amounts of cash with an insignificant risk of changes in value.

7. Investments

Investments consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31,		March 31,
	2019		2018
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	$	134,493	$	99,954
Investment in fixed deposits		15,907		21,548
Total	$	150,400	$	121,502

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current investments	$	67,913	$	120,960
Non-current investments		82,487		542
Total	$	150,400	$	121,502

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

8. Trade receivables and unbilled revenue, net

Trade receivables and unbilled revenue consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31,			March 31,
	2019			2018
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue*	$	141,806		$	133,673
Less: Allowances for ECL		(1,182	)		(564	)
Total	$	140,624		$	133,109

* As at March 31, 2019, unbilled revenue includes contract assets amounting to $1,457.

The movement in the allowances for ECL is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	564			—			—
Impact of adoption of IFRS 9		(74	)		—			—
Balance at the beginning of the year		490		$	1,713		$	4,446
Charged to profit or loss		1,171			2,115			777
Write-offs, net of collections		(331	)		(1,136	)		(2,571	)
Reversals		(157	)		(2,321	)		(664	)
Translation adjustment		9			193			(275	)
Balance at the end of the year	$	1,182		$	564		$	1,713

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

9. Prepayments and other assets

Prepayment and other assets consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Service tax and other tax receivables	$	1,117	$	6,569
Deferred transition cost*		—		571
Employee receivables		1,052		1,099
Advances to suppliers		2,073		2,877
Prepaid expenses		7,456		7,994
Restricted cash, held in escrow (Refer Note 5(d))		1,535		1,535
Other assets		3,550		4,202
Total	$	16,783	$	24,847
Non-current:
Deposits	$	9,205	$	8,708
Income tax assets		9,916		12,595
Service tax and other tax receivables		22,246		11,410
Deferred transition cost*		—		2,467
Restricted cash, held in escrow (Refer Note 5(d))		—		1,535
Other assets		2,872		5,673
Total	$	44,239	$	42,388

* As at March 31, 2019, deferred transition cost is included within contract assets in accordance with IFRS 15 (Refer Note 20).

10. Goodwill

A summary of the carrying value of goodwill is as follows:

	As at
	March 31,			March 31,
	2019			2018
Gross carrying amount	$	153,453		$	159,500
Accumulated impairment of goodwill		(22,642	)		(24,314	)
Total	$	130,811		$	135,186

The movement in goodwill balance by reportable segment as at March 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

Gross carrying amount

	WNS			WNS Auto
	Global BPM			Claims BPM			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	129,878		$	25,803		$	155,681
Goodwill arising on acquisitions		(92	)		—			(92	)
Foreign currency translation		767			3,144			3,911
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	130,553		$	28,947		$	159,500
Goodwill arising on acquisitions		203			—			203
Foreign currency translation		(4,260	)		(1,990	)		(6,250	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	126,496		$	26,957		$	153,453

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Accumulated impairment losses

	WNS		WNS Auto
	Global BPM		Claims BPM			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	—	$	21,673		$	21,673
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year		—		—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		2,641			2,641
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	—	$	24,314		$	24,314
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year		—		—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		(1,672	)		(1,672	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019		—	$	22,642		$	22,642

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company realigned its cash generating units (“CGU”) (Refer Note 28). The carrying value of goodwill allocated to the new CGUs is as follows:

	As at
	March 31,		March 31,
	2019		2018
WNS Global BPM*	$	3,846	$	3,815
South Africa		4,557		5,581
Research and Analytics		46,087		48,901
Technology services		3,382		3,632
WNS Auto Claims BPM		4,315		4,633
Denali (previously ‘Finance and accounting’)		29,542		29,542
HealthHelp (previously ‘Healthcare’)		39,082		39,082
	$	130,811	$	135,186

* Excluding South Africa, research and analytics, technology services, Denali and HealthHelp goodwill.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Key assumptions on which the Company has based its determination of VIUs include:

a) Estimated cash flows for five years based on approved internal management budgets with extrapolation for the remaining period, wherever such budgets were shorter than five years period.

b) Terminal value arrived by extrapolating last forecasted year cash flows to perpetuity using long-term growth rates. These long-term growth rates take into consideration external macro-economic sources of data. Such long-term growth rate considered does not exceed that of the relevant business and industry sector.

c) The discount rates used are based on weighted average cost of capital of a comparable market participant, which are adjusted for specific country risks.

The key assumptions used in performing the impairment test, by each CGU, were as follows:

	CGU’s
	WNS Global BPM*			South Africa			Denali			Research and Analytics			HealthHelp			Technology services			WNS Auto Claims BPM
Discount rate		16.5	%		17.0	%		13.2	%		16.5	%		13.2	%		15.5	%		15.5	%
Perpetual growth rate		3.0	%		3.0	%		2.5	%		3.0	%		2.5	%		2.0	%		2.0	%

* Excluding South Africa, research and analytics, technology services, HealthHelp and Denali.

The assumptions used were based on the Company’s internal budget. The Company projected revenue, operating margins and cash flows for a period of five years and applied a perpetual long-term growth rate thereafter.

In arriving at its forecasts, the Company considered past experience, economic trends and inflation as well as industry and market trends. The projections also took into account factors such as the expected impact from new client wins and expansion from existing clients businesses and efficiency initiatives, and the maturity of the markets in which each business operates.

Based on the above, no impairment was identified as of March 31, 2019 (Nil for March 31, 2018), as the recoverable amount of the CGUs exceeded the carrying value.

An analysis of the calculation’s sensitivity to a change in the key parameters (revenue growth, operating margin, discount rate and long-term growth rate) did not identify any probable scenarios where the other CGU’s recoverable amount would fall below its carrying amount.

Impairment charge recognized in the year March 31, 2017

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the proposed changes in UK laws with respect to personal injury market and the associated uncertainty of the future earnings trajectory of the legal services business and downward revision in the expectation for future performance within the WNS Auto Claims reportable segment due to contract renegotiations and loss of certain clients caused the financial projections and estimates of the WNS Auto Claims BPM reportable segment to significantly decrease from the previous estimates which led to an impairment loss during fiscal 2017. These factors arising in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 had a significant and negative impact on the VIU of the WNS Auto Claims BPM reportable segment, and the Company determined that the carrying value of the reportable segment for WNS Auto Claims BPM exceeded the VIU as of the date of its annual impairment review. The Company further performed the valuation of FVLCOD of the impairment test.

The Company determined the FVLCOD of reportable segment using the “Income Approach — Discounted Cash Flow Analysis” method. Under the “Income Approach — Discounted Cash Flow Analysis” method the key assumptions consider projected sales, cost of sales, and operating expenses for five years. These assumptions were determined by management utilizing our internal operating plan, growth rates for revenues and operating expenses, and margin assumptions using market participant perspective. An additional key assumption under this approach is the discount rate, which represents the expected return on capital and is based on the estimated weighted average cost of capital for a market participant. If our assumptions relative to growth rates were to change, our fair value calculation may change, which could impact the results.

The fair value of the WNS Auto Claims BPM reportable segment was determined using Level 3 inputs through an income approach which includes assumptions for discount rate of 13.0% with annual and perpetual growth rate of 2.5% and 2.0%, respectively. The Company used the “Market approach — Guideline Public Company Method” to corroborate the results of the income approach. The FVLCOD was higher than the VIU, which is considered as the recoverable amount of the CGU amounting to $37,836 (after deducting costs of disposal of $656). The next step of the goodwill impairment test resulted in an impairment charge of $21,673 for goodwill related to the WNS Auto Claims BPM reportable segment in fiscal 2017. This impairment charge of $21,673 was recorded in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of income, which reduced the goodwill in the WNS Auto Claims BPM to $4,130 as at March 31, 2017.

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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

11. Intangible assets

The changes in the carrying value of intangible assets for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Customer contracts			Customer relationships		Intellectual Property and other rights		Trade names			Technology			Leasehold benefits		Covenant not-to- compete		Service mark		Software		Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	167,001		$	121,922	$	3,861	$	653		$	6,131		$	1,835	$	9,451		400	$	25,586	$	336,840
Additions		—			—		250		—			—			—		—		—		7,369		7,619
Translation adjustments		93			940		470		—			(6	)		—		10		—		894		2,401
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	167,094		$	122,862	$	4,581	$	653		$	6,125		$	1,835	$	9,461	$	400	$	33,849	$	346,860
Accumulated amortization
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	157,976		$	62,175	$	3,861	$	80		$	172		$	1,835	$	964	$	—	$	13,153	$	240,216
Amortization		2,725			3,700		74		236			790			—		2,310		—		5,670		15,505
Translation adjustments		(62	)		873		470		(1	)		(4	)		—		12		—		199		1,487
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	160,639		$	66,748	$	4,405	$	315		$	958		$	1,835	$	3,286	$	—	$	19,022	$	257,208
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2018	$	6,455		$	56,114	$	176	$	338		$	5,167		$	—	$	6,175	$	400	$	14,827	$	89,652

The changes in the carrying value of intangible assets for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Customer contracts			Customer relationships			Intellectual Property and other rights			Trade names			Technology			Leasehold benefits		Covenant not-to- compete			Service mark		Software			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	167,094		$	122,862		$	4,581		$	653		$	6,125		$	1,835	$	9,461			400	$	33,849		$	346,860
Additions		—			—			—			—			—			—		—			—		7,556			7,556
Translation adjustments		(5,146	)		(1,225	)		(298	)		(6	)		(73	)		—		(172	)		—		(1,742	)		(8,662	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	161,948		$	121,637		$	4,283		$	647		$	6,052		$	1,835	$	9,289		$	400	$	39,663		$	345,754
Accumulated amortization
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	160,639		$	66,748		$	4,405		$	315		$	958		$	1,835	$	3,286		$	—	$	19,022		$	257,208
Amortization		2,675			3,671			125			192			776			—		2,240			—		6,104			15,783
Translation adjustments		(4,940	)		(1,031	)		(298	)		(6	)		(17	)		—		(79	)		—		(1,054	)		(7,425	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	158,374		$	69,338		$	4,232		$	501		$	1,717		$	1,835	$	5,447		$	—	$	24,072		$	265,566
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2019	$	3,574		$	52,249		$	51		$	146		$	4,335		$	—	$	3,842		$	400	$	15,591		$	80,188

As at March 31, 2019, the estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods for definite lived intangible assets are as follows:

	Balance life
	(in months)
Customer contracts		19
Customer relationships		196
Covenant not-to-compete		21
Trade names		10
Technology		68
Intellectual property and other rights		5
Software		20

The estimated annual amortization expense based on remaining weighted average amortization periods for intangible assets and exchange rates, each as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Amount
2020	$	15,716
2021		12,078
2022		7,000
2023		5,649
2024		4,398
Thereafter		34,947
	$	79,788	*

* excludes service mark, as it has an indefinite useful life

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

12. Property and equipment

The changes in the carrying value of property and equipment for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Buildings			Computers and software			Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			Vehicles			Leasehold improvements			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	10,246		$	69,871		$	68,877		$	587		$	60,992		$	210,573
Additions		—			4,597			9,389			93			9,756			23,835
Disposals/retirements		—			(3,350	)		(1,718	)		(29	)		(2,303	)		(7,400	)
Translation adjustments		(23	)		1,965			839			5			721			3,507
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	10,223		$	73,083		$	77,387		$	656		$	69,166		$	230,515
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	4,208		$	59,811		$	51,431		$	429		$	41,180		$	157,059
Depreciation		514			6,442			6,623			97			6,278			19,954
Disposals/retirements		—			(3,345	)		(1,674	)		(30	)		(2,308	)		(7,357	)
Translation adjustments		(12	)		1,822			512			1			296			2,619
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	4,710		$	64,730		$	56,892		$	497		$	45,446		$	172,275
Capital work-in-progress																	2,366
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2018																$	60,606

The changes in the carrying value of property and equipment for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Buildings			Computers and software			Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			Vehicles			Leasehold improvements			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	10,223		$	73,083		$	77,387		$	656		$	69,166		$	230,515
Additions		—			7,361			7,487			328			8,097			23,273
On acquisition (Refer Note 5(a))		—			30			—			—			—			30
Disposals/retirements		—			(2,812	)		(2,856	)		(158	)		(1,275	)		(7,101	)
Translation adjustments		(260	)		(4,572	)		(4,739	)		(45	)		(4,287	)		(13,903	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	9,963		$	73,090		$	77,279		$	781		$	71,701		$	232,814
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	4,710		$	64,730		$	56,892		$	497		$	45,446		$	172,275
Depreciation		496			5,437			7,227			150			7,024			20,334
Disposals/retirements		—			(2,775	)		(2,816	)		(146	)		(1,169	)		(6,906	)
Translation adjustments		(117	)		(4,139	)		(3,465	)		(35	)		(2,816	)		(10,572	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	5,089		$	63,253		$	57,838		$	466		$	48,485		$	175,131
Capital work-in-progress																	3,315
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2019																$	60,998

Certain property and equipment are pledged as collateral against borrowings with a carrying amount of $111 and $107 as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

13. Loans and borrowings

Long-term debt

The long-term loans and borrowings consist of the following:

			Final maturity		As at
Currency	Interest rate		(fiscal year)		March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
US dollars		3M USD Libor+1.27%		2020		11,400			22,700
US dollars		3M USD Libor+0.95%		2022		50,400			67,200
Total						61,800			89,900
Less: Debt issuance cost						(409	)		(769	)
Total						61,391			89,131
Current portion of long-term debt					$	27,969		$	27,740
Long-term debt					$	33,422		$	61,391

The Company has entered into a floating to fixed interest rate swap in relation to these debts.

In January 2017, WNS North America Inc. obtained from BNP Paribas, Hong Kong, a three-year term loan facility of $34,000 at an interest rate equal to the three month US dollar LIBOR plus a margin of 1.27% per annum to finance the acquisition of Denali. WNS North America Inc. has pledged its shares of Denali as security for the loan. In connection with the term loan, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap with a bank to swap the variable portion of the interest based on the three month US dollar LIBOR to a fixed rate of 1.5610%. The facility agreement for the term loan contains certain financial covenants as defined in the facility agreement. This term loan is repayable in six semi-annual installments. The first five repayment installments are $5,650 each and the sixth and final repayment installment is $5,750. On July 20, 2017, January 22, 2018, July 20, 2018 and January 22, 2019, the Company made scheduled repayments of $5,650 each. As at March 31, 2019, the Company has complied with the financial covenants in all material respects in relation to this loan facility.

In March 2017, WNS (Mauritius) Limited obtained from HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Ltd. and Standard Chartered Bank, UK a five-year term loan facility of $84,000 at an interest rate equal to the three-month US dollar LIBOR plus a margin of 0.95% per annum to finance the acquisition of HealthHelp. The Company has pledged its shares of WNS (Mauritius) Limited as security for the loan. In connection with the term loan, the Company has entered into interest rate swaps with banks to swap the variable portion of the interest based on the three month US dollar LIBOR to a fixed rate of 1.9635%. The facility agreement for the term loan contains certain financial covenants as defined in the facility agreement. This term loan is repayable in ten semi-annual installments of $8,400 each. On September 14, 2017, March 14, 2018, September 17, 2018 and March 14, 2019 the Company made scheduled repayments of $8,400 each. As at March 31, 2019, the Company has complied with the financial covenants in all material respects in relation to this loan facility.

The Company has pledged trade receivables, other financial assets and property and equipment with an aggregate amount of $125,317 and $113,174 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively, as collateral for the above borrowings.

Short-term lines of credit

The Company’s Indian subsidiary, WNS Global Services Private Limited (“WNS Global”), has unsecured lines of credit with banks amounting to $59,971 (based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019). The Company has also established a line of credit in the UK amounting to $12,889 (based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019). Further the Company has also established a line of credit in South Africa amounting to $1,414 (based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019).

As at March 31, 2019, no amounts were drawn under these lines of credit.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

14. Financial instruments

Financial instruments by category

The carrying value and fair value of financial instruments by class as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Financial assets

	Financial assets at amortized cost		Financial assets at FVTPL		Financial assets at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,444	$	—	$	—	$	85,444	$	85,444
Investment in fixed deposits		15,907		—		—		15,907		15,907
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		—		134,493		—		134,493		134,493
Trade receivables		73,872		—		—		73,872		73,872
Unbilled revenue(1)		65,295		—		—		65,295		65,295
Funds held for clients		7,063		—		—		7,063		7,063
Prepayments and other assets(2)		5,375		—		—		5,375		5,375
Other non-current assets(3)		9,308		—		—		9,308		9,308
Derivative assets		—		2,077		17,004		19,081		19,081
Total carrying value	$	262,264	$	136,570	$	17,004	$	415,838	$	415,838

Financial liabilities

	Financial liabilities at amortized cost		Financial liabilities at FVTPL		Financial liabilities at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Trade payables	$	17,831	$	—	$	—	$	17,831	$	17,831
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(4)		61,800		—		—		61,800		61,800
Other employee obligations(5)		63,129		—		—		63,129		63,129
Provision and accrued expenses		27,619		—		—		27,619		27,619
Other liabilities(6)		2,288		3,197		—		5,485		5,485
Derivative liabilities		—		307		2,096		2,403		2,403
Total carrying value	$	172,667	$	3,504	$	2,096	$	178,267	$	178,267

Notes:

(1) Excluding non-financial assets $1,457.

(2) Excluding non-financial assets $11,408.

(3) Excluding non-financial assets $34,931.

(4) Excluding non-financial asset (unamortized debt issuance cost) $409.

(5) Excluding non-financial liabilities $16,240.

(6) Excluding non-financial liabilities $13,768.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The carrying value and fair value of financial instruments by class as at March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Financial assets

	Financial assets at amortized cost		Financial assets at FVTPL		Financial assets at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	99,829	$	—	$	—	$	99,829	$	99,829
Investment in fixed deposits		21,548		—		—		21,548		21,548
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		—		99,954		—		99,954		99,954
Trade receivables		71,388		—		—		71,388		71,388
Unbilled revenue		61,721		—		—		61,721		61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066		—		—		10,066		10,066
Prepayments and other assets(1)		4,410		—		—		4,410		4,410
Other non-current assets(2)		10,243		—		—		10,243		10,243
Derivative assets		—		2,212		12,771		14,983		14,983
Total carrying value	$	279,205	$	102,166	$	12,771	$	394,142	$	394,142

Financial liabilities

	Financial liabilities at amortized cost		Financial liabilities at FVTPL		Financial liabilities at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Trade payables	$	19,703	$	—	$	—	$	19,703	$	19,703
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(3)		89,900		—		—		89,900		89,900
Other employee obligations(4)		59,346		—		—		59,346		59,346
Provision and accrued expenses		28,826		—		—		28,826		28,826
Other liabilities(5)		2,447		11,388		—		13,835		13,835
Derivative liabilities		—		946		7,809		8,755		8,755
Total carrying value	$	200,222	$	12,334	$	7,809	$	220,365	$	220,365

Notes:

(1) Excluding non-financial assets $20,437.

(2) Excluding non-financial assets $32,145.

(3) Excluding non-financial asset (unamortized debt issuance cost) $769.

(4) Excluding non-financial liabilities $14,892.

(5) Excluding non-financial liabilities $13,566.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

For the financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting or similar arrangements, each agreement between the Company and the counterparty allows for net settlement of the relevant financial assets and liabilities when both elect to settle on a net basis. In the absence of such an election, financial assets and liabilities will be settled on a gross basis.

Financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Description of types of financial assets	Gross amounts of recognized financial assets		Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial assets presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial Instruments			Cash collateral received
Derivative assets	$	19,081	$	—	$	19,081	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	17,036
Total	$	19,081	$	—	$	19,081	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	17,036

Description of types of financial liabilities	Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities		Gross amounts of recognized financial assets offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial instruments			Cash collateral pledged
Derivative liabilities	$	2,403	$	—	$	2,403	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	358
Total	$	2,403	$	—	$	2,403	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	358

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as at March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Description of types of financial assets	Gross amounts of recognized financial assets		Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial assets presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial instruments			Cash collateral received
Derivative assets	$	14,983	$	—	$	14,983	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	10,768
Total	$	14,983	$	—	$	14,983	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	10,768

Description of types of financial liabilities	Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities		Gross amounts of recognized financial assets offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial instruments			Cash collateral pledged
Derivative liabilities	$	8,755	$	—	$	8,755	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	4,540
Total	$	8,755	$	—	$	8,755	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	4,540

Fair value hierarchy

The following is the hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:

Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — other techniques for which all inputs have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 — techniques which use inputs that have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.

The fair value is estimated using the discounted cash flow approach and market rates of interest. The valuation technique involves assumptions and judgments regarding risk characteristics of the instruments, discount rates and future cash flows.

The Company uses valuation techniques in measuring the fair value of financial instruments, where active market quotes are not available. In applying the valuation techniques, the Company makes maximum use of market inputs, and uses estimates and assumptions that are, as far as possible, consistent with observable data that market participants would use in pricing the instrument. Where applicable data is not observable, the Company uses its best estimate about the assumptions that market participants would make. These estimates may vary from the actual prices that would be achieved in an arm’s length transaction at the reporting date.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:-

			Fair value measurement at reporting date using
Description	March 31, 2019		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Financial assets at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	2,077	$	—	$	2,077	$	—
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		134,493		134,047		446		—
Financial assets at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		16,611		—		16,611		—
Interest rate swaps		392		—		392		—
Total assets	$	153,573	$	134,047	$	19,526	$	—
Liabilities
Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	308	$	—	$	308	$	—
Contingent consideration		3,197		—		—		3,197
Financial liabilities at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		2,095		—		2,095		—
Total liabilities	$	5,600	$	—	$	2,403	$	3,197

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as at March 31, 2018 are as follows:-

			Fair value measurement at reporting date using
Description	March 31, 2018		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Financial assets at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	2,212	$	—	$	2,212	$	—
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		99,954		99,412		542		—
Financial assets at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		11,709		—		11,709		—
Interest rate swaps		1,062		—		1,062		—
Total assets	$	114,937	$	99,412	$	15,525	$	—
Liabilities
Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	946	$	—	$	946	$	—
Contingent consideration		11,388		—		—		11,388
Financial liabilities at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		7,809		—		7,809		—
Total liabilities	$	20,143	$	—	$	8,755	$	11,388

Description of significant unobservable inputs to Level 3 valuation

The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was estimated using a probability weighted method and achievement of revenue target with a discount rate of 2.5%. One percentage point change in the unobservable inputs used in fair valuation of the contingent consideration does not have a significant impact on its value.

The fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow approach which involves assumptions and judgments regarding risk characteristics of the instruments, discount rates, future cash flows, foreign exchange spot, forward premium rates and market rates of interest.

The movement in contingent consideration categorized under Level 3 fair value measurement is given below:

	For the year ended
	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Balance at the beginning of the year	$	11,388		$	19,678
Additions		—			—
Payouts		(8,456	)		(7,000	)
Gain recognized in the consolidated statement of income		—			(1,553	)
Finance expense recognized in the consolidated statement of income		265			263
Balance at the end of the year	$	3,197		$	11,388

During the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, and no transfers into and out of Level 3 fair value measurements.

Fair value on a non-recurring basis as at March 31, 2017

The non-recurring fair value measurement for the Auto Claim BPM CGU of $38,492 (before cost of disposal of $656) has been categorized as Level 3 fair value based on the inputs to the valuation technique used (Refer Note 10).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Derivative financial instruments

The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are foreign currency exchange risk and interest rate risk. Forward and option contracts up to 24 months on various foreign currencies are entered into to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk on forecasted revenue denominated in foreign currencies and monetary assets and liabilities held in non-functional currencies. Interest rate swaps are entered to manage interest rate risk associated with the Company’s floating rate borrowings. The Company’s primary exchange rate exposure is with the US dollar and pound sterling against the Indian rupee. For derivative instruments which qualify for cash flow hedge accounting, the Company records the effective portion of gain or loss from changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments in other comprehensive income/(loss), which is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged item affects earnings. Derivative instruments qualify for hedge accounting when the instrument is designated as a hedge; the hedged item is specifically identifiable and exposes the Company to risk; and it is expected that a change in fair value of the derivative instrument and an opposite change in the fair value of the hedged item will have a high degree of correlation. Determining the high degree of correlation between the change in fair value of the hedged item and the derivative instruments involves significant judgment including the probability of the occurrence of the forecasted transaction. When it is highly probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the Company discontinues the hedge accounting and recognizes immediately in the consolidated statement of income, the gains and losses attributable to such derivative instrument that were accumulated in other comprehensive income/(loss).

The following table presents the notional values of outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign exchange option contracts and interest rate swap contracts:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Forward contracts (Sell)
In US dollars	$	230,292	$	242,418
In UK pound sterling		134,077		132,591
In Euro		34,251		23,883
In Australian dollars		43,271		48,147
Others		2,866		2,332
	$	444,757	$	449,371
Option contracts (Sell)
In US dollars	$	134,060	$	107,629
In UK pound sterling		122,377		116,401
In Euro		32,226		21,483
In Australian dollars		42,106		28,828
Others		—		927
	$	330,769	$	275,268
Interest rate swap contracts
In US dollars		61,800		89,900

The amount of gain/ (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income into consolidated statement of income in respective line items for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Revenue	$	66			11,231		$	7,952
Foreign exchange gain, net		(2	)		15,766			16,896
Finance expense		422			(561	)		(71	)
Income tax related to amounts reclassified into consolidated statement of income		(577	)		(9,965	)		(8,998	)
Total	$	(91	)		16,471		$	15,779

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

As at March 31, 2019, a gain amounting to $5,578 on account of cash flow hedges in relation to forward and option contracts entered is expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive income into the consolidated statement of income over a period of 24 months and a gain amounting to $376 on account of cash flow hedges in relation to interest rate swaps is expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive income into the consolidated statement of income over a period of 36 months.

Due to the discontinuation of cash flow hedge accounting on account of non-occurrence of original forecasted transactions by the end of the originally specified time period, the Company recognized in the consolidated statement of income a loss of $2, a loss of $20 and a gain of $666 for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Financial risk management

Financial risk factors

The Company’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company’s primary focus is to foresee the unpredictability of financial markets and seek to minimize potential adverse effects on its financial performance. The primary market risk to the Company is foreign exchange risk. The Company uses derivative financial instruments to mitigate foreign exchange related risk exposures. The Company’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristic of each customer and the concentration of risk from the top few customers. The demographics of the customer including the default risk of the industry and country in which the customer operates also has an influence on credit risk assessment. The Company does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes.

Risk management procedures

The Company manages market risk through treasury operations. Senior management and the Board of Directors approve the Company’s treasury operations’ objectives and policies. The activities of treasury operations include management of cash resources, implementation of hedging strategies for foreign currency exposures, implementation of borrowing strategies and monitoring compliance with market risk limits and policies. The Company’s foreign exchange committee, comprising the Chairman of the Board, Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer, is the approving authority for all hedging transactions.

Components of market risk

Exchange rate or currency risk

The Company’s exposure to market risk arises principally from exchange rate risk. Although substantially all of the Company’s revenue is denominated in pound sterling and US dollars, a significant portion of expenses for the year ended March 31, 2019 (net of payments to repair centers made as part of the Company’s WNS Auto Claims BPM segment) were incurred and paid in Indian rupees. The exchange rates among the Indian rupee, the pound sterling and the US dollar have changed substantially in recent years and may fluctuate substantially in the future. The Company hedges a portion of forecasted external and inter-company revenue denominated in foreign currencies with forward contracts and options.

Based upon the Company’s level of operations for the year ended March 31, 2019, a sensitivity analysis shows that a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the pound sterling against the US dollar would have increased or decreased, respectively, the Company’s revenue for the year ended March 31, 2019 by approximately $23,451. Similarly, a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the Indian rupee against the US dollar would have increased or decreased, respectively, the Company’s expenses incurred and paid in Indian rupee for the year ended March 31, 2019 by approximately $30,976.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The foreign currency risk from non-derivative financial instruments as at March 31, 2019 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2019
	US Dollar			Pound Sterling			Indian Rupees			Australian Dollar			Euro			Other currencies			Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,204			263			—			2,864			528			214			5,073
Trade receivables		100,713			48,198			3,629			17,107			12,459			3,395			185,501
Unbilled revenue		4,576			3,553			—			3,221			5,778			532			17,660
Prepayments and other current assets		522			311			2			82			85			16			1,018
Other non-current assets		4			—			—			—			—			15			19
Trade payables		(28,704	)		(63,467	)		(8,332	)		(9,059	)		(10,265	)		(596	)		(120,423	)
Provisions and accrued expenses		(2,924	)		(210	)		(217	)		(1,069	)		(477	)		(72	)		(4,969	)
Pension and other employee obligations		(127	)		—			—			—			(28	)		(177	)		(332	)
Other liabilities		(2	)		(7	)		—			—			—			(1	)		(10	)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	$	75,262			(11,359	)		(4,918	)		13,146			8,080			3,326			83,537

The foreign currency risk from non-derivative financial instruments as at March 31, 2018 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2018
	US Dollar			Pound Sterling			Indian Rupees			Australian Dollar			Euro			Other currencies			Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	399			4,735			—			2,991			339			610			9,074
Trade receivables		100,002			46,658			3,850			24,686			7,289			2,525			185,010
Unbilled revenue		7,178			3,209			—			643			6,230			858			18,118
Prepayments and other current assets		428			188			10			29			63			11			729
Other non-current assets		3			—			—			—			—			16			19
Trade payables		(27,613	)		(64,070	)		(6,989	)		(16,093	)		(1,429	)		(19	)		(116,213	)
Provisions and accrued expenses		(2,314	)		(291	)		(205	)		—			(154	)		(19	)		(2,983	)
Pension and other employee obligations		(134	)		—			—			—			(12	)		(306	)		(452	)
Other liabilities		(7	)		(4	)		—			—			—			—			(11	)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	$	77,942			(9,575	)		(3,334	)		12,256			12,325			3,676			93,291

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Other currencies include currencies such as the Swiss Franc (CHF), Singapore Dollar (SGD), Philippine Peso (PHP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Polish Zloty (PLN), Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR), Romanian Leu (RON), South African Rand (ZAR), New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Hong Kong Dollar (HKD), United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED), Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY), Costa Rican colon (CRC), Danish Krone (DKK), Swedish Krona (SEK), Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) and Turkish Lira (TRY).

As at March 31, 2019, every 5% appreciation or depreciation of the respective foreign currencies compared to the functional currency of the Company would impact the Company’s profit before tax from operating activities by approximately $3,152.

Interest rate risk

The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk arises from borrowings which have a floating rate of interest, which is linked to the US dollar LIBOR. The risk is managed by the Company by maintaining an appropriate mix of fixed and floating rate borrowings and by the use of interest rate swap contracts. The costs of floating rate borrowings may be affected by the fluctuations in the interest rates. In connection with the term loan facilities entered into in fiscal 2017, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements with the banks in fiscal 2017. These swap agreements effectively convert the term loans from variable US dollar LIBOR interest rates to fixed rates, thereby managing the Company’s exposure to changes in market interest rates under the term loans. The amounts outstanding under swap agreements as at March 31, 2019 aggregated $61,800.

The Company monitors its positions and does not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties. The Company intends to selectively use interest rate swaps, options and other derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate movements. These exposures are reviewed by appropriate levels of management on a periodic basis. The Company does not enter into hedging agreements for speculative purposes.

Credit risk

Credit risk arises from the possibility that customers may not be able to settle their obligations as agreed. Trade receivables are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers primarily located in the UK and the US. Credit risk is managed through periodical assessment of the financial reliability of customers, taking into account the financial condition, current economic trends, analysis of historical bad debts and ageing of trade receivables. The credit risk on marketable securities, FMPs, mutual funds, bank deposits and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks and mutual funds with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit rating agencies. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is primarily from trade receivables and unbilled revenue which amounted to $73,872 and $66,752, respectively as at March 31, 2019 and $71,388 and $61,721, respectively, as at March 31, 2018.

The Company provides loss allowance using the ECL model on trade receivables and unbilled revenue with no significant financing component at an amount equal to lifetime ECL (Refer Note 8).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The following table gives details in respect of the percentage of revenue generated from the Company’s top customer and top five customers:

	Year Ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Revenue from top customer		6.9	%		6.8	%		9.0	%
Revenue from top five customers		27.1	%		29.4	%		32.1	%

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity risk is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to its reputation. Typically, the Company ensures that it has sufficient cash on demand to meet expected operational expenses and service financial obligations. In addition, the Company has concluded arrangements with reputable banks and has unused lines of credit of $74,274 as of March 31, 2019 that could be drawn upon should there be a need.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The contractual maturities of financial liabilities are as follows:

	As at March 31, 2019
	Less than 1 Year		1-2 years		2-5 years		Total
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(1)	$	28,200	$	16,800	$	16,800	$	61,800
Trade payables		17,831		—		—		17,831
Provision and accrued expenses		27,619		—		—		27,619
Other liabilities		5,485		—		—		5,485
Other employee obligations		63,129		—		—		63,129
Derivative financial instruments		2,096		307		—		2,403
Total(2)	$	144,360	$	17,107	$	16,800	$	178,267

Notes:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $409.

(2) Non-financial liabilities are explained in the financial instruments categories table above.

	As at March 31, 2018
	Less than 1 Year		1-2 years		2-5 years		Total
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(1)	$	28,100	$	28,200	$	33,600	$	89,900
Trade payables		19,703		—		—		19,703
Provision and accrued expenses		28,826		—		—		28,826
Other liabilities		10,680		3,154		—		13,834
Other employee obligations		59,347		—		—		59,347
Derivative financial instruments		6,466		2,289		—		8,755
Total(2)	$	153,122	$	33,643	$	33,600	$	220,365

Notes:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $769.

(2) Non-financial liabilities are explained in the financial instruments categories table above.

The balanced view of liquidity and financial indebtedness is stated in the table below. This calculation of the net cash position is used by the management:

	As at
	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,444		$	99,829
Investments		150,400			121,502
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(1)		(61,800	)		(89,900	)
Net cash position	$	174,044		$	131,431

Note:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $409 and $769 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

15. Pension and other employee obligations

Pension and other employee obligations consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Salaries and bonus	$	62,320	$	59,346
Pension		854		1,189
Withholding taxes on salary and statutory payables		4,947		4,082
Total	$	68,121	$	64,617
Non-current:
Pension and other obligations	$	11,248	$	9,621
Total	$	11,248	$	9,621

Employee benefit costs consist of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Salaries and bonus	$	424,005	$	405,665	$	307,378
Employee benefit plans:
Defined contribution plan		11,572		11,684		10,265
Defined benefit plan		2,242		3,042		2,639
Share-based compensation expense (Refer Note 24)		30,305		30,565		23,036
Total	$	468,124	$	450,956	$	343,318

Employee benefit costs is recognized in the following line items in the consolidated statement of income:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Cost of revenue	$	346,914	$	329,289	$	249,701
Selling and marketing expenses		34,054		31,373		24,717
General and administrative expenses		87,156		90,294		68,900
Total	$	468,124	$	450,956	$	343,318

Defined contribution plan

The Company’s contributions to defined contribution plans are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
India	$	7,919	$	8,123	$	7,587
Philippines		162		127		106
South Africa		840		860		715
Sri Lanka		505		625		661
United Kingdom		759		670		780
United States		1,387		1,279		416
Total		11,572		11,684		10,265

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Defined benefit plan

The net periodic cost recognized by the Company in respect of gratuity payments under the Company’s gratuity plans covering eligible employees of the Company in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Service cost	$	1,621	$	1,917	$	2,188
Past service cost		—		538		—
Interest on the net defined benefit liability		621		587		451
Net gratuity cost	$	2,242	$	3,042	$	2,639

	As at
	March 2019			March 2018
Change in projected benefit obligations
Obligation at beginning of the year	$	11,101		$	11,776
Foreign currency translation		(671	)		(118	)
Service cost		1,621			1,917
Past service cost		—			538
Interest cost		692			657
Benefits paid		(1,213	)		(1,160	)
Actuarial (gain)/loss
From changes in demographic assumptions		48			62
From changes in financial assumptions		32			(3,428	)
From actual experience compared to assumptions		942			857
Benefit obligation at end of the year	$	12,552		$	11,101
Change in plan assets
Plan assets at beginning of the year	$	1,041		$	976
Foreign currency translation		(57	)		(5	)
Expected return on plan assets		71			70
Actuarial (loss) /gain		(21	)		(23	)
Actual contributions		1,354			1,104
Benefits paid		(1,129	)		(1,081	)
Plan assets at end of the year	$	1,259		$	1,041
Accrued pension liability
Current	$	854		$	1,189
Non-current		10,439			8,871
Net amount recognized	$	11,293		$	10,060
Present value of funded defined benefit obligation	$	11,911		$	10,418
Fair value of plan assets		(1,259	)		(1,041	)
		10,652			9,377
Present value of unfunded defined benefit obligation	$	641		$	683
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation (both funded and unfunded)		5.0 years			4.8 years

Net amount recognized relating to the Company’s India plan, Philippines plan and Sri Lanka plan was $10,683, $29 and $581 as at March 31, 2019 and $9,402, $36 and $622 as at March 31, 2018, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

In March 2018, the Government of India amended the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to increase the maximum limit of lump-sum gratuity payment to eligible employees at retirement, death, and incapacitation or on termination of employment from $14 to $29 (from $15 to $31 as at March 31, 2018). As a result, the Company recognized an amount of $538 towards past service cost in the consolidated statement of income during the year ended March 31, 2018.

The assumptions used in accounting for the gratuity plans are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Discount rate:
India		6.6% to 7.0%		6.6% to 7.3%		7.05%
Philippines		6.1%		3.1%		5.45%
Sri Lanka		11.0%		10.0%		12.8%
Rate of increase in compensation level		7.0% to 8.0%		7.0% to 10.0%		7.0% to 15.0%
Expected rate of return on plan assets		7.0%		7.3%		7.05%

The Company evaluates these assumptions annually based on its long-term plans of growth and industry standards. The discount rates are based on current market yields on government securities adjusted for a suitable risk premium to reflect the additional risk for high quality corporate bonds.

As at March 31, 2019, for each of the Company’s defined benefit plans, the sensitivity of the defined benefit obligation to a change in each significant actuarial assumption is as follows:

	India			Philippines			Sri Lanka
Discount rate:
Increase in discount rate by 1%		(4.7	)%		(0.9	)%		(4.2	)%
Decrease in discount rate by 1%		5.2	%		1.0	%		4.6	%
Rate of increase in compensation level:
Increase in salary escalation rate by 1%		4.1	%		0.5	%		4.2	%
Decrease in salary escalation rate by 1%		(3.9	)%		(0.5	)%		(3.9	)%

Each sensitivity amount is calculated assuming that all other assumptions are held constant. The Company is not able to predict the extent of likely future changes in these assumptions, but based on past experience, the discount rate for each plan could change by up to 1% within a 12 month period.

As at March 31, 2019, $4 and $1,255 ($4 and $1,037 as at March 31, 2018) of the fund assets are invested with LIC and ALICPL, respectively. Of the funds invested with LIC, approximately 40% and 60% of the funds are invested in unquoted government securities and money market instruments, respectively. Of the funds invested with ALICPL, approximately 87% and 13% are invested in unquoted government securities and money market instruments, respectively. Since the Company’s plan assets are managed by third party fund administrators, the contributions made by the Company are pooled with the corpus of the funds managed by such fund administrators and invested in accordance with regulatory guidelines. The Company’s funding policy is to contribute to the plan amounts necessary on an actuarial basis to, at a minimum, satisfy the minimum funding requirements. Additional discretionary contributions above the minimum funding requirement can be made and are generally based on adjustment for any over or under funding.

The expected benefits are based on the same assumptions used to measure the Company’s defined benefit obligations as at March 31, 2019. The Company expects to contribute $1,958 to defined benefit plan for the year ending March 31, 2020. The maturity analysis of the Company’s defined benefit payments is as follows:

	Amount
2020	$	2,113
2021		2,134
2022		2,250
2023		2,439
2024		2,524
Thereafter		11,535
	$	22,995

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

16. Provisions and accrued expenses

Provisions and accrued expenses consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Accrued expenses		27,619		28,826
Total	$	27,619	$	28,826

17. Contract liabilities

Contract liabilities consists of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Payments in advance of services	$	2,229	$	557
Advance billings		3,092		2,104
Others		106		247
Total	$	5,427	$	2,908
Non-current:
Payments in advance of services	$	4,950	$	550
Advance billings		1,642		2
Others		17		19
Total	$	6,609	$	571

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

18. Other liabilities

Other liabilities consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Withholding taxes and value added tax payables	$	4,741	$	5,117
Contingent consideration (Refer note 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d))		3,197		8,233
Deferred rent		649		800
Other liabilities		1,707		1,589
Total	$	10,294	$	15,739
Non-current:
Deferred rent	$	7,780	$	6,544
Contingent consideration (Refer note 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d))		—		3,155
Other liabilities		1,179		1,963
Total	$	8,959	$	11,662

19. Share capital

As at March 31, 2019, the authorized share capital was £6,100 divided into 60,000,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and 1,000,000 preferred shares of 10 pence each. The Company had 50,051,920 ordinary shares (excluding 1,101,300 treasury shares) outstanding as at March 31, 2019. There were no preferred shares outstanding as at March 31, 2019.

As at March 31, 2018, the authorized share capital was £6,100 divided into 60,000,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and 1,000,000 preferred shares of 10 pence each. The Company had 50,434,080 ordinary shares (excluding 4,400,000 treasury shares) outstanding as at March 31, 2018. There were no preferred shares outstanding as at March 31, 2018.

Treasury shares

On March 16, 2016, the Company’s shareholders authorized a share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to 3,300,000 of the Company’s American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) each representing one ordinary share, par value 10 pence per share of the Company, at a price range of $10 to $50 per ADS. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase program, the Company’s ADSs may be purchased in the open market from time to time for 36 months from March 16, 2016, the date of shareholders’ approval. The Company was not obligated under the repurchase program to repurchase a specific number of ADSs, and the repurchase program could be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.

During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company purchased 2,200,000 ADSs in the open market for total consideration of $64,224 (including transaction costs of $33 for share repurchase of 2,200,000 ADSs, $111 paid towards cancellation fees for ADSs in relation to the repurchase of 2,200,000 ADSs which was completed during the year ended March 31, 2017, and $55 paid towards cancellation fees for ADSs in relation to the repurchase of 1,100,000 ADSs, which was completed during the year ended March 31, 2016). During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company purchased the balance 1,100,000 ADSs in the open market for total consideration of $39,546 (including transaction costs of $17) and completed the share repurchase program. The shares underlying these purchased ADSs are recorded as treasury shares.

In March 2018, the shareholders of the Company authorized the repurchase of up to 3,300,000 of the Company’s ADSs, at a price range of $10 to $100 per ADS. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase program, the Company’s ADSs may be purchased in the open market from time to time for 36 months from March 30, 2018, the date of shareholders’ approval. The Company is not obligated under the repurchase program to repurchase a specific number of ADSs, and the repurchase program may be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion. The Company intends to fund the repurchase with cash on hand.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company purchased 1,101,300 ADSs in the open market for total consideration of $56,362 (including transaction costs of $11). The Company also paid $55 towards cancellation fees for ADSs in relation to the repurchase of 1,100,000 ADSs.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company received authorization from the Board of Directors to cancel, and cancelled, 4,400,000 ADSs that were held as treasury shares for an aggregate cost of $134,231. The effect of cancellation of these treasury shares was recognized in share capital amounting to $573 and in share premium amounting to $133,658, in compliance with Jersey Law. There was no effect on the total shareholders’ equity as a result of this cancellation.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

20. Revenue

Disaggregation of revenue

In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by service type, major industries serviced, contract type and geography.

Revenue by service type

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Industry-specific	$	307,214	$	258,155	$	170,212
Customer interaction services		183,199		193,427		168,096
Finance and accounting		175,194		162,432		124,089
Research and analytics		91,716		89,402		79,948
Auto claims		34,885		35,414		44,642
Others		16,912		19,127		15,559
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

Revenue by industry

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Insurance*	$	215,242	$	194,593	$	178,196
Diversified businesses including manufacturing, retail, CPG, media and entertainment, and telecom		142,091		137,049		105,325
Travel and leisure		140,996		142,091		128,051
Healthcare		124,109		111,593		40,814
Utilities		56,334		66,030		56,059
Shipping and logistics		49,858		33,922		25,638
Consulting and professional services		44,142		39,683		41,876
Banking and financial services		36,348		32,995		26,587
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

* Includes revenue disclosed under the Auto Claims BPM segment in Note 28.

Revenue by contract type

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Full-time-equivalent	$	522,436	$	473,898	$	432,919
Transaction*		137,219		141,617		106,352
Subscription		66,542		58,916		2,139
Fixed price		42,512		39,788		27,375
Others		40,411		43,735		33,761
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

* Includes revenue disclosed under the Auto Claims BPM segment in Note 28.

Revenue by geography

Refer Note 28 — External revenue.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Contract balances

As at April 1, 2018, the Company capitalized $6,821 towards incremental costs incurred for acquiring contracts that were not completed. The capitalized costs will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected life of the contract.

The movement in contract assets during the year is as follows:

	As at
	March 31, 2019
	Sales Commission			Transition activities			Upfront payment / Others			Total
Opening balance	$	—		$	3,038		$	3,202		$	6,240
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15		6,821			201			359			7,381
		6,821			3,239			3,561			13,621
Additions during the year		3,182			11,507			6,533			21,222
Amortization/recognition during the year		(1,185	)		(1,120	)		(4,844	)		(7,149	)
Impairment loss recognized during the year		(508	)		—			—			(508	)
Translation adjustments		(279	)		(215	)		(465	)		(959	)
Closing balance	$	8,031			13,411			4,785			26,227

The movement in contract liabilities during the year is as follows:

	As at
	March 31, 2019
	Payments in advance of services			Advance billings			Others			Total
Opening balance	$	1,107		$	2,106		$	266		$	3,479
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue		115			4,345			793			5,253
Gross opening balance		1,222			6,451			1,059			8,732
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15		64			—			—			64
		1,286			6,451			1,059			8,796
Additions during the year		11,175			44,940			11,861			67,976
Revenue recognized during the year		(2,918	)		(39,927	)		(12,075	)		(54,920	)
Translation adjustments		(109	)		(351	)		(83	)		(543	)
Gross closing balance		9,434			11,113			762			21,309
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue		(2,255	)		(6,379	)		(639	)		(9,273	)
Closing balance	$	7,179		$	4,734		$	123		$	12,036

The estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future relating to remaining performance obligations as at March 31, 2019 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2019
	Less than 1 Year		1-2 years		2-5 years		More than 5 years		Total
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations	$	15,635	$	10,182	$	1,906	$	—	$	27,723

The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for:

(i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less; and

(ii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which the Company has the right to invoice for services performed.

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(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

21. Expenses by nature

Expenses by nature consist of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Employee cost	$	468,124	$	450,956	$	343,318
Repair payments		15,166		16,970		24,102
Facilities cost		91,393		89,037		75,383
Depreciation		20,334		19,954		16,903
Legal and professional expenses		20,019		22,972		15,902
Travel expenses		22,757		23,748		18,563
Others		40,277		38,886		33,526
Total cost of revenue, selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses	$	678,070	$	662,523	$	527,697

22. Finance expense

Finance expense consists of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018		2017
Interest expense	$	3,266		$	3,215	$	424
(Gain)/loss on interest rate swaps		(422	)		561		71
Debt issue cost		360			488		52
Total	$	3,204		$	4,264	$	547

23. Other income, net

Other income, net consists of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Interest income	$	2,556	$	3,693	$	2,083
Dividend income		32		3,570		4,131
Net gain arising on financial assets designated as FVTPL		7,947		3		6
Others, net		4,059		3,964		2,469
Total	$	14,594	$	11,230	$	8,689

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

24. Share-based payments

The Company has three share-based incentive plans: the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan adopted on July 1, 2002 (which has expired), the 2006 Incentive Award Plan adopted on June 1, 2006, as amended and restated in February 2009, September 2011 and September 2013 (the “2006 Incentive Award Plan”) (which has expired), and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan effective from September 27, 2016, as amended and restated in September 2018 (the “2016 Incentive Award Plan”) (collectively referred to as the “Plans”). All the Plans are equity settled. Under the Plans, share-based options and RSUs may be granted to eligible participants. Options and RSUs are generally granted for a term of ten years and have a graded vesting period of up to four years. The Company settles employee share-based options and RSU exercises with newly issued ordinary shares. As at March 31, 2019, the Company had 3,303,952 ordinary shares available for future grants.

Share-based compensation expense during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Share-based compensation expense recorded in	$		$		$
Cost of revenue		4,278		3,770		2,765
Selling and marketing expenses		3,983		2,557		1,723
General and administrative expenses		22,044		24,238		18,548
Total share-based compensation expense	$	30,305	$	30,565	$	23,036

Upon exercise of share options and RSUs, the Company issued 719,140, 1,521,521 and 906,255 shares during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Share-based options

Movements in the number of options outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average exercise prices are as follow:

	Shares			Weighted average exercise price		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		117,179		$	27.25		0.10	$	163
Exercised		(48,227	)		7.63
Lapsed		(68,952	)		7.87
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		—		$	—		—	$	—
Exercised		—			—		—		—
Lapsed		—			—		—		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		—			—		—		—
Options exercisable		—		$	—		—	$	—

The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil, $180 and $2,697, respectively. The total grant date fair value of options vested during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil for each year. Total cash received as a result of options exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil, $1,347, and $8,941, respectively.

The fair value of options granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. No options were granted during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

The weighted average share price of options exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil, $30.44 and $27.46, respectively. As no options were outstanding at March 31, 2019 and 2018, there was no exercise price for these options and their weighted average remaining contractual term was zero years.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Restricted share units

The 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan also allow for the grant of RSUs. Each RSU represents the right to receive one ordinary share and vests over a period of up to three years.

(i) Movements in the number of RSUs dependent on non-market performance condition outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follow:

	Shares			Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		1,573,246		$	22.47		7.50	$	45,011
Granted		497,689			30.85
Exercised		(961,111	)		21.45
Forfeited		(34,775	)		29.07
Lapsed		(2,216	)		23.47
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		1,072,833		$	27.05		7.75	$	48,632
Granted		383,229			47.89
Exercised		(422,088	)		28.40
Forfeited		(70,723	)		36.08
Lapsed		(10,856	)		8.22
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		952,395		$	34.38		7.62	$	50,734
RSUs exercisable		410,948		$	27.40		6.33	$	21,891

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The fair value of RSUs is generally the market price of the Company’s shares on the date of grant. As at March 31, 2019, there was $7,276 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years. To the extent the actual forfeiture rate is different than what the Company has anticipated, share-based compensation expenses related to these RSUs will be different from the Company’s expectations.

The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $47.89, $30.85, and $30.26, per ADS, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $21,324, $34,339, and $9,991, respectively. The total grant date fair value of RSUs vested during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $15,964, $16,931, and $14,631, respectively.

The weighted average share price of RSU exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $50.52, $35.73, and $29.08, respectively.

(ii) The 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan also allow for the grant of RSUs based on the market price of the Company’s shares achieving a specified target over a period of time. The fair value of market-based share awards is determined using Monte-Carlo simulation.

Movements in the number of RSUs dependent on market performance condition outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follows:

	Shares		Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		203,990	$	13.21		8.10	$	5,836
Granted		—
Exercised		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Lapsed		—		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		203,990	$	13.21		7.10	$	9,247
Granted		—
Exercised		—
Forfeited		—
Lapsed		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		203,990		13.21		6.10	$	10,867
RSUs exercisable		5,000	$	14.30		7.08	$	266

On March 15, 2017, the Company modified the vesting period in respect of the RSUs as follows:

a. for RSUs granted in April 2014, the vesting date has been extended to the fifth anniversary of the grant date (i.e. April 2019)

b. for RSUs granted in April 2015, the vesting date has been extended to the fourth anniversary of the grant date (i.e. April 2019)

c. for RSUs granted in April 2016, the vesting date has been extended to the fourth anniversary of the grant date (i.e. April 2020)

Subsequent vesting of RSUs for each of the remaining years would be subject to continued employment.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The incremental fair value was determined using Monte-Carlo simulation by reference to the difference between fair value of original RSUs as of modification date and the fair value of modified RSUs as of modification date. The additional cost as a result of such modification in respect of modified share awards amounted to $1,185. The additional cost is spread over the period from the modification date until the vesting date of the modified award, which differs from the vesting date of the original award. The incremental cost recognized in the current year (March 31, 2018: $540) in respect of such modified share awards amounted to $540.

As at March 31, 2019, there was $103 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested market based RSUs. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.7 years. The weighted average grant date fair value of the RSUs granted during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil, Nil and $12.56 per ADS, respectively.

(iii) RSUs related to total shareholder’s return (“TSR”)

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 166,760 RSUs (March 31, 2018: 248,655 RSUs) to certain employees. The conditions for the vesting of these RSUs are linked to the TSR of the Company in addition to the condition of continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting period.

The performance of these RSUs shall be assessed based on the TSR of the custom peer group (based on percentile rank) and the industry index (based on outperformance rank). The RSUs granted with the TSR condition shall vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the participant’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and achievement of the specified conditions of stock performance and TSR parameters.

The fair value of these RSUs is determined using Monte-Carlo simulation. The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during the year ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $57.20 and $36.52, per ADS, respectively. The stock compensation expense charged during the year ended March 31, 2019 was $2,886 (March 31, 2018: $1,368). As at March 31, 2019, there was $4,589 of unrecognized compensation cost related to these RSUs. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.

Movements in the number of RSUs linked to the TSR condition outstanding under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follows:

	Shares			Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		—		$	—		—	$	—
Granted		248,655			36.52
Exercised		—
Forfeited		—
Lapsed		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		248,655		$	36.52		9.08	$	11,272
Granted		166,760			57.20		—		—
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited		(62,040	)		44.15
Lapsed		—			—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		353,375			44.94		8.49		18,824
RSUs exercisable		—		$	—		—	$	—

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Performance share units

The 2006 Incentive Award Plan and 2016 Incentive Award Plan also allow for grant of performance share units (“PSUs”). Each PSU represents the right to receive one ordinary share based on the Company’s performance against specified non-market performance conditions and vests over a period of three years.

Movements in the number of PSUs outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follow:

	Shares			Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		1,184,852		$	21.00		7.36	$	33,899
Granted		400,463			30.35
Exercised		(506,660	)		16.79
Forfeited		(18,681	)		29.38
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		1,059,975		$	26.36		7.51	$	48,048
Granted		199,303			47.54
Exercised		(297,052	)		23.25
Forfeited		(48,467	)		30.06
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		913,759			29.80		7.13		48,674
PSUs exercisable		272,977		$	21.91		5.59	$	14,541

The fair value of PSUs is generally the market price of the Company’s shares on the date of grant, and assumes that performance targets will be achieved. As at March 31, 2019, there was $7,055 of unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested PSUs, net of forfeitures. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years. Over the performance period, the number of shares that will be issued will be adjusted upward or downward based upon the probability of achievement of the performance targets. The ultimate number of shares issued and the related compensation cost recognized as expense will be based on a comparison of the final performance metrics to the specified targets.

The weighted average grant date fair value of PSUs granted during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $47.54, $30.35, and $31.12, per ADS, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of PSUs exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $15,077, $17,737 and $4,237, respectively. The total grant date fair value of PSUs vested during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $9,535, $8,696 and $6,280, respectively.

The weighted average share price of PSU exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $50.75, $35.01 and $29.89, respectively.

BBBEE program in South Africa

The Company’s South African subsidiary has issued share appreciation rights to certain employees to be settled with the Company’s shares. As part of the settlement, the Company granted 14,250 and 32,050 RSUs during the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, which shall vest on the third and fourth anniversaries, respectively, from the grant date, subject to such grantee’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The grant date fair value was estimated using a binomial lattice model.

The total stock compensation expense in relation to these RSUs was $3,040 to be amortized over the vesting period of four years. The stock compensation expense charged during the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $760 and $547, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

25. Income taxes

The domestic and foreign source component of profit/(loss) before income taxes is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Domestic	$	(2,742	)	$	(4,439	)	$	(5,342	)
Foreign		133,894			106,306			60,635
Profit before income taxes	$	131,152		$	101,867		$	55,293

The Company’s income tax expense consists of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Current taxes
Domestic taxes	$	—		$	—		$	—
Foreign taxes		27,526			24,494			25,785
		27,526			24,494			25,785
Deferred taxes
Domestic taxes		—			—			—
Foreign taxes		(1,807	)		(9,063	)		(8,255	)
		(1,807	)		(9,063	)		(8,255	)
Income tax expense	$	25,719		$	15,431		$	17,530

Domestic taxes are Nil as the Company is subject to income tax in Jersey, Channel Islands at a rate of 0%. Foreign taxes are based on applicable tax rates in each subsidiary’s jurisdiction.

On July 27, 2017, National Company Law Tribunal in India approved the scheme of amalgamation of Value Edge Research Services Limited (“Value Edge”) and WNS Global Services Private Limited (“WNS India”), pursuant to which, Value Edge was merged with and into WNS India. The merger resulted in the creation of a tax base of goodwill and certain other identifiable intangible assets in the financial statements of WNS India. WNS India is entitled to claim a tax benefit for amortization of goodwill and intangible assets in its future tax returns. The Company had previously recorded a deferred tax liability for the temporary differences between the tax base of identifiable intangible assets and its carrying amount in the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon the acquisition of Value Edge. As a result, the carrying value of such liability as at the effective date of the scheme of amalgamation, amounting to $1,686, was derecognized during the year ended March 31, 2018.

The Company in fiscal 2012 started operations in delivery centers in Pune, Mumbai and Chennai, India registered under the SEZ scheme. These operations are eligible for a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2026. During fiscal 2015, the Company started operations in new delivery centers in Gurgaon and Pune, India registered under the SEZ scheme. These operations are eligible for a 100% income tax exemption until fiscal 2019, and a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2029. During fiscal 2018, the Company started operations in new delivery centers in Pune and Gurgaon, India registered under the SEZ scheme that are eligible for a 100% income tax exemption until fiscal 2022, and a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2032. During fiscal 2019, the Company started operations in new delivery centers in Noida and Pune, India registered under the SEZ scheme that are eligible for a 100% income tax exemption until fiscal 2023 and are eligible for a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2024 to 2033. The Government of India pursuant to the Indian Finance Act, 2011 has also levied a minimum alternate tax on the book profits earned by the SEZ units at the prevailing rate which is currently 21.55%. The Company’s operations in Costa Rica are eligible for a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2021. From fiscal 2016 until fiscal 2019, the Company started operations in delivery centers in the Philippines which are eligible for various tax exemption benefits expiring between 2020 and 2023. The Government of Sri Lanka exempted the profits earned from export revenue from tax, which enabled the Company’s Sri Lankan subsidiary to claim a tax exemption until fiscal 2018 to be taxed at 14% on net basis with effect from April 1, 2018.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was enacted on December 22, 2017 with an effective date of January 1, 2018. The reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% has an impact on the various current and deferred tax items recorded by the Company’s subsidiaries. The Company had recorded a provisional amount of $5,212 for the effects of the change in law in its financial results for the year ended March 31, 2018, with the amount to be updated during the measurement period as additional information was obtained, prepared and analyzed. During fiscal 2019, the Company analyzed the impacts of the effects of the change in law on its financial results and has recorded a final one-time tax benefit of $414, primarily resulting from the adjustments to its deferred tax balances arising from business combinations, share-based compensation, losses and accruals and transition tax, thereby reducing the effective tax rate by 0.3% for fiscal 2019.

If the income tax exemptions described above were not available, the additional income tax expense at the respective statutory rates in India, Sri Lanka and Philippines would have been approximately $15,743, $9,368 and $5,171 for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Such additional tax would have decreased the basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended March 31, 2019 by $0.31 and $0.30, respectively ($0.19 and $0.18, respectively for the year ended March 31, 2018 and $0.10 and $0.10, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2017).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Income taxes recognized directly in equity are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Current taxes:
Excess tax deductions related to share-based payments		(1,260	)		(685	)		(270	)
	$	(1,260	)	$	(685	)	$	(270	)
Deferred taxes:
Excess tax deductions related to share-based payments		46			(1,135	)		715
	$	46		$	(1,135	)	$	715
Total income tax recognized directly in equity	$	(1,214	)	$	(1,820	)	$	445

Income taxes recognized in other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Current taxes	—			—			—
Deferred taxes:
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging derivatives		1,877			(9,409	)		6,921
Pension liability		(939	)		—			—
Total income tax recognized directly in other comprehensive income	$	938		$	(9,409	)	$	6,921

The reconciliation of estimated income tax to income tax expense:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Profit before income taxes	$	131,152		$	101,867		$	55,293
Income tax expense at tax rates applicable to individual entities		41,264			32,702			21,765
Effect of:
Items not deductible for tax		544			221			455
Exempt income		(16,024	)		(11,250	)		(7,706	)
Non tax deductible goodwill impairment					—			4,335
(Gain)/loss in respect of which deferred tax (liability)/asset not recognized due to uncertainty and ineligibility to carry forward		138			324			(105	)
Recognition of unutilized tax benefits / Unrecognized losses utilized		(841	)		—			(1,220	)
Temporary difference that will reverse during tax holiday period		614			22			1,580
Change in tax rate and law		(401	)		(5,685	)		78
Provision for uncertain tax position		—			—			(1,499	)
State taxes		620			317			14
Due to acquisitions and merger		—			(1,686	)		—
One time tax on undistributed earnings		—			266			—
Others, net		(195	)		200			(167	)
Income tax expense	$	25,719		$	15,431		$	17,530

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Deferred taxes for the year ended March 31, 2019 arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized below:

	Opening Balance		Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15 & IFRS 9			Recognized in statement of income			Recognized in equity			Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income			Foreign currency translation			Closing Balance
Deferred tax assets:
Property and equipment	$	7,291	$	—		$	321		$	—		$	—		$	(539	)	$	7,073
Net operating loss carry forward		2,879		—			(1,559	)		—			—			(33	)		1,287
Accruals deductible on actual payment		7,424		(1,783	)		1,214			—			939			(436	)		7,358
Share-based compensation expense		12,770		—			1,980			(46	)		—			(584	)		14,120
Minimum alternate tax		420		—			153			—			—			(21	)		552
Others		328		3			174			—			—			(23	)		482
Total deferred tax assets	$	31,112	$	(1,780	)	$	2,283		$	(46	)	$	939		$	(1,636	)	$	30,872
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles		12,662					(573	)		—			—			94			12,183
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investments		1,759		—			46			—			1,877			(143	)		3,539
Others		1,108		—			1,003			—			—			(27	)		2,084
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	15,529	$	—		$	476		$	—		$	1,877		$	(76	)	$	17,806
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)	$	15,583	$	(1,780	)	$	1,807		$	(46	)	$	(938	)	$	(1,560	)	$	13,066

Deferred taxes for the year ended March 31, 2018 arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized below:

	Opening Balance			Additions due to acquisition			Recognized in statement of income			Recognized in equity		Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income			Foreign currency translation			Closing balance
Deferred tax assets:
Property and equipment	$	5,648		$	(11	)	$	1,623		$	—	$	—		$	31		$	7,291
Net operating loss carry forward		5,722			—			(2,950	)		—		—			107			2,879
Accruals deductible on actual payment		5,641			—			1,661			—		—			122			7,424
Share-based compensation expense		12,264			—			(702	)		1,135		—			73			12,770
Minimum alternate tax		167			—			257			—		—			(4	)		420
Others		975			—			(661	)		—		—			14			328
Total deferred tax assets	$	30,417		$	(11	)	$	(772	)	$	1,135	$			$	343		$	31,112
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles		21,123			6			(8,555	)		—		—			88			12,662
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investments		12,294			—			(1,280	)		—		(9,409	)		154			1,759
Others		1,113									—		—			(5	)		1,108
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	34,530		$	6		$	(9,835	)	$	—	$	(9,409	)	$	237		$	15,529
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)	$	(4,113	)	$	(17	)	$	9,063		$	1,135	$	9,409		$	106		$	15,583

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Deferred taxes for the year ended March 31, 2017 arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized below:

	Opening balance			Additions due to acquisition during the year			Recognized in statement of income			Recognized in equity			Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income			Foreign currency translation			Closing balance
Deferred tax assets:
Property and equipment	$	5,512		$	(873	)	$	932		$	—		$	—		$	77		$	5,648
Net operating loss carry forward		3,684			—			2,026			—			—			12			5,722
Accruals deductible on actual payment		5,352			70			(1	)		—			—			220			5,641
Share-based compensation expense		11,008			—			1,781			(715	)		—			190			12,264
Minimum alternate tax		68			—			96			—			—			3			167
Others		362			—			679			—			—			(66	)		975
Total deferred tax assets	$	25,986		$	(803	)	$	5,513		$	(715	)	$			$	436		$	30,417
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles		(712	)		24,577			(2,769	)		—			—			27			21,123
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investments		4,857			—			27			—			6,921			489			12,294
Others		1,108			—						—			—			5			1,113
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	5,253		$	24,577		$	(2,742	)	$	—		$	6,921		$	521		$	34,530
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)	$	20,733		$	(25,380	)	$	8,255		$	(715	)	$	(6,921	)	$	(85	)	$	(4,113	)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Deferred tax presented in the consolidated statement of financial position is as follows:

	As at
	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Deferred tax assets		23,772			27,395
Deferred tax liabilities		(10,706	)		(11,812	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	13,066		$	15,583

There are unused tax losses amounting to $18,270 as at March 31, 2019 for which no deferred tax asset has been recognized as these losses relate to a tax jurisdiction where the group entity has had past losses and there is no conclusive evidence to support the view that sufficient taxable profit will be generated by such group entity in the future to offset such losses. The expiry dates of the tax benefit for these losses depend on the local tax laws of the jurisdiction and, if not utilized, would expire on various dates starting from financial year 2020 to 2026. However, in the US and New Zealand there is no expiry period for the unused tax losses.

Deferred income tax liabilities on earnings of the Company’s subsidiaries have not been provided as such earnings are deemed to be permanently reinvested in the business and the Company is able to control the timing of the reversals of temporary differences associated with these investments. Accordingly, temporary difference on which deferred tax liability has not been recognized amounts to $617,038, $494,571 and $401,857 as at March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

From time to time, the Company receives orders of assessment from the Indian tax authorities assessing additional taxable income on the Company and/or its subsidiaries in connection with their review of their tax returns. The Company currently has orders of assessment outstanding for various years through fiscal 2015, which assess additional taxable income that could in the aggregate give rise to an estimated $31,796 (March 31, 2018: $43,583) in additional taxes, including interest of $10,926 (March 31, 2018: $17,234). These orders of assessment allege that the transfer prices the Company applied to certain of the international transactions between WNS Global and its other wholly-owned subsidiaries were not on arm’s length terms, disallow a tax holiday benefit claimed by the Company, deny the set off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation and disallow certain expenses claimed as tax deductible by WNS Global. The Company has appealed against these orders of assessment before higher appellate authorities.

In addition, the Company has orders of assessment pertaining to similar issues that have been decided in favor of the Company by appellate authorities, vacating the tax demands of $55,135 (March 31, 2018: $45,002) in additional taxes, including interest of $18,413 (March 31, 2018: $13,897). The income tax authorities have filed or may file appeals against these orders at higher appellate authorities.

Uncertain tax positions are reflected at the amount likely to be paid to the taxation authorities. A liability is recognized in connection with each item that is not probable of being sustained on examination by taxing authority. The liability is measured using single best estimate of the most likely outcome for each position taken in the tax return. Thus, the provision would be the aggregate liability in connection with all uncertain tax positions. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has provided a tax reserve of $11,658 (March 31, 2018: $12,370) primarily on account of the Indian tax authorities’ denying the set off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation.

As at March 31, 2019, corporate tax returns for years ended March 31, 2016 and onward remain subject to examination by tax authorities in India.

Based on the facts of these cases, the nature of the tax authorities’ disallowances and the orders from appellate authorities deciding similar issues in favor of the Company in respect of assessment orders for earlier fiscal years and after consultation with the Company’s external tax advisors, the Company believes these orders are unlikely to be sustained at the higher appellate authorities. The Company has deposited $12,644 (March 31, 2018: $13,416) of the disputed amounts with the tax authorities and may be required to deposit the remaining portion of the disputed amounts with the tax authorities pending final resolution of the respective matters.

Others

On March 21, 2009, the Company received an assessment order from the Indian service tax authority, demanding payment of $5,034 of service tax and related penalty for the period from March 1, 2003 to January 31, 2005. The assessment order alleges that service tax is payable in India on BPM services provided by the Company to clients based abroad as the export proceeds are repatriated outside India by the Company. In response to the appeal filed by the Company with the appellate tribunal against the assessment order in April 2009, the appellate tribunal has remanded the matter back to lower tax authorities to be adjudicated afresh. After consultation with Indian tax advisors, the Company believes this order of assessment is more likely than not to be upheld in favor of the Company. The Company intends to continue to vigorously dispute the assessment.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

26. Earnings per share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Numerator:
Profit	$	105,433	$	86,436	$	37,763
Denominator:
Basic weighted average ordinary shares outstanding		50,139,389		50,388,440		50,582,852
Dilutive impact of equivalent stock options and RSUs		2,138,724		2,527,160		2,357,456
Diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding		52,278,113		52,915,600		52,940,308

The computation of earnings per ordinary share (“EPS”) was determined by dividing profit by the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding during the respective periods.

The Company excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS options and RSUs to purchase 33,025, 27,350 and 5,200 shares for the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, because their effect will be anti-dilutive.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

27. Related party

The following is a list of the Company’s subsidiaries as at March 31, 2019:

Direct subsidiaries	Step subsidiaries	Place of incorporation
WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A.		The Netherlands
	WNS Global Services Philippines Inc.	Philippines
	WNS Global Services (Romania) S.R.L.	Romania
WNS North America Inc.		Delaware, USA
	WNS Business Consulting Services Private Limited	India
	WNS Global Services Inc.	Delaware, USA
	WNS BPO Services Costa Rica, S.R.L	Costa Rica
	Denali Sourcing Services Inc.(1)	Delaware, USA
WNS Assistance Limited (previously WNS Workflow Technologies Limited)		United Kingdom
	WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited(2)	United Kingdom
	Accidents Happen Assistance Limited	United Kingdom
	WNS Legal Assistance LLP(3)	United Kingdom
WNS (Mauritius) Limited		Mauritius
	WNS Capital Investment Limited	Mauritius
	- WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited	Singapore
	- WNS Global Services (Australia) Pty Ltd	Australia
	- WNS New Zealand Limited(4)	New Zealand
	- Business Applications Associates Beijing Ltd	China
	WNS Global Services Private Limited(5)	India
	- WNS Global Services (UK) Limited(6)	United Kingdom
	- WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited	South Africa
	- WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust(7)	South Africa
	- Ucademy (Pty) Limited(8)	South Africa
	- WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Limited(9)	South Africa
	- MTS HealthHelp Inc.(10)	Delaware, USA
	- HealthHelp Holdings LLC(10)	Delaware, USA
	- HealthHelp LLC(10)	Delaware, USA
	- WNS-HealthHelp Philippines Inc.(11)	Philippines
	- Value Edge Inc.(12)	Delaware, USA
	- Value Edge AG.(12)	Switzerland
	- Value Edge GmbH(12)	Germany
	WNS Global Services (Private) Limited	Sri Lanka
	WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd.	China
	WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited(13)	United Kingdom
	- WNS Global Services North Americas Inc.(14)	Delaware, USA

Notes:

⁽¹⁾  On January 20, 2017, the Company acquired all outstanding equity shares of Denali Sourcing Services Inc.

⁽²⁾  WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Assistance Limited, was incorporated on April 20, 2016.

⁽³⁾ WNS Legal Assistance LLP is a limited liability partnership, organized under the laws of England and Wales in November 2014. WNS Legal Assistance LLP provides legal services in relation to personal injury claims within the Auto Claims BPM (as defined in Note 27) segment in the UK. During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company acquired 20% of the equity capital of WNS Legal Assistance LLP from Prettys Solicitors (the non-controlling interest in WNS Legal Assistance LLP) as a consequence of which, WNS Legal Assistance LLP has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Assistance Limited. As at March 31, 2019, WNS Legal Assistance LLP is 98.75% owned by WNS Assistance Limited and 1.25% owned by WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited.

⁽⁴⁾  WNS New Zealand Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services (Australia) Pty Ltd, was incorporated on June 13, 2017.

⁽⁵⁾  WNS Global Services Private Limited is held jointly by WNS (Mauritius) Limited and WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited. The percentage of holding of WNS (Mauritius) Limited is 80% and of WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited is 20%.

⁽⁶⁾ WNS Global Services (UK) Limited is jointly held by WNS Global Services Private Limited and WNS (Holdings) Limited. As at March 31, 2019, the percentage of holding of WNS Global Services Private Limited is 71.7% and of WNS (Holdings) Limited is 28.3%.

⁽⁷⁾  The WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust (the “trust”) was registered on April 26, 2017 in relation to the grant of share appreciation rights by WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited. The trust holds 10% of the equity capital of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited and the balance 90% is held by WNS Global Services (UK) Limited.

⁽⁸⁾  Ucademy (Pty) Limited has been incorporated as a subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited with effect from June 20, 2016

⁽⁹⁾  WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited, was incorporated on December 19, 2018.

⁽¹⁰⁾  On March 15, 2017, the Company acquired all ownership interests of MTS HealthHelp Inc. and its subsidiaries, which existed on that date. HealthHelp Holdings LLC is 63.7% owned by MTS HealthHelp Inc. and 36.3% owned by WNS North America Inc.

⁽¹¹⁾  WNS-HealthHelp Philippines Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HealthHelp LLC, was incorporated on December 21, 2018.

⁽¹²⁾ On June 14, 2016, the Company acquired all outstanding equity shares of Value Edge Research Services Private Limited. As part of the acquisition, the Company also acquired the three subsidiaries of Value Edge Research Services Private Limited, which existed on that date. Value Edge Research Services Private Limited was merged with and into WNS Global Services Private Limited pursuant to a Scheme of Amalgamation approved by the National Company Law Tribunal on July 27, 2017.

⁽¹³⁾ WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS (Mauritius) Limited, was incorporated on September 17, 2018.

⁽¹⁴⁾ WNS Global Services North Americas Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, was incorporated on October 4, 2018.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Name of the related party	Relationship
Acumentor Inc. (with effect from (“w.e.f.”) April 1, 2014)	An entity of which a member of key management is the sole proprietor
Razmatazz Events	An entity which a close relative of the member of key management owns and controls
Core Developers Private Limited (w.e.f. September 12, 2018)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Surface Architectural Supply Inc. (w.e.f. September 1, 2014)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
J F Fitness of North America (w.e.f. September 1, 2014)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Sheron LLC (w.e.f. April 1, 2014) (Ceased to be a related party from January 31, 2019)	An entity which a member of key management and his close relative jointly own and control
JF Manufacturing LLC ( w.e.f. May 22, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Haviland Digital Limited (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a sole controlling stake
Mission Control Productions Limited (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Mirabilis Technology Services Limited (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Haviland Digital Co-Productions Limited (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a sole controlling stake
35 Yard Development (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a joint controlling stake
Vitality Risk LLC (w.e.f. October 27, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a sole controlling stake
Cyber Speciality LLC (w.e.f from February 1, 2019)	An entity in which a member of key management has a joint controlling stake
Key management personnel
Adrian T. Dillon	Chairman
Keshav R. Murugesh	Director and Group Chief Executive Officer
Renu S. Karnad	Director
Anthony A. Greener (Ceased to be director from September 27, 2016)	Director
Albert Aboody (Ceased to be director from September 27, 2017)	Director
Swaminathan Rajamani	Chief People Officer
Ronald Gillette (Ceased from January 31, 2019)	Chief Operating Officer
Gautam Barai (Appointed on January 31, 2019)	Chief Operating Officer
Sanjay Puria	Group Chief Financial Officer
Gareth Williams	Director
Michael Menezes	Director
John Freeland	Director
Francoise Gri	Director
Keith Haviland (Appointed on July 1, 2017)	Director
Mario P. Vitale (Appointed on October 27, 2017)	Director

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

	Year ended March 31,
Nature of transaction with related parties	2019		2018		2017
Key management personnel*
Remuneration and short-term benefits		6,464		6,614		4,592
Defined contribution plan		97		94		89
Other benefits		16		17		15
Share-based compensation expense		14,957		17,677		13,347

* Defined benefit plan related costs are not disclosed as these are determined for the Company as a whole.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

28. Operating segments

The Company has several operating segments based on a mix of industry and the types of services. The composition and organization of these operating segments currently is designed in such a way that the back office shared processes, i.e. the horizontal structure, delivers service to industry specific back office and front office processes i.e. the vertical structure. These structures represent a matrix form of organization structure, accordingly operating segments have been determined based on the core principle of segment reporting in accordance with IFRS 8 “Operating segments” (“IFRS 8”). Segment managers are responsible for the performance of the operating segments on a combined vertical structure which includes travel, shipping and logistics services; utilities, retail and consumer products group; banking and financial, healthcare and insurance services including auto claims; consulting and professional services; and others. Effective February 1, 2019, the Company realigned its segment managers responsible for the performance of operating segments on a combined vertical structure with the appointment of a segment manager as Chief Operating Officer. The revised structure includes travel, shipping and logistics services, utilities, retail and consumer products group; banking and financial and consulting and professional services; insurance services; healthcare; auto claims and others. The segment managers’ performance is reviewed by the Group Chief Executive Officer, who has been identified as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). The CODM evaluates the Company’s performance and allocates resources based on revenue growth of combined vertical structure.

The Company believes that the business process management services that it provides to customers in industries other than auto claims such as travel, shipping and logistics services; utilities, retail and consumer products group; banking and financial, healthcare and insurance; consulting and professional services; and others are similar in terms of services, service delivery methods, use of technology, and average long-term gross profit and hence meet the aggregation criteria in accordance with IFRS 8. WNS Assistance Limited and Accidents Happen Assistance Limited (which provide automobile repair through a network of third party repair centers), and WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited and WNS Legal Assistance LLP (which provide legal services in relation to personal injury claims), constitute WNS Auto Claims BPM, the performance of which is evaluated by the CODM separately. The WNS Auto Claims BPM segment does not meet the aggregation criteria. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it has two reportable segments, “WNS Global BPM” and “WNS Auto Claims BPM.”

In order to provide accident management services, the Company arranges for the repair through a network of repair centers. Repair costs paid to automobile repair centers are invoiced to customers and recognized as revenue except in cases where the Company has concluded that it is not the principal in providing claims handling services and hence it would be appropriate to record revenue from repair services on a net basis, i.e. net of repair cost. The Company uses revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for “Fault” repairs as a primary measure to allocate resources and measure segment performance. Revenue less repair payments is a non-GAAP measure which is calculated as (a) revenue less (b) in the Company’s auto claims business, payments to repair centers for “Fault” repair cases where the Company acts as the principal in its dealings with the third party repair centers and its clients. For “Non-fault repairs,” revenue including repair payments is used as a primary measure. As the Company provides a consolidated suite of accident management services including credit hire and credit repair for its “Non-fault” repairs business, the Company believes that measurement of that line of business has to be on a basis that includes repair payments in revenue.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The segment results for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2019
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto Claims BPM			Inter segments*			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	774,235		$	34,885		$	—		$	809,120
Segment revenue	$	774,309		$	34,885		$	(74	)	$	809,120
Payments to repair centers		—			15,166			—			15,166
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		774,309			19,719			(74	)		793,954
Depreciation		20,130			204			—			20,334
Other costs		588,289			19,555			(74	)		607,770
Segment operating profit/(loss)		165,890			(40	)		—			165,850
Other income, net		(12,572	)		(2,022	)		—			(14,594	)
Finance expense		3,204			—			—			3,204
Segment profit before income taxes		175,258			1,982			—			177,240
Income tax expense		25,503			216			—			25,719
Segment profit		149,755			1,766			—			151,521
Amortization of intangible assets											15,783
Share-based compensation expense											30,305
Profit after tax										$	105,433
Addition to non-current assets	$	29,583		$	2,224		$	—		$	31,807
Total assets, net of elimination		667,261			118,369			—			785,630
Total liabilities, net of elimination	$	156,298		$	76,913		$	—		$	233,211

* Transactions between inter segments represent business process management services rendered by WNS Global BPM to WNS Auto Claims BPM.

No client individually accounted for more than 10% of the total revenue during the year ended March 31, 2019.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The segment results for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2018
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto Claims BPM			Inter segments*			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	722,542		$	35,414		$	—		$	757,956
Segment revenue	$	722,600		$	35,414		$	(58	)	$	757,956
Payments to repair centers		—			16,970			—			16,970
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		722,600			18,444			(58	)		740,986
Depreciation		19,682			272			—			19,954
Other costs		561,870			18,249			(58	)		580,061
Segment operating profit/(loss)		141,048			(77	)		—			140,971
Other income, net		(9,757	)		(1,473	)		—			(11,230	)
Finance expense		4,065			199			—			4,264
Segment profit before income taxes		146,740			1,197			—			147,937
Income tax expense		15,319			112			—			15,431
Segment profit		131,421			1,085			—			132,506
Amortization of intangible assets											15,505
Share-based compensation expense											30,565
Profit after tax										$	86,436
Addition to non-current assets	$	32,337		$	201		$	—		$	32,538
Total assets, net of elimination		633,186			126,377			—			759,563
Total liabilities, net of elimination	$	181,627		$	82,980		$	—		$	264,607

* Transactions between inter segments represent business process management services rendered by WNS Global BPM to WNS Auto Claims BPM.

No client individually accounted for more than 10% of the total revenue during the year ended March 31, 2018.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

The segment results for the year ended March 31, 2017 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2017
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto Claims BPM			Inter segments*			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	557,904		$	44,642		$	—		$	602,546
Segment revenue	$	557,983		$	44,642		$	(79	)	$	602,546
Payments to repair centers					24,102			—			24,102
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		557,983			20,540			(79	)		578,444
Depreciation		16,598			305			—			16,903
Other costs		429,074			20,147			(79	)		449,142
Impairment of goodwill (Refer Note 10)		—			21,673			—			21,673
Segment operating profit/(loss)		112,311			(21,585	)		—			90,726
Other income, net		(7,785	)		(904	)		—			(8,689	)
Finance expense		547						—			547
Segment profit/(loss) before income taxes		119,549			(20,681	)		—			98,868
Income tax expense		17,441			89			—			17,530
Segment profit/(loss)		102,108			(20,770	)		—			81,338
Amortization of intangible assets											20,539
Share-based compensation expense											23,036
Profit after tax										$	37,763
Addition to non-current assets	$	111,280		$	453		$	—		$	111,733
Total assets, net of elimination		590,974			113,149			—			704,123
Total liabilities, net of elimination	$	214,155		$	74,902		$	—		$	289,057

* Transactions between inter segments represent business process management services rendered by WNS Global BPM to WNS Auto Claims BPM.

One customer in the WNS Global BPM segment accounted for 9.0% of the Company’s total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2017. The receivables from this customer comprised 7.1% of the Company’s total trade receivables as at March 31, 2017.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

External revenue

Revenues from the geographic segments based on domicile of the customer. The Company’s external revenue by geographic area is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Jersey, Channel Islands	$	—	$	—	$	—
US		335,880		308,436		196,193
UK		253,962		258,863		248,588
Australia		77,187		66,626		49,053
Europe (excluding UK)		56,383		47,169		37,494
South Africa		38,866		42,841		42,717
Rest of the world		46,842		34,021		28,501
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

The Company’s non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets) by geographic area are as follows:

	As at March 31,
	2019		2018
Jersey, Channel Islands	$	—	$	—
India		26,708		26,167
Philippines		18,797		14,050
South Africa		6,374		10,529
North America		3,777		5,112
UK		2,144		756
Rest of the world		3,198		3,992
Total	$	60,998	$	60,606

29. Commitment and contingencies

Leases

The Company has entered into various non-cancelable operating lease agreements for certain delivery centers and offices with original lease periods expiring between fiscal 2020 and 2029, that are renewable on a periodic basis at the option of the lessor and the lessee and have rent escalation clause. The details of future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Operating lease
Less than 1 year	$	30,505
1-3 years		54,534
3-5 years		41,951
More than 5 years		34,929
Total minimum lease payments	$	161,919

Rental expenses were $35,909, $33,685 and $27,712 for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

F-84

WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Capital commitments

As at March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had committed to spend approximately $10,778 and $5,762, respectively, under agreements to purchase property and equipment. These amounts are net of capital advances paid in respect of these purchases.

Bank guarantees and others

Certain subsidiaries of the Company hold bank guarantees aggregating $1,352 and $2,579 as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These guarantees have a remaining expiry term ranging from one to five years.

Restricted time deposits placed with bankers as security for guarantees given by them to regulatory authorities aggregating $564 and $575 as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, are included in other current assets. These deposits represent cash collateral against bank guarantees issued by the banks on behalf of the Company to third parties.

Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in lawsuits, claims and administrative proceedings. While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of these matters, the Company believes, after consultation with counsel, that the disposition of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

F-85

WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

30. Additional capital disclosures

The key objective of the Company’s capital management is to ensure that it maintains a stable capital structure with the focus on total equity to uphold investor, creditor, and customer confidence and to ensure future development of its business. The Company focuses on keeping a strong total equity base to ensure independence, security, as well as a high financial flexibility for potential future borrowings, if required, without impacting the risk profile of the Company.

The capital structure as at March 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

	As at March 31,
	2019			2018			% Change
Total equity attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company	$	552,419		$	494,956			19	%
As percentage of total capital		90	%		85	%
Long term debt (1)		61,800			89,900			(24	)%
Total debt	$	61,800		$	89,900			(24	)%
As percentage of total capital		10	%		15	%
Total capital (debt and equity)	$	614,219		$	584,856			10	%

Note:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $409 and $769 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

The Company is predominantly equity-financed. This is also evident from the fact that debt represents only 10% and 15% of total capital as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

F-86

EX-8.1

Exhibit 8.1

WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

S/No.	Name of Subsidiary	Place of Incorporation
1.	WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A.	The Netherlands
2.	WNS North America, Inc.	Delaware, USA
3.	WNS Global Services (UK) Limited	United Kingdom
4.	WNS (Mauritius) Limited	Mauritius
5.	WNS Global Services (Romania) S.R.L.	Romania
6.	WNS Global Services Philippines, Inc.	Philippines
7.	WNS Business Consulting Services Private Limited	India
8.	WNS Assistance Limited	United Kingdom
9.	Accidents Happen Assistance Limited	United Kingdom
10.	WNS Global Services Inc.	Delaware, USA
11.	Business Applications Associates Beijing Limited	China
12.	WNS Capital Investment Limited	Mauritius
13.	WNS Global Services (Private) Limited	Sri Lanka
14.	WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited	Singapore
15.	WNS Global Services Private Limited(1)	India
16.	WNS BPO Services Costa Rica, S.R.L.	Costa Rica
17.	WNS Global Services (Australia) Pty Ltd	Australia
18.	WNS Mauritius Limited ME (Branch)	Dubai Airport Free Zone
19.	WNS Cares Foundation(2)	India
20.	WNS Global Services (UK) Limited (Spóĺka Z ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością) Oddziaĺ W Polsce, Gdansk (Branch)	Poland
21.	WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited	South Africa
22.	Business Applications Associates Beijing Limited Guangzhou Branch (Branch)	China
23.	WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd.	China
24.	WNS Global Services Private Limited (Singapore Branch)	Singapore
25.	WNS Legal Assistance LLP	United Kingdom
26.	WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited	United Kingdom
27.	WNS Global Services (UK) Limited Londra Sucursala Bucuresti	Romania
28.	WNS Global Services (UK) Limited (France Branch)	France
29.	Denali Sourcing Services Inc.	Delaware, USA
30.	WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A. Merkezi Hollanda Istanbul Merkez Subesi (Turkey Branch) (3)	Turkey
31.	MTS HealthHelp Inc.	Delaware, USA

32.	HealthHelp Holdings LLC	Delaware, USA
33.	HealthHelp LLC	Delaware, USA
34.	Value Edge AG	Switzerland
35.	Value Edge Inc.	Delaware, USA
36.	VE Value Edge Gmbh	Germany
37.	WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd. Shanghai Branch(4)	China
38.	Ucademy (Pty) Ltd	South Africa
39.	The WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust(5)	South Africa
40.	WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A. Ireland Branch(6)	Ireland
41.	WNS New Zealand Limited	New Zealand
42.	WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited(7)	United Kingdom
43.	WNS-HealthHelp Philippines Inc.(8)	Philippines
44.	WNS Global Services North Americas Inc.(9)	Delaware, USA
45.	WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd.(10)	South Africa
46.	WNS Global Services (UK) Limited Sucursal En España (Branch)(11)	Spain

Notes

1. Value Edge Research Services Private Limited, which was a subsidiary of WNS Global Services Private Limited, was merged with and into WNS Global Services Private Limited pursuant to a National Company Law Tribunal order dated July 27, 2017. The effective date of the merger was January 1, 2017.

2. WNS Cares Foundation is a not-for-profit organization registered under formerly Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 (which has become Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act, 2013), formed for the purpose of promoting corporate social responsibilities.

3. WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A. Merkezi Hollanda Istanbul Merkez Subesi (Turkey Branch) is a branch of WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A.

4. WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd Shanghai Branch is a branch of WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd.

5. The WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust was established with the principal object of creating meaningful participation of the Company’s Black employees in the growth of the company.

6. WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A (Ireland Branch) is a branch of WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A.

7. WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS (Mauritius) Limited, was incorporated on September 17, 2018.

8. WNS-HealthHelp Philippines Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HealthHelp LLC, was incorporated on December 21, 2018.

9. WNS Global Services North Americas Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, was incorporated on October 4, 2018.

10. WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited, was incorporated on December 19, 2018.

11. WNS Global Services (UK) Limited Sucursal En España (Branch), a branch of WNS Global Services (UK) Limited was established on October 25, 2018.

EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Keshav R. Murugesh, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of WNS (Holdings) Limited;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the company’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 15, 2019

By:	/s/ Keshav R. Murugesh
Name:	Keshav R. Murugesh
Title:	Group Chief Executive Officer

EX-12.2

Exhibit 12.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Sanjay Puria, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of WNS (Holdings) Limited;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the company’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 15, 2019

By:	/s/ Sanjay Puria
Name:	Sanjay Puria
Title:	Group Chief Financial Officer

EX-13.1

Exhibit 13.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of WNS (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

(i) the accompanying annual report on Form 20-F of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 15, 2019

By:	/s/ Keshav R. Murugesh
Name:	Keshav R. Murugesh
Title:	Group Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being “filed” either as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure statement, and is not to be incorporated by reference into the Report or any other filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. The foregoing certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18 or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

EX-13.2

Exhibit 13.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of WNS (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

(i) the accompanying annual report on Form 20-F of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2019 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 15, 2019

By:	/s/ Sanjay Puria
Name:	Sanjay Puria
Title:	Group Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being “filed” either as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure statement, and is not to be incorporated by reference into the Report or any other filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. The foregoing certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18 or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

EX-15.1

Exhibit 15.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our reports dated May 15, 2019 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of WNS (Holdings) Limited on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2019.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statements of WNS (Holdings) Limited on Form S-8 (File No. 333-136168, File No. 333-157356, File No. 333-176849, File No. 333-191416, File No. 333-214042 and File No. 333-228070).

/s/ GRANT THORNTON INDIA LLP

Mumbai, India

May 15, 2019

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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 85,444	$ 99,829
Investments	67,913	120,960
Trade receivables, net	73,872	71,388
Unbilled revenue	66,752	61,721
Funds held for clients	7,063	10,066
Derivative assets	13,394	11,738
Contract assets	4,190
Prepayments and other current assets	16,783	24,847
Total current assets	335,411	400,549
Non-current assets:
Goodwill	130,811	135,186
Intangible assets	80,188	89,652
Property and equipment	60,998	60,606
Derivative assets	5,687	3,245
Deferred tax assets	23,772	27,395
Investments	82,487	542
Contract assets	22,037
Other non-current assets	44,239	42,388
Total non-current assets	450,219	359,014
TOTAL ASSETS	785,630	759,563
Current liabilities:
Trade payables	17,831	19,703
Provisions and accrued expenses	27,619	28,826
Derivative liabilities	2,096	6,466
Pension and other employee obligations	68,121	64,617
Current portion of long-term debt	27,969	27,740
Contract liabilities	5,427	2,908
Current taxes payable	2,603	1,262
Other liabilities	10,294	15,739
Total current liabilities	161,960	167,261
Non-current liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	307	2,289
Pension and other employee obligations	11,248	9,621
Long term debt	33,422	61,391
Contract liabilities	6,609	571
Other non-current liabilities	8,959	11,662
Deferred tax liabilities	10,706	11,812
Total non-current liabilities	71,251	97,346
TOTAL LIABILITIES	233,211	264,607
Shareholders' equity:
Share capital (ordinary shares $0.16 (10 pence) par value, authorized 60,000,000 shares; issued: 51,153,220 shares and 54,834,080 shares each as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively)	8,056	8,533
Share premium	269,529	371,764
Retained earnings	478,145	364,424
Other components of equity	(146,894)	(115,534)
Total shareholder's equity, including shares held in treasury	608,836	629,187
Less: 1,101,300 shares as at March 31, 2019 and 4,400,000 shares as at March 31, 2018, held in treasury, at cost	(56,417)	(134,231)
Total shareholders' equity	552,419	494,956
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 785,630	$ 759,563

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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Parenthetical)	Mar. 31, 2019 £ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 £ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares
Statement of financial position [abstract]
Share capital, par value | (per share)	£ 0.10	$ 0.16	£ 0.10	$ 0.16
Share capital, authorized	60,000,000	60,000,000	60,000,000	60,000,000
Share capital, issued	51,153,220	51,153,220	54,834,080	54,834,080
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Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Profit or loss [abstract]
Revenue	$ 809,120	$ 757,956	$ 602,546
Cost of revenue	518,236	503,130	403,324
Gross profit	290,884	254,826	199,222
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses	44,573	41,767	32,631
General and administrative expenses	115,261	117,626	91,742
Foreign exchange gain, net	(4,495)	(14,973)	(14,514)
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	21,673
Amortization of intangible assets	15,783	15,505	20,539
Operating profit	119,762	94,901	47,151
Other income, net	(14,594)	(11,230)	(8,689)
Finance expense	3,204	4,264	547
Profit before income taxes	131,152	101,867	55,293
Income tax expense	25,719	15,431	17,530
Profit after tax	$ 105,433	$ 86,436	$ 37,763
Earnings per ordinary share
Basic	$ 2.10	$ 1.72	$ 0.75
Diluted	$ 2.02	$ 1.63	$ 0.71

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]
Profit after tax	$ 105,433	$ 86,436	$ 37,763
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes - Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Pension adjustment, net of tax	(104)	2,486	(1,804)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes - Items that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Current period gain/(loss)	13,582	(341)	43,118
Net change in time value of option contracts designated as cash flow hedges	(2,484)
Reclassification to profit or loss	(486)	(26,436)	(24,777)
Foreign currency translation (loss)/gain	(37,230)	14,202	(7,810)
Income tax (expense)/benefit relating to above	(1,877)	9,409	(6,921)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes - Items that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss	(28,495)	(3,166)	3,610
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of taxes	(28,599)	(680)	1,806
Total comprehensive income	$ 76,834	$ 85,756	$ 39,569

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Previously stated [member]	Adoption of IFRS 9 [member]	Adoption of IFRS 15 [member]	Restated Adjusted balance [member]	Share capital [member]	Share capital [member] Previously stated [member]	Share capital [member] Restated Adjusted balance [member]	Share premium [member]	Share premium [member] Previously stated [member]	Share premium [member] Restated Adjusted balance [member]	Retained earnings [member]	Retained earnings [member] Previously stated [member]	Retained earnings [member] Adoption of IFRS 9 [member]	Retained earnings [member] Adoption of IFRS 15 [member]	Retained earnings [member] Restated Adjusted balance [member]	Other components of equity: Foreign currency translation reserve [member]	Other components of equity: Foreign currency translation reserve [member] Previously stated [member]	Other components of equity: Foreign currency translation reserve [member] Restated Adjusted balance [member]	Other components of equity: Cash flow hedging reserve [member]	Other components of equity: Cash flow hedging reserve [member] Previously stated [member]	Other components of equity: Cash flow hedging reserve [member] Adoption of IFRS 9 [member]	Other components of equity: Cash flow hedging reserve [member] Restated Adjusted balance [member]	Other components of equity: Pension adjustments [member]	Other components of equity: Pension adjustments [member] Previously stated [member]	Other components of equity: Pension adjustments [member] Restated Adjusted balance [member]	Treasury shares [member]	Treasury shares [member] Previously stated [member]	Treasury shares [member] Restated Adjusted balance [member]
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 408,189					$ 8,211			$ 306,874			$ 240,225					$ (124,357)			$ 5,928				$ 1,769			$ (30,461)
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2016						52,406,304																					1,100,000
Shares issued for exercised options and restricted share units ("RSUs") (Refer note 24)	8,941					$ 122			8,819
Shares issued for exercised options and restricted share units ("RSUs") (Refer Note 24), shares						906,255
Purchase of treasury shares (Refer note 19)	(64,224)																										$ (64,224)
Purchase of treasury shares (Refer note 19), shares																											2,200,000
Share-based compensation (Refer Note 24)	23,036								23,036
Excess tax benefits relating to share-based options and RSUs	(445)								(445)
Transactions with owners	(32,692)					$ 122			31,410																		$ (64,224)
Transactions with owners, shares						906,255																					2,200,000
Profit after tax	37,763											37,763
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes	1,806																(7,810)			11,420				(1,804)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period	39,569											37,763					(7,810)			11,420				(1,804)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2017	415,066					$ 8,333			338,284			277,988					(132,167)			17,348				(35)			$ (94,685)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2017						53,312,559																					3,300,000
Shares issued for exercised options and restricted share units ("RSUs") (Refer note 24)	1,347					$ 200			1,147
Shares issued for exercised options and restricted share units ("RSUs") (Refer Note 24), shares						1,521,521
Purchase of treasury shares (Refer note 19)	(39,546)																										$ (39,546)
Purchase of treasury shares (Refer note 19), shares																											1,100,000
Share-based compensation (Refer Note 24)	30,565								30,565
Purchase of equity from non-controlling interest	(52)								(52)
Excess tax benefits relating to share-based options and RSUs	1,820								1,820
Transactions with owners	(5,866)					$ 200			33,480																		$ (39,546)
Transactions with owners, shares						1,521,521																					1,100,000
Profit after tax	86,436											86,436
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes	(680)																14,202			(17,368)				2,486
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period	85,756											86,436					14,202			(17,368)				2,486
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018	494,956	$ 494,956	$ 16	$ 5,511	$ 500,483	$ 8,533	$ 8,533	$ 8,533	371,764	$ 371,764	$ 371,764	364,424	$ 364,424	$ 2,777	$ 5,511	$ 372,712	(117,965)	$ (117,965)	$ (117,965)	(20)	$ (20)	$ (2,761)	$ (2,781)	2,451	$ 2,451	$ 2,451	$ (134,231)	$ (134,231)	$ (134,231)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018						54,834,080	54,834,080	54,834,080																			4,400,000	4,400,000	4,400,000
Shares issued for exercised options and restricted share units ("RSUs") (Refer note 24)						$ 96			(96)
Shares issued for exercised options and restricted share units ("RSUs") (Refer Note 24), shares						719,140
Cancellation of treasury shares (Refer Note 19)						$ (573)			(133,658)																		$ 134,231
Cancellation of treasury shares (Refer Note 19), shares						(4,400,000)																					(4,400,000)
Purchase of treasury shares (Refer note 19)	(56,417)																										$ (56,417)
Purchase of treasury shares (Refer note 19), shares																											1,101,300
Share-based compensation (Refer Note 24)	30,305								30,305
Excess tax benefits relating to share-based options and RSUs	1,214								1,214
Transactions with owners	(24,898)					$ (477)			(102,235)																		$ 77,814
Transactions with owners, shares						(3,680,860)																					(3,298,700)
Profit after tax	105,433											105,433
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes	(28,599)																(37,230)			8,735				(104)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period	76,834											105,433					(37,230)			8,735				(104)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 552,419					$ 8,056			$ 269,529			$ 478,145					$ (155,195)			$ 5,954				$ 2,347			$ (56,417)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019						511,532,220																					1,101,300

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit after tax	$ 105,433	$ 86,436	$ 37,763
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	36,117	35,459	37,442
Impairment of goodwill			21,673
Share-based compensation expense	30,305	30,565	23,036
Amortization of debt issue cost	360	488	52
Allowances for expected credit losses ("ECL")	659	(499)	(1,040)
Unrealized exchange (gain)/loss, net	(2,441)	2,663	(11,123)
Current tax expense	27,526	24,494	25,785
Interest expense	2,844	3,778	495
Interest income	(2,556)	(3,693)	(2,083)
Income from marketable securities	(7,979)	(3,570)	(4,131)
Unrealized gain on investments		(3)	(6)
Income from funds held in escrow		(239)	(280)
Loss/ (gain) on sale of property and equipment	25	(325)	143
Deferred income taxes	(1,807)	(9,063)	(8,255)
Deferred rent	1,578	1,289	1,136
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense	(1,260)	(685)	(270)
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments	(372)	5,283	(1,930)
Others, net			23
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue	(14,822)	(16,413)	(1,630)
Other assets	(17,340)	(4,196)	(2,137)
Trade payables	(585)	2,029	(4,203)
Contract liabilities	8,714	(2,560)	2,303
Other liabilities	8,279	13,722	6,914
Cash generated from operating activities before interest and income taxes:	172,678	163,636	119,677
Income taxes paid	(22,992)	(27,265)	(29,462)
Interest paid	(2,521)	(3,390)	(84)
Interest received	2,489	3,327	2,004
Net cash provided by operating activities	149,654	136,308	92,135
Cash flows from investing activities:
Restricted cash, held in escrow			(5,112)
Payment of contingent considerations in relation to acquisitions	(6,922)	(5,465)
Proceeds from restricted cash, held in escrow		239	280
Government grant received		200
Government grants repaid	(200)	(136)
Payment for property and equipment and intangible assets	(32,292)	(33,684)	(22,867)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	120	367	443
Investment in fixed deposits	(27,899)	(26,532)	(24,672)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed deposits	31,336	30,698	15,112
Investment in marketable securities (long-term)	(78,823)
Marketable securities (short-term) sold / (purchased), net	42,037	(12,761)	32,413
Profit on sale of marketable securities (short-term)	1,497
Dividends received	32	3,570	4,127
Investment in mutual funds		(52)	(462)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturity plans ("FMPs")		100
Net cash used in investing activities	(71,347)	(43,583)	(131,267)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of shares	(56,417)	(39,546)	(64,224)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		1,347	8,941
Proceeds from long-term debt			118,000
Repayment of long-term debt	(28,100)	(28,100)
Repayment of short-term borrowings, net			(475)
Payment of debt issuance cost		(354)	(953)
Purchase of equity of non-controlling interest		(52)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense	1,260	685	270
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	(83,257)	(66,020)	61,559
Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents	(9,435)	3,321	5,522
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(14,385)	30,026	27,949
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	99,829	69,803	41,854
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	85,444	99,829	69,803
Non-cash transactions: Investing activities
(i) Liability towards property and equipment and intangible assets purchased on credit	6,114	5,440	4,292
(ii) Contingent consideration payable towards acquisitions			19,678
(iv) Release of restricted cash, held in escrow	1,535	1,535
MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member]
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Reversal of contingent consideration in relation to acquisition of HealthHelp		(1,324)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of subsidiaries and businesses, net of cash acquired			(56,674)
Adjustment towards acquisition		(573)
Repayment of long-term debt of subsidiaries			(29,249)
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of subsidiaries and businesses, net of cash acquired			(31,886)
Adjustment towards acquisition		446
Payment of contingent considerations in relation to acquisitions	(2,484)	(2,351)
Non-cash transactions: Investing activities
(iii) Liability towards deferred consideration			522
Financing activities
(i) Short-term line of credit of Denali			475
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of subsidiaries and businesses, net of cash acquired			$ (12,720)
Non-cash transactions: Investing activities
(iv) Release of restricted cash, held in escrow	(1,535)	$ (1,535)
Hotel Beds Group SLU [member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of subsidiaries and businesses, net of cash acquired	$ (233)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - Long term debt (including current portion) [member] $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2019 USD ($)
Statement [LineItems]
Opening Balance	$ 89,131
Cash flows	(28,100)
Non-cash changes amortization of debt issuance cost	360
Closing balance	$ 61,391

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Company overview

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Company overview

1. Company overview

WNS (Holdings) Limited (“WNS Holdings”), along with its subsidiaries (collectively, “the Company”), is a global business process management (“BPM”) company with client service offices in Australia, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Germany, London (UK), New Jersey (US), Singapore and France and delivery centers in the People’s Republic of China (“China”), Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Republic of South Africa (“South Africa”), Sri Lanka, Turkey, Spain, the United Kingdom (“UK”) and the United States (“US”). The Company’s clients are primarily in the travel, shipping and logistics services, utilities, retail and consumer products group, banking and financial and consulting and professional services, insurance services, healthcare, auto claims and others.

WNS Holdings is incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands and maintains a registered office in Jersey at 22, Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX.

These consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on May 15, 2019.

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Summary of significant accounting policies

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of significant accounting policies

2. Summary of significant accounting policies

a. Basis of preparation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (“IASB”).

These consolidated financial statements correspond to the classification provisions contained in IAS 1(revised), “Presentation of Financial Statements.”

Accounting policies applied are consistent with the policies that were applied for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year March 31, 2018, except in relation to the new standards, IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”, adopted on April 1, 2018 (Refer Note 4).

b. Basis of measurement

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost convention and on an accrual basis, except for the following material items that have been measured at fair value as required by relevant IFRS:

a. Derivative financial instruments;

b. Share-based payment transactions;

c. Marketable securities and investments in mutual funds;

d. Investments in FMPs; and

e. Contingent consideration.

c. Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future period affected. In particular, information about significant areas of estimation, uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is included in the following notes:

i. Revenue recognition

The Company’s determination of whether BPM services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment.

The Company provides automobile claims handling services, wherein the Company enters into contracts with its clients to process all their claims over the contract period and the fees are determined either on a per claim basis or as a fixed payment for the contract period. Where the contracts are on a per claim basis, the Company invoices the client at the inception of the claim process. The Company estimates the processing period for the claims and recognizes revenue over the estimated processing period. This processing period generally ranges between one to two months. The processing time may be greater for new clients and the estimated service period is adjusted accordingly. The processing period is estimated based on historical experience and other relevant factors, if any.

ii. Current income taxes

The major tax jurisdictions for the Company are India, South Africa, UK and US, though the Company also files tax returns in other foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgments are involved in determining the provision for income taxes including judgment on whether tax positions are probable of being sustained in tax assessments. A tax assessment can involve complex issues, which can only be resolved over extended time periods. The recognition of taxes that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances.

iii. Deferred income taxes

The assessment of the probability of future taxable profit in which deferred tax assets can be utilized is based on the Company’s latest approved budget forecast, which is adjusted for significant non-taxable profit and expenses and specific limits to the use of any unused tax loss or credit. The tax rules in the numerous jurisdictions in which the Company operates are also carefully taken into consideration. If a positive forecast of taxable profit indicates the probable use of a deferred tax asset, especially when it can be utilized without a time limit, that deferred tax asset is usually recognized in full. The recognition of deferred tax assets that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances.

iv. Impairment

An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which an asset’s or cash-generating unit’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. To determine the recoverable amount, management estimates expected future cash flows from each asset or cash-generating unit and determines a suitable interest rate in order to calculate the present value of those cash flows. In the process of measuring expected future cash flows management makes assumptions about future operating results. These assumptions relate to future events and circumstances. The actual results may vary, and may cause significant adjustments to the Company’s assets within the next financial year. The calculation of impairment loss involves significant estimates and assumptions which include revenue and earnings multiples, growth rates and net margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk-adjusted discount rate and future economic and market conditions.

In most cases, determining the applicable discount rate involves estimating the appropriate adjustment to market risk and the appropriate adjustment to asset-specific risk factors.

v. Valuation of derivative financial instruments

Management uses valuation techniques in measuring the fair value of derivative financial instruments, where active market quotes are not available. In applying the valuation techniques, management makes maximum use of market inputs, and uses estimates and assumptions that are, as far as possible, consistent with observable data that market participants would use in pricing the instrument. Where applicable data is not observable, management uses its best estimate about the assumptions that market participants would make. These estimates may vary from the actual prices that would be achieved in an arm’s length transaction at the reporting date.

vi. Accounting for defined benefit plans

In accounting for pension and post-retirement benefits, several statistical and other factors that attempt to anticipate future events are used to calculate plan expenses and liabilities. These factors include expected return on plan assets, discount rate assumptions and rate of future compensation increases. To estimate these factors, actuarial consultants also use estimates such as withdrawal, turnover, and mortality rates which require significant judgment. The actuarial assumptions used by the Company may differ materially from actual results in future periods due to changing market and economic conditions, regulatory events, judicial rulings, higher or lower withdrawal rates, or longer or shorter participant life spans.

vii. Share-based compensation expense

The share-based compensation expense is determined based on the Company’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest and valuation using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model, Monte-Carlo simulation and the binomial lattice model.

viii. Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method under the provisions of IFRS 3 (Revised), “Business Combinations.”

The cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair value of the assets transferred, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred at the date of acquisition. The cost of the acquisition also includes the fair value of any contingent consideration. Identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair value on the date of acquisition. Significant estimates are required to be made in determining the value of contingent consideration and intangible assets.

xi. Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

The Company applies the forward-looking expected credit loss (“ECL”) model for recognizing impairment loss on financial assets that are measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”). The Company applies the simplified approach for determining the lifetime ECL allowance using the Company’s historical credit loss experience adjusted for factors that are specific to the debtor. For all other financial assets, the Company recognizes lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition.

d. Basis of consolidation

The Company consolidates entities over which it has control. Control exists when the Company has existing rights that give the Company the current ability to direct the activities which affect the entity’s returns; the Company is exposed to or has rights to returns which may vary depending on the entity’s performance; and the Company has the ability to use its power to affect its own returns from its involvement with the entity. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date control commences until the date control ceases.

i. Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method under the provisions of IFRS 3 (Revised), “Business Combinations.”

The cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair value of the assets transferred, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred at the date of acquisition. The consideration of the acquisition also includes the fair value of any contingent consideration. Identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair value on the date of acquisition. Significant estimates are required to be made in determining the value of contingent consideration and intangible assets.

Transaction costs that the Company incurs in connection with a business combination such as finders’ fees, legal fees, due diligence fees, and other professional and consulting fees are expensed as incurred.

ii. Transactions eliminated on consolidation

All inter-company and intra-company balances, transactions, income and expenses including unrealized income or expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

e. Functional and presentation currency

The financial statements of each of the Company’s subsidiaries are presented using the currency of the primary economic environment in which these entities operate (i.e. the functional currency). The consolidated financial statements are presented in US dollars (“USD”) which is the presentation currency of the Company and has been rounded off to the nearest thousands.

f. Foreign currency transactions and translation

i. Transactions in foreign currency

Transactions in foreign currency are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at the exchange rates prevailing at the reporting date of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the consolidated statement of income. Gains/losses relating to translation or settlement of trading activities are disclosed under foreign exchange gains/losses and translation or settlements of financing activities are disclosed under finance expenses. In the case of foreign exchange gains/losses on borrowings that are considered as a natural economic hedge for the foreign currency monetary assets, such foreign exchange gains/losses, net are presented within results from operating activities.

ii. Foreign operations

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations that have local functional currency are translated into US dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the reporting date. Income and expense are translated at the monthly average exchange rate for the respective period. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recorded in equity as part of the Company’s other comprehensive income. Such exchange differences are recognized in the consolidated statement of income in the period in which such foreign operations are disposed. Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation and translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the reporting date.

Foreign currency exchange differences arising from intercompany receivables or payables relating to foreign operations, the settlement of which is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future, are considered to form part of net investment in foreign operation and are recognized in foreign currency translation reserve.

g. Financial instruments — initial recognition and subsequent measurement

Financial instruments are classified in the following categories:

• Non-derivative financial assets at amortized cost or at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”).

• Non-derivative financial liabilities at FVTPL or at amortized cost.

• Derivative financial instruments under the category of financial assets or financial liabilities at FVTPL or at FVOCI.

The classification of financial instruments depends on the purpose for which those were acquired. Management determines the classification of the Company’s financial instruments at initial recognition.

Non-derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value. Financial assets are derecognized when substantial risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset have been transferred. In cases where substantial risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets are neither transferred nor retained, financial assets are derecognized only when the Company has not retained control over the financial asset.

Subsequent to initial recognition, non-derivative financial instruments are measured as described below:

i. Non-derivative financial assets

a) Financial assets at amortized cost

Financial assets that meet the following criteria are measured at amortized cost (except for investments that are designated at FVTPL on initial recognition):

i) the asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

ii) the contractual terms of the instrument give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payment of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets at amortized cost are presented as current assets, except for those maturing later than 12 months after the balance sheet date which are presented as non-current assets. They are measured initially at fair value plus transaction costs and subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less any impairment losses.

b) Financial assets at FVTPL

Financial assets that do not meet the amortized cost or FVOCI criteria are measured at FVTPL. Financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The gains or losses on disposal of financial assets at FVTPL are recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

Interest income on financial assets at FVTPL is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. Dividend on financial assets at FVTPL is recognized when the Company’s right to receive the dividend is established.

ii. Non-derivative financial liabilities

All financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value, except in the case of loans and borrowings which are recognized at fair value net of directly attributable transaction costs. The Company’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables, bank overdrafts, contingent consideration and loans and borrowings.

Trade and other payables maturing later than 12 months after the reporting date are presented as non-current liabilities.

After initial recognition, interest bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statement of income when the liabilities are derecognized as well as through the effective interest rate method amortization process.

After initial recognition, contingent consideration is subsequently measured at fair value and the changes to the fair value are recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

iii. Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting

The Company is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency assets, liabilities, net investment in foreign operations and forecasted cash flows denominated in foreign currency. The Company limits the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuation by following established risk management policies including the use of derivatives. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments where the counterparty is primarily a bank. The Company holds derivative financial instruments such as foreign exchange forward and option contracts and interest rate swaps to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures.

Cash flow hedges

The Company recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position at fair value. Derivative instruments qualify for hedge accounting when the instrument is designated as a hedge; the hedged item is specifically identifiable and exposes the Company to risk; and it is expected that a change in fair value of the derivative instrument and an opposite change in the fair value of the hedged item will have a high degree of correlation.

For derivative instruments where hedge accounting is applied, the Company records the effective portion of derivative instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income/(loss) in the statement of comprehensive income, which is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged item affects earnings. The remaining gain or loss on the derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any (i.e., the ineffective portion) or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, and changes in fair value of other derivative instruments not designated as qualifying hedges is recorded as gains/losses, net in the consolidated statement of income. If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, the cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument recognized in the cash flow hedging reserve (in other comprehensive income/(loss)) until the period the hedge was effective remains in the cash flow hedging reserve until the forecasted transaction occurs. Cash flow hedge on interest rate swaps are recorded under finance expense, net. Cash flows from the derivative instruments are classified within cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash flows.

When it is highly probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the Company discontinues the hedge accounting and recognizes immediately, in the consolidated statement of income, the gains and losses attributable to such derivative instrument that were accumulated in other comprehensive income/(loss).

Gains/losses on cash flow hedges on forecasted revenue transactions are recorded in foreign exchange gains/losses forming part of revenue. Changes in fair value of foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges are recognized in the consolidated statement of income and reported within foreign exchange gains, net within results from operating activities.

iv. Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset against each other and the net amount reported in the consolidated statement of financial position if, and only if, there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

v. Fair value of financial instruments

The fair value of financial instruments that are traded in active markets at each reporting date is determined by reference to quoted market prices or dealer price quotations, without any deduction for transaction costs. For financial instruments not traded in an active market, the fair value is determined using appropriate valuation models. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to a present value using market-based observable inputs including interest rate curves, credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies.

vi. Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

The Company applies the forward-looking ECL model for recognizing impairment loss on financial assets that are measured at amortized cost or at FVOCI. Loss allowance for trade receivables and unbilled revenue with no significant financing component are measured at an amount equal to lifetime ECL. The Company applies the simplified approach for determining the lifetime ECL allowance using the Company’s historical credit loss experience adjusted for factors that are specific to the debtor.

For all other financial assets, the Company recognizes lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition. However, if the credit risk on the financial instruments has not increased significantly since the initial recognition, the Company measures the loss allowance for that financial instrument equal to 12-month ECL. The amount of ECL (or reversal) that is required to adjust the loss allowance at the reporting date is recognized as an impairment gain/loss in the consolidated statement of income.

h. Equity and share capital

i. Share capital and share premium

The Company has only one class of equity shares. Par value of the equity share is recorded as the share capital and the amount received in excess of par value is classified as share premium. The credit corresponding to the share-based compensation expense and excess tax benefit related to the exercise of share options and restricted share units is recorded in share premium.

ii. Retained earnings

Retained earnings comprise the Company’s undistributed earnings after taxes.

iii. Other components of equity

Other components of equity consist of the following:

Cash flow hedging reserve

Changes in fair value of derivative hedging instruments designated and effective as a cash flow hedge are recognized net of taxes.

Foreign currency translation reserve

Foreign currency translation reserve consists of (i) the exchange difference arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries and (ii) foreign currency differences arising from intercompany receivables or payables relating to foreign operations, the settlement of which is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future, which are considered to form part of net investment in foreign operation.

Pension adjustments

This reserve represents cumulative actuarial gain and losses recognized, net of taxes on defined benefits plans.

i. Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of up to three months to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

j. Investments

i. Marketable securities and mutual funds

The Company’s marketable securities represent liquid investments and are acquired principally for the purpose of earning daily income. Investments in mutual funds represent investments in mutual fund schemes wherein the mutual fund issuer has invested these funds in enterprise development funds. Investments which are expected to be redeemed after 12 months from the reporting date are classified as non-current investments, otherwise they are classified as current investments.

These investments are designated at fair value through profit or loss and changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The fair value represents the original cost of the investment and the investment’s fair value at each reporting period.

ii. Investments in fixed maturity plans

The Company’s investments in FMPs represent investments in mutual fund schemes wherein the mutual fund issuer has invested these funds in certificates of deposits with banks in India. The investments in FMPs are designated as fair value through profit or loss and change in fair value is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The fair value represents original cost of an investment and the investment’s fair value at each reporting period or net asset value as quoted.

The Company manages FMPs on a fair value basis in accordance with the entity’s documented risk management, investment strategy and information provided to the key managerial personnel. The returns on the investment are measured based on the fair value movement rather than looking at the overall returns on the maturity. The Company’s investment purchase and sale decisions are also based on the fair value fluctuations rather than a predetermined policy to hold the investment until maturity. Key management personnel believe that recording these investments through the consolidated statement of income would provide more relevant information to measure the performance of the investment.

iii. Investments in fixed deposits

Investments in fixed deposits consist of term deposits with original maturities of more than three months with banks. These are designated as financial assets at amortized cost.

k. Funds held for clients

Some of the Company’s agreements in the auto claims handling services allow the Company to temporarily hold funds on behalf of the client. The funds are segregated from the Company’s funds and there is usually a short period of time between when the Company receives these funds from the client and when the payments are made on their behalf.

l. Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at historical cost. Cost includes expenditures directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are as follows:

Asset description	Asset life (in years)
Buildings		20
Computers and software		3-4
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		2-5
Vehicles		3
Leasehold improvements		Lesser of estimated useful life or lease term

Assets acquired under finance leases are capitalized as assets by the Company at an amount equal to the fair value of the leased asset or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments, each determined at the inception of the lease. Assets under finance leases and leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the assets.

Advances paid towards the acquisition of property and equipment and the cost of property and equipment not ready for use before the reporting date are disclosed as capital work-in-progress in Note 12.

The Company assesses property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. If any such indication exists, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the asset. The recoverable amount of an asset or cash generating unit is the higher of its fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCOD”) and its value-in-use (“VIU”). If the recoverable amount of the asset or the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount. The reduction is treated as an impairment loss and is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. If at the reporting date there is an indication that a previously assessed impairment loss no longer exists, the recoverable amount is reassessed and the impairment losses previously recognized are reversed such that the asset is recognized at its recoverable amount but not exceeding the written down value which would have been reported if the impairment losses had not been recognized initially.

m. Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the Company’s share of the net identifiable assets of the acquired subsidiary at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination for the purpose of impairment testing. Goodwill is tested, at the cash-generating unit (or group of cash generating units) level, for impairment annually or if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Goodwill is carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Impairment loss on goodwill is not reversed. See further discussion on impairment testing under “Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill” below.

n. Intangible assets

Intangible assets are recognized only when it is probable that the expected future economic benefits attributable to the assets will accrue to the Company and the cost can be reliably measured. Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recorded at fair value using generally accepted valuation methods appropriate for the type of intangible asset. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over the estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment, if indicators of impairment arise. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized but instead are tested for impairment at least annually and written down to the fair value. See further discussion on impairment testing under “Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill” below.

Software development costs

Costs incurred for developing software or enhancements to the existing software products to be sold and/or used for internal use are capitalized once the research phase is complete, technological feasibility and commercial feasibility has been established, future economic benefits are probable, the Company has an intention and ability to complete and use or sell the software and the costs can be measured reliably. Technological feasibility is established upon completion of a detailed design program or, in its absence, completion of a working model. Significant management judgments and estimates are required in the assessment of when technological feasibility is established, as well as in the ongoing assessment of the recoverability of capitalized costs. Costs that qualify as software development costs include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining software and compensation and related benefits for employees who are directly associated with the software project. The capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life. Costs associated with research phase activities, training, maintenance and all post-implementation stage activities are expensed as incurred.

The Company’s definite lived intangible assets are amortized over the estimated useful life of the assets on a straight-line basis, as given below.

Asset description	Weighted average amortization period (in months)
Customer contracts		47
Customer relationships		217
Covenant not-to-compete		48
Trade names		34
Technology		94
Intellectual Property and other rights		24
Software		53
Service mark		Indefinite useful life

o. Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill

Goodwill is not subject to amortization and tested at least annually for impairment or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Intangible assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s FVLCOD and VIU. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the cash generating unit level which is the lowest level for which there are separately identifiable cash flows. Impairment losses recognized in respect of cash generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the cash generating units (or group of cash generating units) and then, to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the cash generating unit (or group of cash generating units) on a pro rata basis based on the carrying amount of each asset in the cash generating unit. Intangible assets except goodwill that suffered impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.

p. Employee benefits

i. Defined contribution plans

US savings plan

Eligible employees of the Company in the US participate in a savings plan (“the Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (“the Code”). The Plan allows for employees to defer a portion of their annual earnings on a pre-tax basis through voluntary contributions to the Plan. The Plan provides that the Company can make optional contributions up to the maximum allowable limit under the Code.

UK pension scheme

Eligible employees in the UK contribute to a defined contribution pension scheme operated in the UK. The assets of the scheme are held separately in an independently administered fund. The pension expense represents contributions payable to the fund maintained by the Company.

Provident fund

Eligible employees of the Company in India, the Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the UK participate in a defined contribution fund in accordance with the regulatory requirements in the respective jurisdictions. Both the employee and the Company contribute an equal amount to the fund which is equal to a specified percentage of the employee’s salary.

The Company has no further obligation under defined contribution plans beyond the contributions made under these plans. Contributions are charged to profit or loss and are included in the consolidated statement of income in the year in which they accrue.

ii. Defined benefit plan

Employees in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka are entitled to a defined benefit retirement plan covering eligible employees of the Company. The plan provides for a lump-sum payment to eligible employees, at retirement, death, and incapacitation or on termination of employment, of an amount based on the respective employees’ salary and tenure of employment (subject to a maximum of approximately $29 per employee in India). In India contributions are made to funds administered and managed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (“LIC”) and Aviva Life Insurance Company Private Limited (“ALICPL”) (together, the “Fund Administrators”) to fund the gratuity liability of an Indian subsidiary. Under this scheme, the obligation to pay gratuity remains with the Company, although the Fund Administrators administer the scheme. The Company’s Sri Lanka subsidiary, Philippines subsidiary and one Indian subsidiary have unfunded gratuity obligations.

Gratuity liabilities are determined by actuarial valuation, performed by an independent actuary, at each reporting date using the projected unit credit method. The Company recognizes the net obligation of a defined benefit plan in its balance sheet as an asset or liability, as the case may be, in accordance with IAS 19 – “Employee Benefits.” The discount rate is based on the government securities yield. Actuarial gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are recorded in other comprehensive income in the statement of comprehensive income in the period in which they arise.

iii. Compensated absences

The Company’s liability for compensated absences, which are expected to be utilized or settled within one year, is determined on an accrual basis for the carried forward unused vacation balances standing to the credit of each employee as at year-end and is charged to income in the year in which they accrue.

The Company’s liability for compensated absences, which are expected to be utilized after one year is determined on the basis of an actuarial valuation using the projected unit credit method and is charged to consolidated statement of income in the year in which they accrue.

q. Share-based payments

The Company accounts for share-based compensation expense relating to share-based payments using a fair value method in accordance with IFRS 2“Share-based Payments.” Grants issued by the Company vest in a graded manner. Under the fair value method, the estimated fair value of awards is charged to income over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award, for each separately vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in substance, multiple awards. The Company includes a forfeiture estimate in the amount of compensation expense being recognized based on the Company’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest.

r. Provisions and accrued expenses

A provision is recognized in the statement of financial position when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. If the effect is material, provisions are recognized at present value by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money.

Provisions for onerous contracts are recognized when the expected benefits to be derived by the Company from a contract are lower than the unavoidable costs of meeting the future obligations under the contract. The provision is measured at the present value of the lower of the expected cost of terminating the contract and the expected net cost of continuing with the contract. Before a provision is established, the Company recognizes any impairment loss on the assets associated with that contract.

s. Revenue recognition

The Company derives revenue from BPM services, comprising back office administration, data management, customer interaction services management, and auto claims handling services.

Revenue from rendering services is recognized on an accrual basis when the promised services are performed for an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those services. Revenue earned from the end of last billing to the reporting date is recognized as unbilled revenue. Unbilled revenue for certain contracts is classified as contract assets, as the right to consideration is conditional on factors other than the passage of time. Revenue is net of value-added taxes and includes reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses.

Revenue earned by back office administration, data management and customer interaction services management services

Back office administration, data management and customer interaction services contracts are based on the following pricing models:

a) per full-time-equivalent arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of full-time employees (or equivalent) deployed on the execution of the business process outsourced;

b) per transaction arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of transactions processed (such as the number of e-mail responses, or airline coupons or insurance claims processed);

c) subscription arrangements, which typically involve billings based on per member per month, based on contractually agreed rates;

d) fixed-price arrangements, which typically involve billings based on achievements of pre-defined deliverables or milestones;

e) outcome-based arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the business result achieved by our clients through our service efforts (such as measured based on a reduction in days sales outstanding, improvement in working capital, increase in collections or a reduction in operating expenses); or

f) other pricing arrangements, including cost-plus arrangements, which typically involve billing the contractually agreed direct and indirect costs and a fee based on the number of employees deployed under the arrangement.

Revenues under time-and-material contracts and subscription arrangements are recognized as the related services are provided in accordance with the client contract. Revenues are recognized on cost-plus contracts on the basis of contractually agreed direct and indirect costs incurred on a client contract plus an agreed upon profit mark-up. Revenues are recognized on unit-price based contracts based on the number of specified units of work delivered to a client.

Revenue for performance obligations that are satisfied over time is recognized in accordance with the methods prescribed for measuring the progress. The input method (cost or efforts expended) has been used to measure progress towards completion as there is a direct relationship between inputs and productivity.

In respect of arrangements involving sub-contracting, in part or whole of the assigned work, the Company evaluates revenues to be recognized under criteria established by IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contract with Customers” (“IFRS 15”), application guidance in paragraphs B34 to B38 “Principal versus agent considerations.”

Contracts with customers include variability in transaction price primarily due to service level agreements, gain share, minimum commitment and volume discounts. Revenues relating to such arrangements are accounted for as variable consideration when the amount of revenue to be recognized can be estimated to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of any incremental revenue will not occur.

Amounts billed or payments received, where revenue recognition criteria have not been met, are recorded as deferred revenue and classified as contract liabilities. These are recognized as revenue when all the recognition criteria have been met. The costs related to the performance of BPM services unrelated to transition services (discussed below) are fulfilment costs classified as contract assets and recognized in the consolidated statement of income when the conditions for revenue recognition have been met. Any upfront payment received towards future services is classified as a contract liability and is recognized in the consolidated statement of income over the period when such services are provided.

All incremental and direct costs incurred for acquiring contracts, such as certain sales commission, are classified as contract assets. Such costs are amortized over the expected life of the contract.

Other upfront fees paid to customers are classified as contract assets. Such costs are amortized over the life of the contract and recorded as an adjustment to the transaction price and reduced from revenue.

For certain BPM customers, the Company performs transition activities at the outset of entering into a new contract. The Company has determined these transition activities do not meet the criteria of IFRS 15 to be accounted for as a separate performance obligation and has deferred revenue attributable to these activities. Accordingly, transition revenues are classified as contract liabilities and are subsequently recognized ratably over the period in which the BPM services are performed. Costs related to such transition services are fulfillment costs which are directly related to the contract and result in generation or enhancement of resources and are expected to be recoverable under the contract and thereby classified as contract assets and are recognized ratably over the estimated life of the contract. Further, the deferral of costs is limited to the amount of the deferred revenue. Any costs in excess of the deferred transition revenue are recognized in the period they are incurred.

All contracts entered into by the Company specify the payment terms. Usual payment terms range between 30 to 60 days.

Revenue earned by auto claims handling services

Auto claims handling services include claims handling and administration (“Claims Handling”), car hire and arranging for repairs with repair centers across the UK and the related payment processing for such repairs (“Accident Management”). With respect to Claims Handling, the Company receives either a per-claim fee or a fixed fee. Revenue for per claim fee is recognized over the estimated processing period of the claim, which currently ranges from one to two months and revenue for fixed fee is recognized on a straight line basis over the period of the contract. In certain cases, the fee is contingent upon the successful recovery of a claim on behalf of the customer. In these circumstances, the revenue is deferred until the contingency is resolved. Revenue in respect of car hire is recognized over the car hire term.

In order to provide Accident Management services, the Company arranges for the repair through a network of repair centers. The repair costs are invoiced to customers. In determining whether the receipt from the customers related to payments to repair centers should be recognized as revenue, the Company considers the criteria established by IFRS 15 under the application guidance in paragraphs B34 to B38 “Principal versus agent considerations.” When the Company determines that it is the principal in providing Accident Management services, amounts received from customers are recognized and presented as third-party revenue and the payments to repair centers are recognized as cost of revenue in the consolidated statement of income. Factors considered in determining whether the Company is the principal in the transaction include whether:

a) the Company has the primary responsibility for providing the services,

b) the Company negotiates labor rates with repair centers, and

c) the Company is responsible for timely and satisfactory completion of repairs.

If there are circumstances where the above criteria are not met and therefore the Company is not the principal in providing Accident Management services, amounts received from customers are recognized and presented net of payments to repair centers in the consolidated statement of income. Revenue from Accident Management services is recorded net of the repairer referral fees passed on to customers.

Revenue from legal services in the Auto Claims BPM segment is recognized on the admission of liability by the third party to the extent of fixed fees earned at each stage and any further income on the successful settlement of the claim.

Incremental and direct costs incurred to contract with a claimant are classified as contract assets and amortized over the expected period of benefit, not exceeding 15 months. All other costs to the Company are expensed as incurred.

For a description of the Company’s revenue recognition accounting policy in effect before the Company’s adoption of IFRS 15 and “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial review and prospects — Critical Accounting Policies and “Part III — Item 18. Financial Statements — Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2018.

t. Leases

The Company leases most of its delivery centers and office facilities under operating lease agreements that are renewable on a periodic basis at the option of the lessor and the lessee. The lease agreements contain rent free periods and rent escalation clauses. Rental expenses for operating leases with step rents are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. When a lease agreement undergoes a substantial modification of the existing terms, it would be accounted as a new lease agreement with the resultant deferred rent liability credited to the consolidated statement of income.

Leases under which the Company assumes substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. When acquired, such assets are capitalized at fair value or present value of the minimum lease payments at the inception of the lease, whichever is lower.

u. Income taxes

Income tax comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax expense is recognized in the consolidated statement of income except to the extent it relates to items directly recognized in equity, in which case it is recognized in equity.

i. Current income tax

Current income tax for the current and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities based on the taxable profit for the period. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted by the reporting date and applicable for the period. The Company offsets current tax assets and current tax liabilities where it has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts and where it intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realize the asset and liability simultaneously.

Significant judgments are involved in determining the provision for income taxes including judgment on whether tax positions are probable of being sustained in tax assessments. A tax assessment can involve complex issues, which can only be resolved over extended time periods. The recognition of taxes that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances. Though the Company has considered all these issues in estimating its income taxes, there could be an unfavorable resolution of such issues that may affect results of the Company’s operations.

ii. Deferred income tax

Deferred income tax is recognized using the balance sheet approach. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for all deductible and taxable temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amount in financial statements, except when the deferred income tax arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and affects neither accounting nor taxable profits or loss at the time of transaction.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred income tax asset in respect of carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized.

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilized.

The Company recognizes deferred tax liabilities for all taxable temporary differences except those associated with the investments in subsidiaries where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

v. Finance expense

Finance expense comprises interest cost on borrowings, transaction costs and the gains/losses on settlement of related derivative instruments. The foreign exchange gains/losses on borrowings are considered as a natural economic hedge for the foreign currency monetary assets which are classified as foreign exchange gains/losses, net within results from operating activities. Borrowing costs are recognized in the consolidated statement of income using the effective interest method.

w. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share are computed using the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by considering the impact of the potential issuance of ordinary shares, using the treasury stock method, on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, except where the results would be anti-dilutive.

x. Government grants

The Company recognizes government grants only when there is reasonable assurance that the conditions attached to them shall be complied with, and the grants will be received. Government grants related to depreciable assets are treated as deferred income and are recognized in the consolidated statement of income on a systematic and rational basis over the useful life of the asset. Government grants related to revenue are recognized on a systematic basis in the consolidated statement of income, generally over the periods necessary to match them with the related costs that they are intended to compensate.

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3. New accounting pronouncements not yet adopted by the Company

Certain new standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards have been published that are mandatory for the Company’s accounting periods beginning on or after April 1, 2019 or later periods. Those which are considered to be relevant to the Company’s operations are set out below.

i. In January 2016, the IASB issued IFRS 16 “Leases” (“IFRS 16”). Key changes in IFRS 16 include:

• eliminates the requirement to classify a lease as either operating or finance lease in the books of lessee;

• introduces a single lessee accounting model, which requires lessee to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases, initially measured at the present value of unavoidable future lease payment. Entity may elect not to apply this accounting requirement to short term leases and leases for which underlying asset is of low value;

• replaces the straight-line operating lease expense model with a depreciation charge for the lease asset (included within operating costs) and an interest expense on the lease liability (included within finance costs);

• requires lessee to classify cash payments for principal and interest portion of lease arrangement within financing activities and financing/operating activities respectively in the cash flow statements; and

• requires entities to determine whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time to assess whether that contract is, or contains, a lease.

IFRS 16 replaces IAS 17 – “Leases” and related interpretations viz. IFRIC 4 – “Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease”; SIC-15 “Operating Leases—Incentives”; and SIC-27 “Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease.”

IFRS 16 substantially carries forward lessor accounting requirements in IAS 17 “Leases.” Disclosures, however, have been enhanced.

IFRS 16 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Early application is permitted for entities that apply IFRS 15 at or before the date of initial application of IFRS 16. A lessee shall apply IFRS 16 either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or record a cumulative effect of initial application of IFRS 16 as an adjustment to opening balance of equity at the date of initial application.

The Company intends to adopt the “Modified Retrospective Approach” on the date of initial application (April 1, 2019) and make a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings. Accordingly, comparatives for the year ended March 31, 2019 will not be retrospectively adjusted. The Company will elect the available practical expedients which allows the Company not to reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company will also elect the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of its leases, non-capitalization of short-term leases and low value assets.

The Company expects that adoption of this standard will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements. The most significant effects of this new standard on the Company relate to the recognition of new Right of Use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on its financial position for various real estate operating leases. The adoption of IFRS 16 is expected to have a favourable impact on operating profit in fiscal 2020, since a portion of the costs that were previously classified as rental expenses will be classified as interest expense and thus recorded outside operating profit and an unfavourable impact on profit after tax due to interest accruing at a higher rate in earlier years and decreasing over the lease term, while depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis. The new standard also has an impact on how lease payments are presented in the cash flow statement resulting in an increase in cash flows from operating activities and a decline in cash flows from financing activities.

The adoption of this standard will result in the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating leases of approximately $176,000 and $191,000, respectively as of April 1, 2019.

ii. In June 2017, the IFRIC issued IFRIC 23 “Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments” (“IFRIC 23”) to clarify the accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, by specifically addressing the following:

• the determination of whether to consider each uncertain tax treatment separately or together with one or more uncertain tax treatments;

• the assumptions an entity makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxations authorities;

• the determination of taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates where there is an uncertainty regarding the treatment of an item; and

• the reassessment of judgements and estimates if facts and circumstances change.

IFRIC 23 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Earlier application is permitted.

On initial application, the requirements are to be applied by recognizing the cumulative effect of initially applying them in retained earnings, or in other appropriate components of equity, at the start of the reporting period in which an entity first applies them, without adjusting comparative information. Full retrospective application is permitted, if an entity can do so without using hindsight.

The Company expects the adoption of this standard will have no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

iii. In February 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 19 “Employee Benefits” regarding plan amendments, curtailments and settlements. The amendments are as follows:

• If a plan amendment, curtailment or settlement occurs, it is now mandatory that the current service cost and the net interest for the period after the remeasurement are determined using the assumptions used for the remeasurement;

• In addition, amendments have been included to clarify the effect of a plan amendment, curtailment or settlement on the requirements regarding asset ceiling.

The above amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Earlier application is permitted but must be disclosed.

The Company expects the adoption of these amendments will have no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

iv. In October 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 3 “Business Combinations” regarding the definition of a “Business.” The amendments:

• clarify that to be considered a business, an acquired set of activities and assets must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs;

• narrow the definitions of a business and of outputs by focusing on goods and services provided to customers and by removing the reference to an ability to reduce costs;

• add guidance and illustrative examples to help entities assess whether a substantive process has been acquired;

• remove the assessment of whether market participants are capable of replacing any missing inputs or processes and continuing to produce outputs; and

• add an optional concentration test that permits a simplified assessment of whether an acquired set of activities and assets is not a business.

The above amendments are effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its consolidated financial statements.

v. In October 2018, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements” (“IAS 1”) and IAS 8 “Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors” (“IAS 8”) which revised the definition of “Material.” Three aspects of the new definition should especially be noted, as described below:

• Obscuring. The existing definition only focused on omitting or misstating information, however, the Board concluded that obscuring material information with information that can be omitted can have a similar effect. Although the term obscuring is new in the definition, it was already part of IAS 1 (IAS 1.30A);

• Could reasonably be expected to influence. The existing definition referred to “could influence” which the Board felt might be understood as requiring too much information as almost anything “could influence” the decisions of some users even if the possibility is remote;

• Primary users. The existing definition referred only to ‘users’ which again the Board feared might be understood too broadly as requiring them to consider all possible users of financial statements when deciding what information to disclose.

The amendments highlight five ways in which material information can be obscured:

• if the language regarding a material item, transaction or other event is vague or unclear;

• if information regarding a material item, transaction or other event is scattered in different places in the financial statements;

• if dissimilar items, transactions or other events are inappropriately aggregated;

• if similar items, transactions or other events are inappropriately disaggregated; and

• if material information is hidden by immaterial information to the extent that it becomes unclear what information is material.

The new definition of material and the accompanying explanatory paragraphs are contained in IAS 1. The definition of material in IAS 8 has been replaced with a reference to IAS 1.

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020. Earlier application is permitted.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on its consolidated financial statements.

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4. Impact on adoption of new IFRS

Adoption of IFRS 15

Effective April 1, 2018, the Company adopted IFRS 15. As a result, the Company has changed its accounting policy for revenue recognition, which has been detailed below.

The Company has applied the standard retrospectively with the cumulative effect being recognized as a transition adjustment to the Company’s opening retained earnings as at April 1, 2018. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported in accordance with the principles of IAS 18 “Revenue.” The initial application of the standard applies to active contracts as at April 1, 2018.

The key area impacted upon adoption of IFRS 15 relates to the accounting for sales commission costs. Specifically, under IFRS 15, a portion of sales commission costs have been recorded as an asset and amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected life of contract rather than expensed as incurred under the Company’s former accounting policy (Refer Note 20).

Adoption of IFRS 9

On April 1, 2018, the Company adopted the standard IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” (“IFRS 9”) by availing the relief from restating comparative information. This standard replaces IAS 39 “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” (“IAS 39”). The cumulative impact on adoption of the standard has been recognized as an adjustment to the Company’s opening retained earnings as at April 1, 2018.

The standard provides limited exception from prospective application of the new standard for the time value of options, when only the intrinsic value is designated by restating the comparative periods. The time value of options did not have any material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Hence, prior period comparative figures have not been restated and the cumulative impact has been recognized as an adjustment to the Company’s retained earnings as at April 1, 2018.

The key areas impacted upon adoption of the standard relates to the recognition of gains/losses on cash flow hedges on intercompany forecasted revenue transactions as part of revenues, which had previously been recognized in the foreign exchange gains/losses, net, accounting for time value of options and the presentation of classification and measurement of the Company’s financial instruments.

The impact of this standard resulted in an increase in retained earnings of $2,777 as at April 1, 2018 with a corresponding increase in the losses in other components of equity of $2,761, increase in trade receivables of $74 and a decrease in other non-current assets of $84.

The cumulative effect of the changes made to the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position as at April 1, 2018 as a result of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2018 (as previously reported)			Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			As at April 1, 2018 (as adjusted)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	99,829		$	—		$	—		$	99,829
Investments		120,960			—			—			120,960
Trade receivables, net		71,388			—			74			71,462
Unbilled revenue		61,721			—			—			61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066			—			—			10,066
Derivative assets		11,738			—			—			11,738
Prepayments and other current assets		24,847			1,520			—			26,367
Total current assets		400,549			1,520			74			402,143
Non-current assets:
Goodwill		135,186			—			—			135,186
Intangible assets		89,652			—			—			89,652
Property and equipment		60,606			—			—			60,606
Derivative assets		3,245			—			—			3,245
Deferred tax assets		27,395			(1,803	)		27			25,619
Investments		542			—			—			542
Other non-current assets		42,388			5,861			(84	)		48,165
Total non-current assets		359,014			4,058			(57	)		363,015
TOTAL ASSETS		759,563			5,578			17			765,158
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade payables		19,703			—			—			19,703
Provisions and accrued expenses		28,826			—			—			28,826
Derivative liabilities		6,466			—			—			6,466
Pension and other employee obligations		64,617			—			—			64,617
Current portion of long- term debt		27,740			—			—			27,740
Contract liabilities		2,908			27			—			2,935
Current taxes payable		1,262			—			—			1,262
Other liabilities		15,739			—			—			15,739
Total current liabilities		167,261			27			—			167,288
Non-current liabilities:
Derivative liabilities		2,289			—			—			2,289
Pension and other employee obligations		9,621			—			—			9,621
Long- term debt		61,391			—			—			61,391
Contract liabilities		571			37			—			608
Other non-current liabilities		11,662			—			—			11,662
Deferred tax liabilities		11,812			3			1			11,816
Total non-current liabilities		97,346			40			1			97,387
TOTAL LIABILITIES		264,607			67			1			264,675
Shareholders’ equity:
Share capital		8,533			—			—			8,533
Share premium		371,764			—			—			371,764
Retained earnings		364,424			5,511			2,777			372,712
Other components of equity		(115,534	)		—			(2,761	)		(118,295	)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost		(134,231	)		—			—			(134,231	)
Total shareholders’ equity		494,956			5,511			16			500,483
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	759,563		$	5,578		$	17		$	765,158

Details showing the classification and measurement of the Company’s financial instruments on adoption of IFRS 9 as at April 1, 2018:

	IAS 39 Category	IFRS 9 Category	Total carrying value		Total fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost	$	99,829	$	99,829
Investment in fixed deposits	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		21,548		21,548
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	Available for sale	Financial assets at FVTPL		99,954		99,954
Trade receivables	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		71,388		71,388
Unbilled revenue	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		61,721		61,721
Funds held for clients	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		10,066		10,066
Prepayments and other assets	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		4,410		4,410
Other non-current assets	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		10,243		10,243
Derivative assets	Financial assets at FVTPL	Financial assets at FVTPL		2,212		2,212
Derivative assets	Derivative designated as cash flow hedges (carried at fair value)	Financial assets at FVOCI		12,771		12,771
Total carrying value			$	394,142	$	394,142

The impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position as at March 31, 2019 was as follows:

	As reported (includes the impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9)			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			Balances without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,444		$	—		$	—		$	85,444
Investments		67,913			—			—			67,913
Trade receivables, net		73,872			—			115			73,987
Unbilled revenue		66,752			—			—			66,752
Funds held for clients		7,063			—			—			7,063
Derivative assets		13,394			—			—			13,394
Contract assets		4,190			(1,820	)		—			2,370
Prepayment and other current assets		16,783			—			—			16,783
Total current assets		335,411			(1,820	)		115			333,706
Non-current assets:
Goodwill		130,811			—			—			130,811
Intangible assets		80,188			—			—			80,188
Property and equipment		60,998			—			—			60,998
Derivative assets		5,687			—			—			5,687
Deferred tax assets		23,772			1,219			(4	)		24,987
Investments		82,487			—			—			82,487
Contract assets		22,037			(6,967	)		—			15,070
Other non-current assets		44,239			—			112			44,351
Total non-current assets		450,219			(5,748	)		108			444,579
TOTAL ASSETS		785,630			(7,568	)		223			778,285
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade payables		17,831			—			—			17,831
Provisions and accrued expenses		27,619			—			—			27,619
Derivative liabilities		2,096			—			—			2,096
Pension and other employee obligations		68,121			—			—			68,121
Current portion of long-term debt		27,969			—			—			27,969
Contract liabilities		5,427			(9	)		—			5,418
Current taxes payable		2,603			—			—			2,603
Other liabilities		10,294			—			—			10,294
Total current liabilities		161,960			(9	)		—			161,951
Non-current liabilities:
Derivative liabilities		307			—			—			307
Pension and other employee obligations		11,248			—			—			11,248
Long- term debt		33,422			—			—			33,422
Contract liabilities		6,609			—			—			6,609
Other non-current liabilities		8,959			—			—			8,959
Deferred tax liabilities		10,706			(3	)		(1	)		10,702
Total non-current liabilities		71,251			(3	)		(1	)		71,247
TOTAL LIABILITIES		233,211			(12	)		(1	)		233,198
Shareholders’ equity:
Share capital		8,056			—			—			8,056
Share premium		269,529			—			—			269,529
Retained earnings		478,145			(7,864	)		(366	)		469,915
Other components of equity		(146,894	)		308			590			(145,996	)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost		(56,417	)		—			—			(56,417	)
Total shareholders’ equity		552,419			(7,556	)		224			545,087
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	785,630		$	(7,568	)	$	223		$	778,285

The impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the Company’s consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2019 was as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2019
	As reported (includes the impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9)			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			Amounts without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
Revenue	$	809,120		$	—		$	642		$	809,762
Cost of revenue		518,236			281			—			518,517
Gross profit		290,884			(281	)		642			291,245
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses		44,573			1,489			—			46,062
General and administrative expenses		115,261			—			(220	)		115,041
Foreign exchange gain, net		(4,495	)		—			(2,198	)		(6,693	)
Amortization of intangible assets		15,783			—			—			15,783
Operating profit		119,762			(1,770	)		3,060			121,052
Other income, net		(14,594	)		—			—			(14,594	)
Finance expense		3,204			—			—			3,204
Profit before income taxes		131,152			(1,770	)		3,060			132,442
Income tax expense		25,719			583			649			26,951
Profit after tax	$	105,433		$	(2,353	)	$	2,411		$	105,491

The

impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the Company’s consolidated cashflows for the year ended March 31, 2019 was as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2019
	As reported (includes the impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9)			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			Amounts without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit after tax	$	105,433		$	(2,353	)	$	2,411		$	105,491
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		36,117			—			—			36,117
Share-based compensation expense		30,305			—			—			30,305
Amortization of debt issue cost		360			—			—			360
Allowances for ECL		659			—			—			659
Unrealized exchange loss/(gain), net		(2,441	)		—			—			(2,441	)
Current tax expense		27,526			—			—			27,526
Interest expense		2,844			—			—			2,844
Interest income		(2,556	)		—			—			(2,556	)
Income from marketable securities		(7,979	)		—			—			(7,979	)
Loss on sale of property and equipment		25			—			—			25
Deferred income taxes		(1,807	)		583			649			(575	)
Deferred rent		1,578			—			—			1,578
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense		(1,260	)		—			—			(1,260	)
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments		(372	)		—			(2,840	)		(3,212	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue		(14,822	)		—			(190	)		(15,012	)
Other assets		(17,340	)		1,779			(30	)		(15,591	)
Trade payables		(585	)		—			—			(585	)
Contract liabilities		8,714			(9	)		—			8,705
Other liabilities		8,279			—			—			8,279
Cash generated from operating activities before interest and income taxes:		172,678			—			—			172,678
Income taxes paid		(22,992	)		—			—			(22,992	)
Interest paid		(2,521	)		—			—			(2,521	)
Interest received		2,489			—			—			2,489
Net cash provided by operating activities		149,654			—			—			149,654
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of HotelBeds		(233	)		—			—			(233	)
Payment of contingent considerations in relation to acquisitions		(6,922	)		—			—			(6,922	)
Government grants repaid		(200	)		—			—			(200	)
Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets		(32,292	)		—			—			(32,292	)
Marketable securities (purchased)/sold, net		42,037			—			—			42,037
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		120			—			—			120
Investment in fixed deposits		(27,899	)		—			—			(27,899	)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed deposits		31,336			—			—			31,336
Marketable securities (long-term) sold / (purchased), net		(78,823	)		—			—			(78,823	)
Profit on sale of marketable securities (short-term)		1,497			—			—			1,497
Dividends received		32			—			—			32
Net cash used in investing activities		(71,347	)		—			—			(71,347	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of shares		(56,417	)		—			—			(56,417	)
Repayment of long-term debt		(28,100	)		—			—			(28,100	)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense		1,260			—			—			1,260
Net cash used in financing activities		(83,257	)		—			—			(83,257	)
Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents		(9,435	)		—			—			(9,435	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(14,385	)		—			—			(14,385	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year		99,829			—			—			99,829
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year		85,444			—			—			85,444

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Mar. 31, 2019

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5. Business Combinations

a) Payment for business transfer (“HotelBeds”)

On October 30, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with HotelBeds, a leading provider of travel services in Spain, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire certain assets and the related workforce of HotelBeds, effective January 1, 2019 (“Acquisition Date”). The net purchase price of the transaction, which was paid in cash was $233. The excess of purchase price over the assets acquired amounted to $203, which has been recognized as goodwill.

Goodwill is attributable mainly to the benefits expected from the acquired assembled workforce and is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

b) HealthHelp

On March 15, 2017 (“Acquisition date”), the Company acquired all ownership interests of HealthHelp, which provides benefits management across several specialty healthcare areas, including radiology, cardiology, oncology, sleep care, orthopedics, and pain management, for a total consideration of $68,910, including working capital adjustments of $573 and a contingent consideration of $8,545, payable over a period of two years linked to revenue targets and continuation of an identified client contract. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was estimated using Level 3 inputs which included an assumption for discount rate of 2.5%. The potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that the Company could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement is between $0 and $8,876.

The Company funded the acquisition primarily with a five year secured term loan. The Company is expected to leverage HealthHelp’s capability in care management to address the needs of payor, provider and insurance organizations.

The Company incurred acquisition related costs of $1,809, which were included in “General and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2017.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company made a payment of $573 towards working capital adjustments. During the year ended March 31, 2018, a contingent consideration of $3,114 was also paid by the Company to the sellers on achievement of the revenue target in relation to the identified client contract related to the first measurement period and an amount of $1,324 was reversed and credited to its consolidated income statement, due to the shortfall in revenue target achievement for the identified client contract, in accordance with the terms of the share purchase agreement.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, a contingent consideration of $4,438 was paid by the Company to the sellers on achievement of the revenue target in relation to the identified client contract related to the second measurement period.

The purchase price has been allocated, as set out below, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination.

	Amount
Cash	$	3,119
Trade receivables		4,910
Unbilled revenue		2,016
Prepayments and other current assets		1,060
Property and equipment		4,612
Intangible assets
- Software		1,274
- Customer contracts		4,537
- Customer relationships		49,584
- Service mark		400
- Covenant not-to-compete		4,693
- Technology		4,852
Non-current assets		161
Term loan		(29,249	)
Current liabilities		(2,555	)
Non-current liabilities		(1,423	)
Deferred tax liability		(18,163	)
Net assets acquired	$	29,828
Less: Purchase consideration		68,910
Goodwill on acquisition	$	39,082

Goodwill of $14,876 arising from this acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is attributable mainly to expected synergies and assembled workforce arising from the acquisition.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company completed the accounting of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on acquisition. Corresponding changes to the comparatives for the year ended March 31, 2017 were not made, as the impact of the change on finalization of purchase price allocation is not material to the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position or consolidated statement of income.

c) Denali

On January 20, 2017 (“Acquisition Date”), the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Denali, a provider of strategic procurement BPM solutions for a purchase consideration of $38,668 (including the contingent consideration of $6,277, dependent on the achievement of revenue targets over a period of three years and deferred consideration of $522 payable in first quarter of fiscal 2018), including adjustments for working capital. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was estimated using Level 3 inputs which included an assumption for discount rate of 2.5%. The potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that the Company could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement is between $0 and $6,578. The Company funded the acquisition through a three-year secured term loan.

Denali delivers global sourcing and procurement services to high-tech, retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (“CPG”), banking and financial services, utilities, and healthcare verticals. The acquisition of Denali is expected to add a strategic procurement capability to the Company’s existing Finance and Accounting services and will enable the Company to offer procurement solutions to its clients.

The Company incurred acquisition related costs of $502, which were included in “General and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2017.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company made payment of $522 towards deferred consideration and an amount of $968 was reduced from the purchase consideration towards working capital adjustments. During the year ended March 31, 2018, a contingent consideration of $2,351 was also paid by the Company to the sellers on achievement of the revenue target related to the first measurement period.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, a contingent consideration of $2,484 was paid by the Company to the sellers on achievement of the revenue target related to the second measurement period.

The purchase price has been allocated, as set out below, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination.

	Amount
Cash	$	1,204
Trade receivables		2,799
Unbilled revenue		1,258
Prepayments and other current assets		95
Property and equipment		53
Deferred tax asset		18
Intangible assets
- Software		3
- Customer contracts		3,025
- Customer relationships		8,000
- Trade name		545
- Covenant not-to-compete		1,718
Non-current assets		27
Current liabilities		(3,781	)
Short-term line of credit		(475	)
Non-current liabilities		(343	)
Deferred tax liability		(5,020	)
Net assets acquired	$	9,126
Less: Purchase consideration		38,668
Goodwill on acquisition	$	29,542

Goodwill arising from this acquisition is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill is attributable mainly to expected synergies and assembled workforce arising from the acquisition.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company has completed the accounting of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on acquisition. Corresponding changes to the comparatives for the year ended March 31, 2017 were not made, as the impact of the change on finalization of purchase price allocation is not material to the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position or consolidated statement of income.

d) Value Edge

On June 14, 2016 (“Acquisition Date”), the Company acquired all outstanding equity shares of Value Edge which provides business research and analytics reports and databases across the domains of pharmaceutical, biotech and medical devices, for a total consideration of $18,265 including working capital adjustments of $765 and contingent consideration of $5,112 (held in escrow), subject to compliance with certain conditions, payable over a period of three years. The acquisition is expected to deepen the Company’s domain and specialized analytical capabilities in the growing pharma market, and provide the Company with a technology asset, which is leverageable across clients and industries.

The Company incurred acquisition related costs of $24, which were included in “General and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2017.

During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company released from escrow an amount of $1,535 towards the first instalment of contingent consideration to the sellers.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company released from escrow an amount of $1,535 towards the second instalment of contingent consideration to the sellers.

The purchase price has been allocated, as set out below, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination.

	Amount
Cash	$	432
Trade receivables		370
Unbilled revenue		706
Investments		87
Prepayments and other current assets		99
Property and equipment		78
Deferred tax asset		49
Intangible assets
- Software		10
- Customer contracts		701
- Customer relationships		1,894
- Trade name		104
- Covenant not-to-compete		2,655
- Technology		1,238
Non-current assets		74
Current liabilities		(1,236	)
Non-current liabilities		(126	)
Deferred tax liability		(2,281	)
Net assets acquired	$	4,854
Less: Purchase consideration		18,265
Goodwill on acquisition	$	13,411

Goodwill arising from this acquisition is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes (Refer Note 25). Goodwill is attributable mainly to expected synergies and assembled workforce arising from the acquisition.

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Mar. 31, 2019

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6. Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of up to three months to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31,		March 31,
	2019		2018
Cash and bank balances	$	43,933	$	47,738
Short term deposits with banks*		41,511		52,091
Total	$	85,444	$	99,829

* Short term deposits can be withdrawn by the Company at any time without prior notice and are readily convertible into known amounts of cash with an insignificant risk of changes in value.

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Mar. 31, 2019

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7. Investments

Investments consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31,		March 31,
	2019		2018
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	$	134,493	$	99,954
Investment in fixed deposits		15,907		21,548
Total	$	150,400	$	121,502

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current investments	$	67,913	$	120,960
Non-current investments		82,487		542
Total	$	150,400	$	121,502

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12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Trade receivables and unbilled revenue, net

8. Trade receivables and unbilled revenue, net

Trade receivables and unbilled revenue consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31,			March 31,
	2019			2018
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue*	$	141,806		$	133,673
Less: Allowances for ECL		(1,182	)		(564	)
Total	$	140,624		$	133,109

* As at March 31, 2019, unbilled revenue includes contract assets amounting to $1,457.

The movement in the allowances for ECL is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	564			—			—
Impact of adoption of IFRS 9		(74	)		—			—
Balance at the beginning of the year		490		$	1,713		$	4,446
Charged to profit or loss		1,171			2,115			777
Write-offs, net of collections		(331	)		(1,136	)		(2,571	)
Reversals		(157	)		(2,321	)		(664	)
Translation adjustment		9			193			(275	)
Balance at the end of the year	$	1,182		$	564		$	1,713

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Mar. 31, 2019

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9. Prepayments and other assets

Prepayment and other assets consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Service tax and other tax receivables	$	1,117	$	6,569
Deferred transition cost*		—		571
Employee receivables		1,052		1,099
Advances to suppliers		2,073		2,877
Prepaid expenses		7,456		7,994
Restricted cash, held in escrow (Refer Note 5(d))		1,535		1,535
Other assets		3,550		4,202
Total	$	16,783	$	24,847
Non-current:
Deposits	$	9,205	$	8,708
Income tax assets		9,916		12,595
Service tax and other tax receivables		22,246		11,410
Deferred transition cost*		—		2,467
Restricted cash, held in escrow (Refer Note 5(d))		—		1,535
Other assets		2,872		5,673
Total	$	44,239	$	42,388

* As at March 31, 2019, deferred transition cost is included within contract assets in accordance with IFRS 15 (Refer Note 20).

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Mar. 31, 2019

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Goodwill

10. Goodwill

A summary of the carrying value of goodwill is as follows:

	As at
	March 31,			March 31,
	2019			2018
Gross carrying amount	$	153,453		$	159,500
Accumulated impairment of goodwill		(22,642	)		(24,314	)
Total	$	130,811		$	135,186

The movement in goodwill balance by reportable segment as at March 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

Gross carrying amount

	WNS			WNS Auto
	Global BPM			Claims BPM			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	129,878		$	25,803		$	155,681
Goodwill arising on acquisitions		(92	)		—			(92	)
Foreign currency translation		767			3,144			3,911
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	130,553		$	28,947		$	159,500
Goodwill arising on acquisitions		203			—			203
Foreign currency translation		(4,260	)		(1,990	)		(6,250	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	126,496		$	26,957		$	153,453

Accumulated impairment losses

	WNS		WNS Auto
	Global BPM		Claims BPM			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	—	$	21,673		$	21,673
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year		—		—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		2,641			2,641
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	—	$	24,314		$	24,314
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year		—		—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		(1,672	)		(1,672	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019		—	$	22,642		$	22,642

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company realigned its cash generating units (“CGU”) (Refer Note 28). The carrying value of goodwill allocated to the new CGUs is as follows:

	As at
	March 31,		March 31,
	2019		2018
WNS Global BPM*	$	3,846	$	3,815
South Africa		4,557		5,581
Research and Analytics		46,087		48,901
Technology services		3,382		3,632
WNS Auto Claims BPM		4,315		4,633
Denali (previously ‘Finance and accounting’)		29,542		29,542
HealthHelp (previously ‘Healthcare’)		39,082		39,082
	$	130,811	$	135,186

* Excluding South Africa, research and analytics, technology services, Denali and HealthHelp goodwill.

Key assumptions on which the Company has based its determination of VIUs include:

a) Estimated cash flows for five years based on approved internal management budgets with extrapolation for the remaining period, wherever such budgets were shorter than five years period.

b) Terminal value arrived by extrapolating last forecasted year cash flows to perpetuity using long-term growth rates. These long-term growth rates take into consideration external macro-economic sources of data. Such long-term growth rate considered does not exceed that of the relevant business and industry sector.

c) The discount rates used are based on weighted average cost of capital of a comparable market participant, which are adjusted for specific country risks.

The key assumptions used in performing the impairment test, by each CGU, were as follows:

	CGU’s
	WNS Global BPM*			South Africa			Denali			Research and Analytics			HealthHelp			Technology services			WNS Auto Claims BPM
Discount rate		16.5	%		17.0	%		13.2	%		16.5	%		13.2	%		15.5	%		15.5	%
Perpetual growth rate		3.0	%		3.0	%		2.5	%		3.0	%		2.5	%		2.0	%		2.0	%

* Excluding South Africa, research and analytics, technology services, HealthHelp and Denali.

The assumptions used were based on the Company’s internal budget. The Company projected revenue, operating margins and cash flows for a period of five years and applied a perpetual long-term growth rate thereafter.

In arriving at its forecasts, the Company considered past experience, economic trends and inflation as well as industry and market trends. The projections also took into account factors such as the expected impact from new client wins and expansion from existing clients businesses and efficiency initiatives, and the maturity of the markets in which each business operates.

Based on the above, no impairment was identified as of March 31, 2019 (Nil for March 31, 2018), as the recoverable amount of the CGUs exceeded the carrying value.

An analysis of the calculation’s sensitivity to a change in the key parameters (revenue growth, operating margin, discount rate and long-term growth rate) did not identify any probable scenarios where the other CGU’s recoverable amount would fall below its carrying amount.

Impairment charge recognized in the year March 31, 2017

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the proposed changes in UK laws with respect to personal injury market and the associated uncertainty of the future earnings trajectory of the legal services business and downward revision in the expectation for future performance within the WNS Auto Claims reportable segment due to contract renegotiations and loss of certain clients caused the financial projections and estimates of the WNS Auto Claims BPM reportable segment to significantly decrease from the previous estimates which led to an impairment loss during fiscal 2017. These factors arising in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 had a significant and negative impact on the VIU of the WNS Auto Claims BPM reportable segment, and the Company determined that the carrying value of the reportable segment for WNS Auto Claims BPM exceeded the VIU as of the date of its annual impairment review. The Company further performed the valuation of FVLCOD of the impairment test.

The Company determined the FVLCOD of reportable segment using the “Income Approach — Discounted Cash Flow Analysis” method.

Under the “Income Approach — Discounted Cash Flow Analysis” method the key assumptions consider projected sales, cost of sales, and operating expenses for five years. These assumptions were determined by management utilizing our internal operating plan, growth rates for revenues and operating expenses, and margin assumptions using market participant perspective. An additional key assumption under this approach is the discount rate, which represents the expected return on capital and is based on the estimated weighted average cost of capital for a market participant. If our assumptions relative to growth rates were to change, our fair value calculation may change, which could impact the results.

The fair value of the WNS Auto Claims BPM reportable segment was determined using Level 3 inputs through an income approach which includes assumptions for discount rate of 13.0% with annual and perpetual growth rate of 2.5% and 2.0%, respectively. The Company used the “Market approach — Guideline Public Company Method” to corroborate the results of the income approach. The FVLCOD was higher than the VIU, which is considered as the recoverable amount of the CGU amounting to $37,836 (after deducting costs of disposal of $656). The next step of the goodwill impairment test resulted in an impairment charge of $21,673 for goodwill related to the WNS Auto Claims BPM reportable segment in fiscal 2017. This impairment charge of $21,673 was recorded in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of income, which reduced the goodwill in the WNS Auto Claims BPM to $4,130 as at March 31, 2017.

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11. Intangible assets

The changes in the carrying value of intangible assets for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Customer contracts			Customer relationships		Intellectual Property and other rights		Trade names			Technology			Leasehold benefits		Covenant not-to- compete		Service mark		Software		Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	167,001		$	121,922	$	3,861	$	653		$	6,131		$	1,835	$	9,451		400	$	25,586	$	336,840
Additions		—			—		250		—			—			—		—		—		7,369		7,619
Translation adjustments		93			940		470		—			(6	)		—		10		—		894		2,401
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	167,094		$	122,862	$	4,581	$	653		$	6,125		$	1,835	$	9,461	$	400	$	33,849	$	346,860
Accumulated amortization
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	157,976		$	62,175	$	3,861	$	80		$	172		$	1,835	$	964	$	—	$	13,153	$	240,216
Amortization		2,725			3,700		74		236			790			—		2,310		—		5,670		15,505
Translation adjustments		(62	)		873		470		(1	)		(4	)		—		12		—		199		1,487
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	160,639		$	66,748	$	4,405	$	315		$	958		$	1,835	$	3,286	$	—	$	19,022	$	257,208
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2018	$	6,455		$	56,114	$	176	$	338		$	5,167		$	—	$	6,175	$	400	$	14,827	$	89,652

The changes in the carrying value of intangible assets for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Customer contracts			Customer relationships			Intellectual Property and other rights			Trade names			Technology			Leasehold benefits		Covenant not-to- compete			Service mark		Software			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	167,094		$	122,862		$	4,581		$	653		$	6,125		$	1,835	$	9,461			400	$	33,849		$	346,860
Additions		—			—			—			—			—			—		—			—		7,556			7,556
Translation adjustments		(5,146	)		(1,225	)		(298	)		(6	)		(73	)		—		(172	)		—		(1,742	)		(8,662	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	161,948		$	121,637		$	4,283		$	647		$	6,052		$	1,835	$	9,289		$	400	$	39,663		$	345,754
Accumulated amortization
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	160,639		$	66,748		$	4,405		$	315		$	958		$	1,835	$	3,286		$	—	$	19,022		$	257,208
Amortization		2,675			3,671			125			192			776			—		2,240			—		6,104			15,783
Translation adjustments		(4,940	)		(1,031	)		(298	)		(6	)		(17	)		—		(79	)		—		(1,054	)		(7,425	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	158,374		$	69,338		$	4,232		$	501		$	1,717		$	1,835	$	5,447		$	—	$	24,072		$	265,566
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2019	$	3,574		$	52,249		$	51		$	146		$	4,335		$	—	$	3,842		$	400	$	15,591		$	80,188

As at March 31, 2019, the estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods for definite lived intangible assets are as follows:

	Balance life
	(in months)
Customer contracts		19
Customer relationships		196
Covenant not-to-compete		21
Trade names		10
Technology		68
Intellectual property and other rights		5
Software		20

The estimated annual amortization expense based on remaining weighted average amortization periods for intangible assets and exchange rates, each as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Amount
2020	$	15,716
2021		12,078
2022		7,000
2023		5,649
2024		4,398
Thereafter		34,947
	$	79,788	*

* excludes service mark, as it has an indefinite useful life

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12. Property and equipment

The changes in the carrying value of property and equipment for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Buildings			Computers and software			Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			Vehicles			Leasehold improvements			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	10,246		$	69,871		$	68,877		$	587		$	60,992		$	210,573
Additions		—			4,597			9,389			93			9,756			23,835
Disposals/retirements		—			(3,350	)		(1,718	)		(29	)		(2,303	)		(7,400	)
Translation adjustments		(23	)		1,965			839			5			721			3,507
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	10,223		$	73,083		$	77,387		$	656		$	69,166		$	230,515
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	4,208		$	59,811		$	51,431		$	429		$	41,180		$	157,059
Depreciation		514			6,442			6,623			97			6,278			19,954
Disposals/retirements		—			(3,345	)		(1,674	)		(30	)		(2,308	)		(7,357	)
Translation adjustments		(12	)		1,822			512			1			296			2,619
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	4,710		$	64,730		$	56,892		$	497		$	45,446		$	172,275
Capital work-in-progress																	2,366
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2018																$	60,606

The changes in the carrying value of property and equipment for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Buildings			Computers and software			Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			Vehicles			Leasehold improvements			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	10,223		$	73,083		$	77,387		$	656		$	69,166		$	230,515
Additions		—			7,361			7,487			328			8,097			23,273
On acquisition (Refer Note 5(a))		—			30			—			—			—			30
Disposals/retirements		—			(2,812	)		(2,856	)		(158	)		(1,275	)		(7,101	)
Translation adjustments		(260	)		(4,572	)		(4,739	)		(45	)		(4,287	)		(13,903	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	9,963		$	73,090		$	77,279		$	781		$	71,701		$	232,814
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	4,710		$	64,730		$	56,892		$	497		$	45,446		$	172,275
Depreciation		496			5,437			7,227			150			7,024			20,334
Disposals/retirements		—			(2,775	)		(2,816	)		(146	)		(1,169	)		(6,906	)
Translation adjustments		(117	)		(4,139	)		(3,465	)		(35	)		(2,816	)		(10,572	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	5,089		$	63,253		$	57,838		$	466		$	48,485		$	175,131
Capital work-in-progress																	3,315
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2019																$	60,998

Certain property and equipment are pledged as collateral against borrowings with a carrying amount of $111 and $107 as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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13. Loans and borrowings

Long-term debt

The long-term loans and borrowings consist of the following:

			Final maturity		As at
Currency	Interest rate		(fiscal year)		March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
US dollars		3M USD Libor+1.27%		2020		11,400			22,700
US dollars		3M USD Libor+0.95%		2022		50,400			67,200
Total						61,800			89,900
Less: Debt issuance cost						(409	)		(769	)
Total						61,391			89,131
Current portion of long-term debt					$	27,969		$	27,740
Long-term debt					$	33,422		$	61,391

The Company has entered into a floating to fixed interest rate swap in relation to these debts.

In January 2017, WNS North America Inc. obtained from BNP Paribas, Hong Kong, a three-year term loan facility of $34,000 at an interest rate equal to the three month US dollar LIBOR plus a margin of 1.27% per annum to finance the acquisition of Denali. WNS North America Inc. has pledged its shares of Denali as security for the loan. In connection with the term loan, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap with a bank to swap the variable portion of the interest based on the three month US dollar LIBOR to a fixed rate of 1.5610%. The facility agreement for the term loan contains certain financial covenants as defined in the facility agreement. This term loan is repayable in six semi-annual installments. The first five repayment installments are $5,650 each and the sixth and final repayment installment is $5,750. On July 20, 2017, January 22, 2018, July 20, 2018 and January 22, 2019, the Company made scheduled repayments of $5,650 each. As at March 31, 2019, the Company has complied with the financial covenants in all material respects in relation to this loan facility.

In March 2017, WNS (Mauritius) Limited obtained from HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Ltd. and Standard Chartered Bank, UK a five-year term loan facility of $84,000 at an interest rate equal to the three-month US dollar LIBOR plus a margin of 0.95% per annum to finance the acquisition of HealthHelp. The Company has pledged its shares of WNS (Mauritius) Limited as security for the loan. In connection with the term loan, the Company has entered into interest rate swaps with banks to swap the variable portion of the interest based on the three month US dollar LIBOR to a fixed rate of 1.9635%. The facility agreement for the term loan contains certain financial covenants as defined in the facility agreement. This term loan is repayable in ten semi-annual installments of $8,400 each. On September 14, 2017, March 14, 2018, September 17, 2018 and March 14, 2019 the Company made scheduled repayments of $8,400 each. As at March 31, 2019, the Company has complied with the financial covenants in all material respects in relation to this loan facility.

The Company has pledged trade receivables, other financial assets and property and equipment with an aggregate amount of $125,317 and $113,174 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively, as collateral for the above borrowings.

Short-term lines of credit

The Company’s Indian subsidiary, WNS Global Services Private Limited (“WNS Global”), has unsecured lines of credit with banks amounting to $59,971 (based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019). The Company has also established a line of credit in the UK amounting to $12,889 (based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019). Further the Company has also established a line of credit in South Africa amounting to $1,414 (based on the exchange rate on March 31, 2019).

As at March 31, 2019, no amounts were drawn under these lines of credit.

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14. Financial instruments

Financial instruments by category

The carrying value and fair value of financial instruments by class as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Financial assets

	Financial assets at amortized cost		Financial assets at FVTPL		Financial assets at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,444	$	—	$	—	$	85,444	$	85,444
Investment in fixed deposits		15,907		—		—		15,907		15,907
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		—		134,493		—		134,493		134,493
Trade receivables		73,872		—		—		73,872		73,872
Unbilled revenue(1)		65,295		—		—		65,295		65,295
Funds held for clients		7,063		—		—		7,063		7,063
Prepayments and other assets(2)		5,375		—		—		5,375		5,375
Other non-current assets(3)		9,308		—		—		9,308		9,308
Derivative assets		—		2,077		17,004		19,081		19,081
Total carrying value	$	262,264	$	136,570	$	17,004	$	415,838	$	415,838

Financial liabilities

	Financial liabilities at amortized cost		Financial liabilities at FVTPL		Financial liabilities at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Trade payables	$	17,831	$	—	$	—	$	17,831	$	17,831
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(4)		61,800		—		—		61,800		61,800
Other employee obligations(5)		63,129		—		—		63,129		63,129
Provision and accrued expenses		27,619		—		—		27,619		27,619
Other liabilities(6)		2,288		3,197		—		5,485		5,485
Derivative liabilities		—		307		2,096		2,403		2,403
Total carrying value	$	172,667	$	3,504	$	2,096	$	178,267	$	178,267

Notes:

(1) Excluding non-financial assets $1,457.

(2) Excluding non-financial assets $11,408.

(3) Excluding non-financial assets $34,931.

(4) Excluding non-financial asset (unamortized debt issuance cost) $409.

(5) Excluding non-financial liabilities $16,240.

(6) Excluding non-financial liabilities $13,768.

The carrying value and fair value of financial instruments by class as at March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Financial assets

	Financial assets at amortized cost		Financial assets at FVTPL		Financial assets at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	99,829	$	—	$	—	$	99,829	$	99,829
Investment in fixed deposits		21,548		—		—		21,548		21,548
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		—		99,954		—		99,954		99,954
Trade receivables		71,388		—		—		71,388		71,388
Unbilled revenue		61,721		—		—		61,721		61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066		—		—		10,066		10,066
Prepayments and other assets(1)		4,410		—		—		4,410		4,410
Other non-current assets(2)		10,243		—		—		10,243		10,243
Derivative assets		—		2,212		12,771		14,983		14,983
Total carrying value	$	279,205	$	102,166	$	12,771	$	394,142	$	394,142

Financial liabilities

	Financial liabilities at amortized cost		Financial liabilities at FVTPL		Financial liabilities at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Trade payables	$	19,703	$	—	$	—	$	19,703	$	19,703
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(3)		89,900		—		—		89,900		89,900
Other employee obligations(4)		59,346		—		—		59,346		59,346
Provision and accrued expenses		28,826		—		—		28,826		28,826
Other liabilities(5)		2,447		11,388		—		13,835		13,835
Derivative liabilities		—		946		7,809		8,755		8,755
Total carrying value	$	200,222	$	12,334	$	7,809	$	220,365	$	220,365

Notes:

(1) Excluding non-financial assets $20,437.

(2) Excluding non-financial assets $32,145.

(3) Excluding non-financial asset (unamortized debt issuance cost) $769.

(4) Excluding non-financial liabilities $14,892.

(5) Excluding non-financial liabilities $13,566.

For the financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting or similar arrangements, each agreement between the Company and the counterparty allows for net settlement of the relevant financial assets and liabilities when both elect to settle on a net basis. In the absence of such an election, financial assets and liabilities will be settled on a gross basis.

Financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Description of types of financial assets	Gross amounts of recognized financial assets		Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial assets presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial Instruments			Cash collateral received
Derivative assets	$	19,081	$	—	$	19,081	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	17,036
Total	$	19,081	$	—	$	19,081	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	17,036

Description of types of financial liabilities	Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities		Gross amounts of recognized financial assets offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial instruments			Cash collateral pledged
Derivative liabilities	$	2,403	$	—	$	2,403	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	358
Total	$	2,403	$	—	$	2,403	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	358

Financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as at March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Description of types of financial assets	Gross amounts of recognized financial assets		Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial assets presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial instruments			Cash collateral received
Derivative assets	$	14,983	$	—	$	14,983	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	10,768
Total	$	14,983	$	—	$	14,983	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	10,768

Description of types of financial liabilities	Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities		Gross amounts of recognized financial assets offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial instruments			Cash collateral pledged
Derivative liabilities	$	8,755	$	—	$	8,755	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	4,540
Total	$	8,755	$	—	$	8,755	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	4,540

Fair value hierarchy

The following is the hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:

Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — other techniques for which all inputs have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 — techniques which use inputs that have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.

The fair value is estimated using the discounted cash flow approach and market rates of interest. The valuation technique involves assumptions and judgments regarding risk characteristics of the instruments, discount rates and future cash flows.

The Company uses valuation techniques in measuring the fair value of financial instruments, where active market quotes are not available. In applying the valuation techniques, the Company makes maximum use of market inputs, and uses estimates and assumptions that are, as far as possible, consistent with observable data that market participants would use in pricing the instrument. Where applicable data is not observable, the Company uses its best estimate about the assumptions that market participants would make. These estimates may vary from the actual prices that would be achieved in an arm’s length transaction at the reporting date.

The assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:-

			Fair value measurement at reporting date using
Description	March 31, 2019		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Financial assets at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	2,077	$	—	$	2,077	$	—
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		134,493		134,047		446		—
Financial assets at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		16,611		—		16,611		—
Interest rate swaps		392		—		392		—
Total assets	$	153,573	$	134,047	$	19,526	$	—
Liabilities
Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	308	$	—	$	308	$	—
Contingent consideration		3,197		—		—		3,197
Financial liabilities at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		2,095		—		2,095		—
Total liabilities	$	5,600	$	—	$	2,403	$	3,197

The assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as at March 31, 2018 are as follows:-

			Fair value measurement at reporting date using
Description	March 31, 2018		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Financial assets at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	2,212	$	—	$	2,212	$	—
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		99,954		99,412		542		—
Financial assets at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		11,709		—		11,709		—
Interest rate swaps		1,062		—		1,062		—
Total assets	$	114,937	$	99,412	$	15,525	$	—
Liabilities
Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	946	$	—	$	946	$	—
Contingent consideration		11,388		—		—		11,388
Financial liabilities at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		7,809		—		7,809		—
Total liabilities	$	20,143	$	—	$	8,755	$	11,388

Description of significant unobservable inputs to Level 3 valuation

The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was estimated using a probability weighted method and achievement of revenue target with a discount rate of 2.5%. One percentage point change in the unobservable inputs used in fair valuation of the contingent consideration does not have a significant impact on its value.

The fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow approach which involves assumptions and judgments regarding risk characteristics of the instruments, discount rates, future cash flows, foreign exchange spot, forward premium rates and market rates of interest.

The movement in contingent consideration categorized under Level 3 fair value measurement is given below:

	For the year ended
	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Balance at the beginning of the year	$	11,388		$	19,678
Additions		—			—
Payouts		(8,456	)		(7,000	)
Gain recognized in the consolidated statement of income		—			(1,553	)
Finance expense recognized in the consolidated statement of income		265			263
Balance at the end of the year	$	3,197		$	11,388

During the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, and no transfers into and out of Level 3 fair value measurements.

Fair value on a non-recurring basis as at March 31, 2017

The non-recurring fair value measurement for the Auto Claim BPM CGU of $38,492 (before cost of disposal of $656) has been categorized as Level 3 fair value based on the inputs to the valuation technique used (Refer Note 10).

Derivative financial instruments

The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are foreign currency exchange risk and interest rate risk. Forward and option contracts up to 24 months on various foreign currencies are entered into to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk on forecasted revenue denominated in foreign currencies and monetary assets and liabilities held in non-functional currencies. Interest rate swaps are entered to manage interest rate risk associated with the Company’s floating rate borrowings. The Company’s primary exchange rate exposure is with the US dollar and pound sterling against the Indian rupee. For derivative instruments which qualify for cash flow hedge accounting, the Company records the effective portion of gain or loss from changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments in other comprehensive income/(loss), which is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged item affects earnings. Derivative instruments qualify for hedge accounting when the instrument is designated as a hedge; the hedged item is specifically identifiable and exposes the Company to risk; and it is expected that a change in fair value of the derivative instrument and an opposite change in the fair value of the hedged item will have a high degree of correlation. Determining the high degree of correlation between the change in fair value of the hedged item and the derivative instruments involves significant judgment including the probability of the occurrence of the forecasted transaction. When it is highly probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the Company discontinues the hedge accounting and recognizes immediately in the consolidated statement of income, the gains and losses attributable to such derivative instrument that were accumulated in other comprehensive income/(loss).

The following table presents the notional values of outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign exchange option contracts and interest rate swap contracts:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Forward contracts (Sell)
In US dollars	$	230,292	$	242,418
In UK pound sterling		134,077		132,591
In Euro		34,251		23,883
In Australian dollars		43,271		48,147
Others		2,866		2,332
	$	444,757	$	449,371
Option contracts (Sell)
In US dollars	$	134,060	$	107,629
In UK pound sterling		122,377		116,401
In Euro		32,226		21,483
In Australian dollars		42,106		28,828
Others		—		927
	$	330,769	$	275,268
Interest rate swap contracts
In US dollars		61,800		89,900

The amount of gain/ (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income into consolidated statement of income in respective line items for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Revenue	$	66			11,231		$	7,952
Foreign exchange gain, net		(2	)		15,766			16,896
Finance expense		422			(561	)		(71	)
Income tax related to amounts reclassified into consolidated statement of income		(577	)		(9,965	)		(8,998	)
Total	$	(91	)		16,471		$	15,779

As at March 31, 2019, a gain amounting to $5,578 on account of cash flow hedges in relation to forward and option contracts entered is expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive income into the consolidated statement of income over a period of 24 months and a gain amounting to $376 on account of cash flow hedges in relation to interest rate swaps is expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive income into the consolidated statement of income over a period of 36 months.

Due to the discontinuation of cash flow hedge accounting on account of non-occurrence of original forecasted transactions by the end of the originally specified time period, the Company recognized in the consolidated statement of income a loss of $2, a loss of $20 and a gain of $666 for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Financial risk management

Financial risk factors

The Company’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company’s primary focus is to foresee the unpredictability of financial markets and seek to minimize potential adverse effects on its financial performance. The primary market risk to the Company is foreign exchange risk. The Company uses derivative financial instruments to mitigate foreign exchange related risk exposures. The Company’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristic of each customer and the concentration of risk from the top few customers. The demographics of the customer including the default risk of the industry and country in which the customer operates also has an influence on credit risk assessment. The Company does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes.

Risk management procedures

The Company manages market risk through treasury operations. Senior management and the Board of Directors approve the Company’s treasury operations’ objectives and policies. The activities of treasury operations include management of cash resources, implementation of hedging strategies for foreign currency exposures, implementation of borrowing strategies and monitoring compliance with market risk limits and policies. The Company’s foreign exchange committee, comprising the Chairman of the Board, Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer, is the approving authority for all hedging transactions.

Components of market risk

Exchange rate or currency risk

The Company’s exposure to market risk arises principally from exchange rate risk. Although substantially all of the Company’s revenue is denominated in pound sterling and US dollars, a significant portion of expenses for the year ended March 31, 2019 (net of payments to repair centers made as part of the Company’s WNS Auto Claims BPM segment) were incurred and paid in Indian rupees. The exchange rates among the Indian rupee, the pound sterling and the US dollar have changed substantially in recent years and may fluctuate substantially in the future. The Company hedges a portion of forecasted external and inter-company revenue denominated in foreign currencies with forward contracts and options.

Based upon the Company’s level of operations for the year ended March 31, 2019, a sensitivity analysis shows that a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the pound sterling against the US dollar would have increased or decreased, respectively, the Company’s revenue for the year ended March 31, 2019 by approximately $23,451. Similarly, a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the Indian rupee against the US dollar would have increased or decreased, respectively, the Company’s expenses incurred and paid in Indian rupee for the year ended March 31, 2019 by approximately $30,976.

The foreign currency risk from non-derivative financial instruments as at March 31, 2019 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2019
	US Dollar			Pound Sterling			Indian Rupees			Australian Dollar			Euro			Other currencies			Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,204			263			—			2,864			528			214			5,073
Trade receivables		100,713			48,198			3,629			17,107			12,459			3,395			185,501
Unbilled revenue		4,576			3,553			—			3,221			5,778			532			17,660
Prepayments and other current assets		522			311			2			82			85			16			1,018
Other non-current assets		4			—			—			—			—			15			19
Trade payables		(28,704	)		(63,467	)		(8,332	)		(9,059	)		(10,265	)		(596	)		(120,423	)
Provisions and accrued expenses		(2,924	)		(210	)		(217	)		(1,069	)		(477	)		(72	)		(4,969	)
Pension and other employee obligations		(127	)		—			—			—			(28	)		(177	)		(332	)
Other liabilities		(2	)		(7	)		—			—			—			(1	)		(10	)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	$	75,262			(11,359	)		(4,918	)		13,146			8,080			3,326			83,537

The foreign currency risk from non-derivative financial instruments as at March 31, 2018 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2018
	US Dollar			Pound Sterling			Indian Rupees			Australian Dollar			Euro			Other currencies			Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	399			4,735			—			2,991			339			610			9,074
Trade receivables		100,002			46,658			3,850			24,686			7,289			2,525			185,010
Unbilled revenue		7,178			3,209			—			643			6,230			858			18,118
Prepayments and other current assets		428			188			10			29			63			11			729
Other non-current assets		3			—			—			—			—			16			19
Trade payables		(27,613	)		(64,070	)		(6,989	)		(16,093	)		(1,429	)		(19	)		(116,213	)
Provisions and accrued expenses		(2,314	)		(291	)		(205	)		—			(154	)		(19	)		(2,983	)
Pension and other employee obligations		(134	)		—			—			—			(12	)		(306	)		(452	)
Other liabilities		(7	)		(4	)		—			—			—			—			(11	)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	$	77,942			(9,575	)		(3,334	)		12,256			12,325			3,676			93,291

Other currencies include currencies such as the Swiss Franc (CHF), Singapore Dollar (SGD), Philippine Peso (PHP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Polish Zloty (PLN), Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR), Romanian Leu (RON), South African Rand (ZAR), New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Hong Kong Dollar (HKD), United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED), Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY), Costa Rican colon (CRC), Danish Krone (DKK), Swedish Krona (SEK), Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) and Turkish Lira (TRY).

As at March 31, 2019, every 5% appreciation or depreciation of the respective foreign currencies compared to the functional currency of the Company would impact the Company’s profit before tax from operating activities by approximately $3,152.

Interest rate risk

The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk arises from borrowings which have a floating rate of interest, which is linked to the US dollar LIBOR. The risk is managed by the Company by maintaining an appropriate mix of fixed and floating rate borrowings and by the use of interest rate swap contracts. The costs of floating rate borrowings may be affected by the fluctuations in the interest rates. In connection with the term loan facilities entered into in fiscal 2017, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements with the banks in fiscal 2017. These swap agreements effectively convert the term loans from variable US dollar LIBOR interest rates to fixed rates, thereby managing the Company’s exposure to changes in market interest rates under the term loans. The amounts outstanding under swap agreements as at March 31, 2019 aggregated $61,800.

The Company monitors its positions and does not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties. The Company intends to selectively use interest rate swaps, options and other derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate movements. These exposures are reviewed by appropriate levels of management on a periodic basis. The Company does not enter into hedging agreements for speculative purposes.

Credit risk

Credit risk arises from the possibility that customers may not be able to settle their obligations as agreed. Trade receivables are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers primarily located in the UK and the US. Credit risk is managed through periodical assessment of the financial reliability of customers, taking into account the financial condition, current economic trends, analysis of historical bad debts and ageing of trade receivables. The credit risk on marketable securities, FMPs, mutual funds, bank deposits and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks and mutual funds with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit rating agencies. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is primarily from trade receivables and unbilled revenue which amounted to $73,872 and $66,752, respectively as at March 31, 2019 and $71,388 and $61,721, respectively, as at March 31, 2018.

The Company provides loss allowance using the ECL model on trade receivables and unbilled revenue with no significant financing component at an amount equal to lifetime ECL (Refer Note 8).

The following table gives details in respect of the percentage of revenue generated from the Company’s top customer and top five customers:

	Year Ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Revenue from top customer		6.9	%		6.8	%		9.0	%
Revenue from top five customers		27.1	%		29.4	%		32.1	%

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity risk is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to its reputation. Typically, the Company ensures that it has sufficient cash on demand to meet expected operational expenses and service financial obligations. In addition, the Company has concluded arrangements with reputable banks and has unused lines of credit of $74,274 as of March 31, 2019 that could be drawn upon should there be a need.

The contractual maturities of financial liabilities are as follows:

	As at March 31, 2019
	Less than 1 Year		1-2 years		2-5 years		Total
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(1)	$	28,200	$	16,800	$	16,800	$	61,800
Trade payables		17,831		—		—		17,831
Provision and accrued expenses		27,619		—		—		27,619
Other liabilities		5,485		—		—		5,485
Other employee obligations		63,129		—		—		63,129
Derivative financial instruments		2,096		307		—		2,403
Total(2)	$	144,360	$	17,107	$	16,800	$	178,267

Notes:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $409.

(2) Non-financial liabilities are explained in the financial instruments categories table above.

	As at March 31, 2018
	Less than 1 Year		1-2 years		2-5 years		Total
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(1)	$	28,100	$	28,200	$	33,600	$	89,900
Trade payables		19,703		—		—		19,703
Provision and accrued expenses		28,826		—		—		28,826
Other liabilities		10,680		3,154		—		13,834
Other employee obligations		59,347		—		—		59,347
Derivative financial instruments		6,466		2,289		—		8,755
Total(2)	$	153,122	$	33,643	$	33,600	$	220,365

Notes:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $769.

(2) Non-financial liabilities are explained in the financial instruments categories table above.

The balanced view of liquidity and financial indebtedness is stated in the table below. This calculation of the net cash position is used by the management:

	As at
	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,444		$	99,829
Investments		150,400			121,502
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(1)		(61,800	)		(89,900	)
Net cash position	$	174,044		$	131,431

Note:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $409 and $769 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

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15. Pension and other employee obligations

Pension and other employee obligations consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Salaries and bonus	$	62,320	$	59,346
Pension		854		1,189
Withholding taxes on salary and statutory payables		4,947		4,082
Total	$	68,121	$	64,617
Non-current:
Pension and other obligations	$	11,248	$	9,621
Total	$	11,248	$	9,621

Employee benefit costs consist of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Salaries and bonus	$	424,005	$	405,665	$	307,378
Employee benefit plans:
Defined contribution plan		11,572		11,684		10,265
Defined benefit plan		2,242		3,042		2,639
Share-based compensation expense (Refer Note 24)		30,305		30,565		23,036
Total	$	468,124	$	450,956	$	343,318

Employee benefit costs is recognized in the following line items in the consolidated statement of income:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Cost of revenue	$	346,914	$	329,289	$	249,701
Selling and marketing expenses		34,054		31,373		24,717
General and administrative expenses		87,156		90,294		68,900
Total	$	468,124	$	450,956	$	343,318

Defined contribution plan

The Company’s contributions to defined contribution plans are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
India	$	7,919	$	8,123	$	7,587
Philippines		162		127		106
South Africa		840		860		715
Sri Lanka		505		625		661
United Kingdom		759		670		780
United States		1,387		1,279		416
Total		11,572		11,684		10,265

Defined benefit plan

The net periodic cost recognized by the Company in respect of gratuity payments under the Company’s gratuity plans covering eligible employees of the Company in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Service cost	$	1,621	$	1,917	$	2,188
Past service cost		—		538		—
Interest on the net defined benefit liability		621		587		451
Net gratuity cost	$	2,242	$	3,042	$	2,639

	As at
	March 2019			March 2018
Change in projected benefit obligations
Obligation at beginning of the year	$	11,101		$	11,776
Foreign currency translation		(671	)		(118	)
Service cost		1,621			1,917
Past service cost		—			538
Interest cost		692			657
Benefits paid		(1,213	)		(1,160	)
Actuarial (gain)/loss
From changes in demographic assumptions		48			62
From changes in financial assumptions		32			(3,428	)
From actual experience compared to assumptions		942			857
Benefit obligation at end of the year	$	12,552		$	11,101
Change in plan assets
Plan assets at beginning of the year	$	1,041		$	976
Foreign currency translation		(57	)		(5	)
Expected return on plan assets		71			70
Actuarial (loss) /gain		(21	)		(23	)
Actual contributions		1,354			1,104
Benefits paid		(1,129	)		(1,081	)
Plan assets at end of the year	$	1,259		$	1,041
Accrued pension liability
Current	$	854		$	1,189
Non-current		10,439			8,871
Net amount recognized	$	11,293		$	10,060
Present value of funded defined benefit obligation	$	11,911		$	10,418
Fair value of plan assets		(1,259	)		(1,041	)
		10,652			9,377
Present value of unfunded defined benefit obligation	$	641		$	683
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation (both funded and unfunded)		5.0 years			4.8 years

Net amount amount recognized relating to the Company’s India plan, Philippines plan and Sri Lanka plan was $10,683, $29 and $581 as at March 31, 2019 and $9,402, $36 and $622 as at March 31, 2018, respectively.

In March 2018, the Government of India amended the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to increase the maximum limit of lump-sum gratuity payment to eligible employees at retirement, death, and incapacitation or on termination of employment from $14 to $29 (from $15 to $31 as at March 31, 2018). As a result, the Company recognized an amount of $538 towards past service cost in the consolidated statement of income during the year ended March 31, 2018.

The assumptions used in accounting for the gratuity plans are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Discount rate:
India		6.6% to 7.0%		6.6% to 7.3%		7.05%
Philippines		6.1%		3.1%		5.45%
Sri Lanka		11.0%		10.0%		12.8%
Rate of increase in compensation level		7.0% to 8.0%		7.0% to 10.0%		7.0% to 15.0%
Expected rate of return on plan assets		7.0%		7.3%		7.05%

The Company evaluates these assumptions annually based on its long-term plans of growth and industry standards. The discount rates are based on current market yields on government securities adjusted for a suitable risk premium to reflect the additional risk for high quality corporate bonds.

As at March 31, 2019, for each of the Company’s defined benefit plans, the sensitivity of the defined benefit obligation to a change in each significant actuarial assumption is as follows:

	India			Philippines			Sri Lanka
Discount rate:
Increase in discount rate by 1%		(4.7	)%		(0.9	)%		(4.2	)%
Decrease in discount rate by 1%		5.2	%		1.0	%		4.6	%
Rate of increase in compensation level:
Increase in salary escalation rate by 1%		4.1	%		0.5	%		4.2	%
Decrease in salary escalation rate by 1%		(3.9	)%		(0.5	)%		(3.9	)%

Each sensitivity amount is calculated assuming that all other assumptions are held constant. The Company is not able to predict the extent of likely future changes in these assumptions, but based on past experience, the discount rate for each plan could change by up to 1% within a 12 month period.

As at March 31, 2019, $4 and $1,255 ($4 and $1,037 as at March 31, 2018) of the fund assets are invested with LIC and ALICPL, respectively. Of the funds invested with LIC, approximately 40% and 60% of the funds are invested in unquoted government securities and money market instruments, respectively. Of the funds invested with ALICPL, approximately 87% and 13% are invested in unquoted government securities and money market instruments, respectively. Since the Company’s plan assets are managed by third party fund administrators, the contributions made by the Company are pooled with the corpus of the funds managed by such fund administrators and invested in accordance with regulatory guidelines. The Company’s funding policy is to contribute to the plan amounts necessary on an actuarial basis to, at a minimum, satisfy the minimum funding requirements. Additional discretionary contributions above the minimum funding requirement can be made and are generally based on adjustment for any over or under funding.

The expected benefits are based on the same assumptions used to measure the Company’s defined benefit obligations as at March 31, 2019. The Company expects to contribute $1,958 to defined benefit plan for the year ending March 31, 2020. The maturity analysis of the Company’s defined benefit payments is as follows:

	Amount
2020	$	2,113
2021		2,134
2022		2,250
2023		2,439
2024		2,524
Thereafter		11,535
	$	22,995

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16. Provisions and accrued expenses

Provisions and accrued expenses consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Accrued expenses		27,619		28,826
Total	$	27,619	$	28,826

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17. Contract liabilities

Contract liabilities consists of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Payments in advance of services	$	2,229	$	557
Advance billings		3,092		2,104
Others		106		247
Total	$	5,427	$	2,908
Non-current:
Payments in advance of services	$	4,950	$	550
Advance billings		1,642		2
Others		17		19
Total	$	6,609	$	571

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18. Other liabilities

Other liabilities consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Withholding taxes and value added tax payables	$	4,741	$	5,117
Contingent consideration (Refer note 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d))		3,197		8,233
Deferred rent		649		800
Other liabilities		1,707		1,589
Total	$	10,294	$	15,739
Non-current:
Deferred rent	$	7,780	$	6,544
Contingent consideration (Refer note 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d))		—		3,155
Other liabilities		1,179		1,963
Total	$	8,959	$	11,662

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19. Share capital

As at March 31, 2019, the authorized share capital was £6,100 divided into 60,000,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and 1,000,000 preferred shares of 10 pence each. The Company had 50,051,920 ordinary shares (excluding 1,101,300 treasury shares) outstanding as at March 31, 2019. There were no preferred shares outstanding as at March 31, 2019.

As at March 31, 2018, the authorized share capital was £6,100 divided into 60,000,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and 1,000,000 preferred shares of 10 pence each. The Company had 50,434,080 ordinary shares (excluding 4,400,000 treasury shares) outstanding as at March 31, 2018. There were no preferred shares outstanding as at March 31, 2018.

Treasury shares

On March 16, 2016, the Company’s shareholders authorized a share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to 3,300,000 of the Company’s American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) each representing one ordinary share, par value 10 pence per share of the Company, at a price range of $10 to $50 per ADS. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase program, the Company’s ADSs may be purchased in the open market from time to time for 36 months from March 16, 2016, the date of shareholders’ approval. The Company was not obligated under the repurchase program to repurchase a specific number of ADSs, and the repurchase program could be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.

During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company purchased 2,200,000 ADSs in the open market for total consideration of $64,224 (including transaction costs of $33 for share repurchase of 2,200,000 ADSs, $111 paid towards cancellation fees for ADSs in relation to the repurchase of 2,200,000 ADSs which was completed during the year ended March 31, 2017, and $55 paid towards cancellation fees for ADSs in relation to the repurchase of 1,100,000 ADSs, which was completed during the year ended March 31, 2016). During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company purchased the balance 1,100,000 ADSs in the open market for total consideration of $39,546 (including transaction costs of $17) and completed the share repurchase program. The shares underlying these purchased ADSs are recorded as treasury shares.

In March 2018, the shareholders of the Company authorized the repurchase of up to 3,300,000 of the Company’s ADSs, at a price range of $10 to $100 per ADS. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase program, the Company’s ADSs may be purchased in the open market from time to time for 36 months from March 30, 2018, the date of shareholders’ approval. The Company is not obligated under the repurchase program to repurchase a specific number of ADSs, and the repurchase program may be suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion. The Company intends to fund the repurchase with cash on hand.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company purchased 1,101,300 ADSs in the open market for total consideration of $56,362 (including transaction costs of $11). The Company also paid $55 towards cancellation fees for ADSs in relation to the repurchase of 1,100,000 ADSs.

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company received authorization from the Board of Directors to cancel, and cancelled, 4,400,000 ADSs that were held as treasury shares for an aggregate cost of $134,231. The effect of cancellation of these treasury shares was recognized in share capital amounting to $573 and in share premium amounting to $133,658, in compliance with Jersey Law. There was no effect on the total shareholders’ equity as a result of this cancellation.

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20. Revenue

Disaggregation of revenue

In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by service type, major industries serviced, contract type and geography.

Revenue by service type

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Industry-specific	$	307,214	$	258,155	$	170,212
Customer interaction services		183,199		193,427		168,096
Finance and accounting		175,194		162,432		124,089
Research and analytics		91,716		89,402		79,948
Auto claims		34,885		35,414		44,642
Others		16,912		19,127		15,559
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

Revenue by industry

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Insurance*	$	215,242	$	194,593	$	178,196
Diversified businesses including manufacturing, retail, CPG, media and entertainment, and telecom		142,091		137,049		105,325
Travel and leisure		140,996		142,091		128,051
Healthcare		124,109		111,593		40,814
Utilities		56,334		66,030		56,059
Shipping and logistics		49,858		33,922		25,638
Consulting and professional services		44,142		39,683		41,876
Banking and financial services		36,348		32,995		26,587
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

* Includes revenue disclosed under the Auto Claims BPM segment in Note 28.

Revenue by contract type

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Full-time-equivalent	$	522,436	$	473,898	$	432,919
Transaction*		137,219		141,617		106,352
Subscription		66,542		58,916		2,139
Fixed price		42,512		39,788		27,375
Others		40,411		43,735		33,761
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

* Includes revenue disclosed under the Auto Claims BPM segment in Note 28.

Revenue by geography

Refer Note 28 — External revenue.

Contract balances

As at April 1, 2018, the Company capitalized $6,821 towards incremental costs incurred for acquiring contracts that were not completed. The capitalized costs will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected life of the contract.

The movement in contract assets during the year is as follows:

	As at
	March 31, 2019
	Sales Commission			Transition activities			Upfront payment / Others			Total
Opening balance	$	—		$	3,038		$	3,202		$	6,240
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15		6,821			201			359			7,381
		6,821			3,239			3,561			13,621
Additions during the year		3,182			11,507			6,533			21,222
Amortization/recognition during the year		(1,185	)		(1,120	)		(4,844	)		(7,149	)
Impairment loss recognized during the year		(508	)		—			—			(508	)
Translation adjustments		(279	)		(215	)		(465	)		(959	)
Closing balance	$	8,031			13,411			4,785			26,227

The movement in contract liabilities during the year is as follows:

	As at
	March 31, 2019
	Payments in advance of services			Advance billings			Others			Total
Opening balance	$	1,107		$	2,106		$	266		$	3,479
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue		115			4,345			793			5,253
Gross opening balance		1,222			6,451			1,059			8,732
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15		64			—			—			64
		1,286			6,451			1,059			8,796
Additions during the year		11,175			44,940			11,861			67,976
Revenue recognized during the year		(2,918	)		(39,927	)		(12,075	)		(54,920	)
Translation adjustments		(109	)		(351	)		(83	)		(543	)
Gross closing balance		9,434			11,113			762			21,309
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue		(2,255	)		(6,379	)		(639	)		(9,273	)
Closing balance	$	7,179		$	4,734		$	123		$	12,036

The estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future relating to remaining performance obligations as at March 31, 2019 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2019
	Less than 1 Year		1-2 years		2-5 years		More than 5 years		Total
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations	$	15,635	$	10,182	$	1,906	$	—	$	27,723

The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for:

(i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less; and

(ii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which the Company has the right to invoice for services performed.

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21. Expenses by nature

Expenses by nature consist of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Employee cost	$	468,124	$	450,956	$	343,318
Repair payments		15,166		16,970		24,102
Facilities cost		91,393		89,037		75,383
Depreciation		20,334		19,954		16,903
Legal and professional expenses		20,019		22,972		15,902
Travel expenses		22,757		23,748		18,563
Others		40,277		38,886		33,526
Total cost of revenue, selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses	$	678,070	$	662,523	$	527,697

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22. Finance expense

Finance expense consists of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018		2017
Interest expense	$	3,266		$	3,215	$	424
(Gain)/loss on interest rate swaps		(422	)		561		71
Debt issue cost		360			488		52
Total	$	3,204		$	4,264	$	547

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23. Other income, net

Other income, net consists of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Interest income	$	2,556	$	3,693	$	2,083
Dividend income		32		3,570		4,131
Net gain arising on financial assets designated as FVTPL		7,947		3		6
Others, net		4,059		3,964		2,469
Total	$	14,594	$	11,230	$	8,689

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24. Share-based payments

The Company has three share-based incentive plans: the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan adopted on July 1, 2002 (which has expired), the 2006 Incentive Award Plan adopted on June 1, 2006, as amended and restated in February 2009, September 2011 and September 2013 (the “2006 Incentive Award Plan”) (which has expired), and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan effective from September 27, 2016, as amended and restated in September 2018 (the “2016 Incentive Award Plan”) (collectively referred to as the “Plans”). All the Plans are equity settled. Under the Plans, share-based options and RSUs may be granted to eligible participants. Options and RSUs are generally granted for a term of ten years and have a graded vesting period of up to four years. The Company settles employee share-based options and RSU exercises with newly issued ordinary shares. As at March 31, 2019, the Company had 3,303,952 ordinary shares available for future grants.

Share-based compensation expense during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Share-based compensation expense recorded in	$		$		$
Cost of revenue		4,278		3,770		2,765
Selling and marketing expenses		3,983		2,557		1,723
General and administrative expenses		22,044		24,238		18,548
Total share-based compensation expense	$	30,305	$	30,565	$	23,036

Upon exercise of share options and RSUs, the Company issued 719,140, 1,521,521 and 906,255 shares during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Share-based options

Movements in the number of options outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average exercise prices are as follow:

	Shares			Weighted average exercise price		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		117,179		$	27.25		0.10	$	163
Exercised		(48,227	)		7.63
Lapsed		(68,952	)		7.87
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		—		$	—		—	$	—
Exercised		—			—		—		—
Lapsed		—			—		—		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		—			—		—		—
Options exercisable		—		$	—		—	$	—

The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil, $180 and $2,697, respectively. The total grant date fair value of options vested during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil for each year. Total cash received as a result of options exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil, $1,347, and $8,941, respectively.

The fair value of options granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. No options were granted during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

The weighted average share price of options exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil, $30.44 and $27.46, respectively. As no options were outstanding at March 31, 2019 and 2018, there was no exercise price for these options and their weighted average remaining contractual term was zero years.

Restricted share units

The 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan also allow for the grant of RSUs. Each RSU represents the right to receive one ordinary share and vests over a period of up to three years.

(i) Movements in the number of RSUs dependent on non-market performance condition outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follow:

	Shares			Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		1,573,246		$	22.47		7.50	$	45,011
Granted		497,689			30.85
Exercised		(961,111	)		21.45
Forfeited		(34,775	)		29.07
Lapsed		(2,216	)		23.47
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		1,072,833		$	27.05		7.75	$	48,632
Granted		383,229			47.89
Exercised		(422,088	)		28.40
Forfeited		(70,723	)		36.08
Lapsed		(10,856	)		8.22
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		952,395		$	34.38		7.62	$	50,734
RSUs exercisable		410,948		$	27.40		6.33	$	21,891

The fair value of RSUs is generally the market price of the Company’s shares on the date of grant. As at March 31, 2019, there was $7,276 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years. To the extent the actual forfeiture rate is different than what the Company has anticipated, share-based compensation expenses related to these RSUs will be different from the Company’s expectations.

The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $47.89, $30.85, and $30.26, per ADS, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $21,324, $34,339, and $9,991, respectively. The total grant date fair value of RSUs vested during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $15,964, $16,931, and $14,631, respectively.

The weighted average share price of RSU exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $50.52, $35.73, and $29.08, respectively.

(ii) The 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan also allow for the grant of RSUs based on the market price of the Company’s shares achieving a specified target over a period of time. The fair value of market-based share awards is determined using Monte-Carlo simulation.

Movements in the number of RSUs dependent on market performance condition outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follows:

	Shares		Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		203,990	$	13.21		8.10	$	5,836
Granted		—
Exercised		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Lapsed		—		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		203,990	$	13.21		7.10	$	9,247
Granted		—
Exercised		—
Forfeited		—
Lapsed		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		203,990		13.21		6.10	$	10,867
RSUs exercisable		5,000	$	14.30		7.08	$	266

On March 15, 2017, the Company modified the vesting period in respect of the RSUs as follows:

a. for RSUs granted in April 2014, the vesting date has been extended to the fifth anniversary of the grant date (i.e. April 2019)

b. for RSUs granted in April 2015, the vesting date has been extended to the fourth anniversary of the grant date (i.e. April 2019)

c. for RSUs granted in April 2016, the vesting date has been extended to the fourth anniversary of the grant date (i.e. April 2020)

Subsequent vesting of RSUs for each of the remaining years would be subject to continued employment.

The incremental fair value was determined using Monte-Carlo simulation by reference to the difference between fair value of original RSUs as of modification date and the fair value of modified RSUs as of modification date. The additional cost as a result of such modification in respect of modified share awards amounted to $1,185. The additional cost is spread over the period from the modification date until the vesting date of the modified award, which differs from the vesting date of the original award. The incremental cost recognized in the current year (March 31, 2018: $540) in respect of such modified share awards amounted to $540.

As at March 31, 2019, there was $103 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested market based RSUs. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.7 years. The weighted average grant date fair value of the RSUs granted during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was Nil, Nil and $12.56 per ADS, respectively.

(iii) RSUs related to total shareholder’s return (“TSR”)

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 166,760 RSUs (March 31, 2018: 248,655 RSUs) to certain employees. The conditions for the vesting of these RSUs are linked to the TSR of the Company in addition to the condition of continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting period.

The performance of these RSUs shall be assessed based on the TSR of the custom peer group (based on percentile rank) and the industry index (based on outperformance rank). The RSUs granted with the TSR condition shall vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the participant’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date and achievement of the specified conditions of stock performance and TSR parameters.

The fair value of these RSUs is determined using Monte-Carlo simulation. The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during the year ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $57.20 and $36.52, per ADS, respectively. The stock compensation expense charged during the year ended March 31, 2019 was $2,886 (March 31, 2018: $1,368). As at March 31, 2019, there was $4,589 of unrecognized compensation cost related to these RSUs. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.

Movements in the number of RSUs linked to the TSR condition outstanding under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follows:

	Shares			Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		—		$	—		—	$	—
Granted		248,655			36.52
Exercised		—
Forfeited		—
Lapsed		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		248,655		$	36.52		9.08	$	11,272
Granted		166,760			57.20		—		—
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited		(62,040	)		44.15
Lapsed		—			—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		353,375			44.94		8.49		18,824
RSUs exercisable		—		$	—		—	$	—

Performance share units

The 2006 Incentive Award Plan and 2016 Incentive Award Plan also allow for grant of performance share units (“PSUs”). Each PSU represents the right to receive one ordinary share based on the Company’s performance against specified non-market performance conditions and vests over a period of three years.

Movements in the number of PSUs outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follow:

	Shares			Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		1,184,852		$	21.00		7.36	$	33,899
Granted		400,463			30.35
Exercised		(506,660	)		16.79
Forfeited		(18,681	)		29.38
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		1,059,975		$	26.36		7.51	$	48,048
Granted		199,303			47.54
Exercised		(297,052	)		23.25
Forfeited		(48,467	)		30.06
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		913,759			29.80		7.13		48,674
PSUs exercisable		272,977		$	21.91		5.59	$	14,541

The fair value of PSUs is generally the market price of the Company’s shares on the date of grant, and assumes that performance targets will be achieved. As at March 31, 2019, there was $7,055 of unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested PSUs, net of forfeitures. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years. Over the performance period, the number of shares that will be issued will be adjusted upward or downward based upon the probability of achievement of the performance targets. The ultimate number of shares issued and the related compensation cost recognized as expense will be based on a comparison of the final performance metrics to the specified targets.

The weighted average grant date fair value of PSUs granted during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $47.54, $30.35, and $31.12, per ADS, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of PSUs exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $15,077, $17,737 and $4,237, respectively. The total grant date fair value of PSUs vested during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $9,535, $8,696 and $6,280, respectively.

The weighted average share price of PSU exercised during the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $50.75, $35.01 and $29.89, respectively.

BBBEE program in South Africa

The Company’s South African subsidiary has issued share appreciation rights to certain employees to be settled with the Company’s shares. As part of the settlement, the Company granted 14,250 and 32,050 RSUs during the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, which shall vest on the third and fourth anniversaries, respectively, from the grant date, subject to such grantee’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The grant date fair value was estimated using a binomial lattice model.

The total stock compensation expense in relation to these RSUs was $3,040 to be amortized over the vesting period of four years. The stock compensation expense charged during the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $760 and $547, respectively.

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25. Income taxes

The domestic and foreign source component of profit/(loss) before income taxes is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Domestic	$	(2,742	)	$	(4,439	)	$	(5,342	)
Foreign		133,894			106,306			60,635
Profit before income taxes	$	131,152		$	101,867		$	55,293

The Company’s income tax expense consists of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Current taxes
Domestic taxes	$	—		$	—		$	—
Foreign taxes		27,526			24,494			25,785
		27,526			24,494			25,785
Deferred taxes
Domestic taxes		—			—			—
Foreign taxes		(1,807	)		(9,063	)		(8,255	)
		(1,807	)		(9,063	)		(8,255	)
Income tax expense	$	25,719		$	15,431		$	17,530

Domestic taxes are Nil as the Company is subject to income tax in Jersey, Channel Islands at a rate of 0%. Foreign taxes are based on applicable tax rates in each subsidiary’s jurisdiction.

On July 27, 2017, National Company Law Tribunal in India approved the scheme of amalgamation of Value Edge Research Services Limited (“Value Edge”) and WNS Global Services Private Limited (“WNS India”), pursuant to which, Value Edge was merged with and into WNS India. The merger resulted in the creation of a tax base of goodwill and certain other identifiable intangible assets in the financial statements of WNS India. WNS India is entitled to claim a tax benefit for amortization of goodwill and intangible assets in its future tax returns. The Company had previously recorded a deferred tax liability for the temporary differences between the tax base of identifiable intangible assets and its carrying amount in the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon the acquisition of Value Edge. As a result, the carrying value of such liability as at the effective date of the scheme of amalgamation, amounting to $1,686, was derecognized during the year ended March 31, 2018.

The Company in fiscal 2012 started operations in delivery centers in Pune, Mumbai and Chennai, India registered under the SEZ scheme. These operations are eligible for a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2026. During fiscal 2015, the Company started operations in new delivery centers in Gurgaon and Pune, India registered under the SEZ scheme. These operations are eligible for a 100% income tax exemption until fiscal 2019, and a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2029. During fiscal 2018, the Company started operations in new delivery centers in Pune and Gurgaon, India registered under the SEZ scheme that are eligible for a 100% income tax exemption until fiscal 2022, and a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2032. During fiscal 2019, the Company started operations in new delivery centers in Noida and Pune, India registered under the SEZ scheme that are eligible for a 100% income tax exemption until fiscal 2023 and are eligible for a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2024 to 2033. The Government of India pursuant to the Indian Finance Act, 2011 has also levied a minimum alternate tax on the book profits earned by the SEZ units at the prevailing rate which is currently 21.55%. The Company’s operations in Costa Rica are eligible for a 50% income tax exemption from fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2021. From fiscal 2016 until fiscal 2019, the Company started operations in delivery centers in the Philippines which are eligible for various tax exemption benefits expiring between 2020 and 2023. The Government of Sri Lanka exempted the profits earned from export revenue from tax, which enabled the Company’s Sri Lankan subsidiary to claim a tax exemption until fiscal 2018 to be taxed at 14% on net basis with effect from April 1, 2018.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was enacted on December 22, 2017 with an effective date of January 1, 2018. The reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% has an impact on the various current and deferred tax items recorded by the Company’s subsidiaries. The Company had recorded a provisional amount of $5,212 for the effects of the change in law in its financial results for the year ended March 31, 2018, with the amount to be updated during the measurement period as additional information was obtained, prepared and analyzed. During fiscal 2019, the Company analyzed the impacts of the effects of the change in law on its financial results and has recorded a final one-time tax benefit of $414, primarily resulting from the adjustments to its deferred tax balances arising from business combinations, share-based compensation, losses and accruals and transition tax, thereby reducing the effective tax rate by 0.3% for fiscal 2019.

If the income tax exemptions described above were not available, the additional income tax expense at the respective statutory rates in India, Sri Lanka and Philippines would have been approximately $15,743, $9,368 and $5,171 for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Such additional tax would have decreased the basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended March 31, 2019 by $0.31 and $0.30, respectively ($0.19 and $0.18, respectively for the year ended March 31, 2018 and $0.10 and $0.10, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2017).

Income taxes recognized directly in equity are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Current taxes:
Excess tax deductions related to share-based payments		(1,260	)		(685	)		(270	)
	$	(1,260	)	$	(685	)	$	(270	)
Deferred taxes:
Excess tax deductions related to share-based payments		46			(1,135	)		715
	$	46		$	(1,135	)	$	715
Total income tax recognized directly in equity	$	(1,214	)	$	(1,820	)	$	445

Income taxes recognized in other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Current taxes	—			—			—
Deferred taxes:
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging derivatives		1,877			(9,409	)		6,921
Pension liability		(939	)		—			—
Total income tax recognized directly in other comprehensive income	$	938		$	(9,409	)	$	6,921

The reconciliation of estimated income tax to income tax expense:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Profit before income taxes	$	131,152		$	101,867		$	55,293
Income tax expense at tax rates applicable to individual entities		41,264			32,702			21,765
Effect of:
Items not deductible for tax		544			221			455
Exempt income		(16,024	)		(11,250	)		(7,706	)
Non tax deductible goodwill impairment					—			4,335
(Gain)/loss in respect of which deferred tax (liability)/asset not recognized due to uncertainty and ineligibility to carry forward		138			324			(105	)
Recognition of unutilized tax benefits / Unrecognized losses utilized		(841	)		—			(1,220	)
Temporary difference that will reverse during tax holiday period		614			22			1,580
Change in tax rate and law		(401	)		(5,685	)		78
Provision for uncertain tax position		—			—			(1,499	)
State taxes		620			317			14
Due to acquisitions and merger		—			(1,686	)		—
One time tax on undistributed earnings		—			266			—
Others, net		(195	)		200			(167	)
Income tax expense	$	25,719		$	15,431		$	17,530

Deferred taxes for the year ended March 31, 2019 arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized below:

	Opening Balance		Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15 & IFRS 9			Recognized in statement of income			Recognized in equity			Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income			Foreign currency translation			Closing Balance
Deferred tax assets:
Property and equipment	$	7,291	$	—		$	321		$	—		$	—		$	(539	)	$	7,073
Net operating loss carry forward		2,879		—			(1,559	)		—			—			(33	)		1,287
Accruals deductible on actual payment		7,424		(1,783	)		1,214			—			939			(436	)		7,358
Share-based compensation expense		12,770		—			1,980			(46	)		—			(584	)		14,120
Minimum alternate tax		420		—			153			—			—			(21	)		552
Others		328		3			174			—			—			(23	)		482
Total deferred tax assets	$	31,112	$	(1,780	)	$	2,283		$	(46	)	$	939		$	(1,636	)	$	30,872
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles		12,662					(573	)		—			—			94			12,183
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investments		1,759		—			46			—			1,877			(143	)		3,539
Others		1,108		—			1,003			—			—			(27	)		2,084
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	15,529	$	—		$	476		$	—		$	1,877		$	(76	)	$	17,806
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)	$	15,583	$	(1,780	)	$	1,807		$	(46	)	$	(938	)	$	(1,560	)	$	13,066

Deferred taxes for the year ended March 31, 2018 arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized below:

	Opening Balance			Additions due to acquisition			Recognized in statement of income			Recognized in equity		Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income			Foreign currency translation			Closing balance
Deferred tax assets:
Property and equipment	$	5,648		$	(11	)	$	1,623		$	—	$	—		$	31		$	7,291
Net operating loss carry forward		5,722			—			(2,950	)		—		—			107			2,879
Accruals deductible on actual payment		5,641			—			1,661			—		—			122			7,424
Share-based compensation expense		12,264			—			(702	)		1,135		—			73			12,770
Minimum alternate tax		167			—			257			—		—			(4	)		420
Others		975			—			(661	)		—		—			14			328
Total deferred tax assets	$	30,417		$	(11	)	$	(772	)	$	1,135	$			$	343		$	31,112
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles		21,123			6			(8,555	)		—		—			88			12,662
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investments		12,294			—			(1,280	)		—		(9,409	)		154			1,759
Others		1,113									—		—			(5	)		1,108
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	34,530		$	6		$	(9,835	)	$	—	$	(9,409	)	$	237		$	15,529
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)	$	(4,113	)	$	(17	)	$	9,063		$	1,135	$	9,409		$	106		$	15,583

Deferred taxes for the year ended March 31, 2017 arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized below:

	Opening balance			Additions due to acquisition during the year			Recognized in statement of income			Recognized in equity			Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income			Foreign currency translation			Closing balance
Deferred tax assets:
Property and equipment	$	5,512		$	(873	)	$	932		$	—		$	—		$	77		$	5,648
Net operating loss carry forward		3,684			—			2,026			—			—			12			5,722
Accruals deductible on actual payment		5,352			70			(1	)		—			—			220			5,641
Share-based compensation expense		11,008			—			1,781			(715	)		—			190			12,264
Minimum alternate tax		68			—			96			—			—			3			167
Others		362			—			679			—			—			(66	)		975
Total deferred tax assets	$	25,986		$	(803	)	$	5,513		$	(715	)	$			$	436		$	30,417
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles		(712	)		24,577			(2,769	)		—			—			27			21,123
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investments		4,857			—			27			—			6,921			489			12,294
Others		1,108			—						—			—			5			1,113
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	5,253		$	24,577		$	(2,742	)	$	—		$	6,921		$	521		$	34,530
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)	$	20,733		$	(25,380	)	$	8,255		$	(715	)	$	(6,921	)	$	(85	)	$	(4,113	)

Deferred tax presented in the consolidated statement of financial position is as follows:

	As at
	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Deferred tax assets		23,772			27,395
Deferred tax liabilities		(10,706	)		(11,812	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	13,066		$	15,583

There are unused tax losses amounting to $18,270 as at March 31, 2019 for which no deferred tax asset has been recognized as these losses relate to a tax jurisdiction where the group entity has had past losses and there is no conclusive evidence to support the view that sufficient taxable profit will be generated by such group entity in the future to offset such losses. The expiry dates of the tax benefit for these losses depend on the local tax laws of the jurisdiction and, if not utilized, would expire on various dates starting from financial year 2020 to 2026. However, in the US and New Zealand there is no expiry period for the unused tax losses.

Deferred income tax liabilities on earnings of the Company’s subsidiaries have not been provided as such earnings are deemed to be permanently reinvested in the business and the Company is able to control the timing of the reversals of temporary differences associated with these investments. Accordingly, temporary difference on which deferred tax liability has not been recognized amounts to $617,038, $494,571 and $401,857 as at March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

From time to time, the Company receives orders of assessment from the Indian tax authorities assessing additional taxable income on the Company and/or its subsidiaries in connection with their review of their tax returns. The Company currently has orders of assessment outstanding for various years through fiscal 2015, which assess additional taxable income that could in the aggregate give rise to an estimated $31,796 (March 31, 2018: $43,583) in additional taxes, including interest of $10,926 (March 31, 2018: $17,234). These orders of assessment allege that the transfer prices the Company applied to certain of the international transactions between WNS Global and its other wholly-owned subsidiaries were not on arm’s length terms, disallow a tax holiday benefit claimed by the Company, deny the set off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation and disallow certain expenses claimed as tax deductible by WNS Global. The Company has appealed against these orders of assessment before higher appellate authorities.

In addition, the Company has orders of assessment pertaining to similar issues that have been decided in favor of the Company by appellate authorities, vacating the tax demands of $55,135 (March 31, 2018: $45,002) in additional taxes, including interest of $18,413 (March 31, 2018: $13,897). The income tax authorities have filed or may file appeals against these orders at higher appellate authorities.

Uncertain tax positions are reflected at the amount likely to be paid to the taxation authorities. A liability is recognized in connection with each item that is not probable of being sustained on examination by taxing authority. The liability is measured using single best estimate of the most likely outcome for each position taken in the tax return. Thus, the provision would be the aggregate liability in connection with all uncertain tax positions. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has provided a tax reserve of $11,658 (March 31, 2018: $12,370) primarily on account of the Indian tax authorities’ denying the set off of brought forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation.

As at March 31, 2019, corporate tax returns for years ended March 31, 2016 and onward remain subject to examination by tax authorities in India.

Based on the facts of these cases, the nature of the tax authorities’ disallowances and the orders from appellate authorities deciding similar issues in favor of the Company in respect of assessment orders for earlier fiscal years and after consultation with the Company’s external tax advisors, the Company believes these orders are unlikely to be sustained at the higher appellate authorities. The Company has deposited $12,644 (March 31, 2018: $13,416) of the disputed amounts with the tax authorities and may be required to deposit the remaining portion of the disputed amounts with the tax authorities pending final resolution of the respective matters.

Others

On March 21, 2009, the Company received an assessment order from the Indian service tax authority, demanding payment of $5,034 of service tax and related penalty for the period from March 1, 2003 to January 31, 2005. The assessment order alleges that service tax is payable in India on BPM services provided by the Company to clients based abroad as the export proceeds are repatriated outside India by the Company. In response to the appeal filed by the Company with the appellate tribunal against the assessment order in April 2009, the appellate tribunal has remanded the matter back to lower tax authorities to be adjudicated afresh. After consultation with Indian tax advisors, the Company believes this order of assessment is more likely than not to be upheld in favor of the Company. The Company intends to continue to vigorously dispute the assessment.

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26. Earnings per share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Numerator:
Profit	$	105,433	$	86,436	$	37,763
Denominator:
Basic weighted average ordinary shares outstanding		50,139,389		50,388,440		50,582,852
Dilutive impact of equivalent stock options and RSUs		2,138,724		2,527,160		2,357,456
Diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding		52,278,113		52,915,600		52,940,308

The computation of earnings per ordinary share (“EPS”) was determined by dividing profit by the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding during the respective periods.

The Company excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS options and RSUs to purchase 33,025, 27,350 and 5,200 shares for the year ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, because their effect will be anti-dilutive.

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27. Related party

The following is a list of the Company’s subsidiaries as at March 31, 2019:

Direct subsidiaries	Step subsidiaries	Place of incorporation
WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A.		The Netherlands
	WNS Global Services Philippines Inc.	Philippines
	WNS Global Services (Romania) S.R.L.	Romania
WNS North America Inc.		Delaware, USA
	WNS Business Consulting Services Private Limited	India
	WNS Global Services Inc.	Delaware, USA
	WNS BPO Services Costa Rica, S.R.L	Costa Rica
	Denali Sourcing Services Inc.(1)	Delaware, USA
WNS Assistance Limited (previously WNS Workflow Technologies Limited)		United Kingdom
	WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited(2)	United Kingdom
	Accidents Happen Assistance Limited	United Kingdom
	WNS Legal Assistance LLP(3)	United Kingdom
WNS (Mauritius) Limited		Mauritius
	WNS Capital Investment Limited	Mauritius
	- WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited	Singapore
	- WNS Global Services (Australia) Pty Ltd	Australia
	- WNS New Zealand Limited(4)	New Zealand
	- Business Applications Associates Beijing Ltd	China
	WNS Global Services Private Limited(5)	India
	- WNS Global Services (UK) Limited(6)	United Kingdom
	- WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited	South Africa
	- WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust(7)	South Africa
	- Ucademy (Pty) Limited(8)	South Africa
	- WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Limited(9)	South Africa
	- MTS HealthHelp Inc.(10)	Delaware, USA
	- HealthHelp Holdings LLC(10)	Delaware, USA
	- HealthHelp LLC(10)	Delaware, USA
	- WNS-HealthHelp Philippines Inc.(11)	Philippines
	- Value Edge Inc.(12)	Delaware, USA
	- Value Edge AG.(12)	Switzerland
	- Value Edge GmbH(12)	Germany
	WNS Global Services (Private) Limited	Sri Lanka
	WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd.	China
	WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited(13)	United Kingdom
	- WNS Global Services North Americas Inc.(14)	Delaware, USA

Notes:

⁽¹⁾  On January 20, 2017, the Company acquired all outstanding equity shares of Denali Sourcing Services Inc.

⁽²⁾  WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Assistance Limited, was incorporated on April 20, 2016.

⁽³⁾ WNS Legal Assistance LLP is a limited liability partnership, organized under the laws of England and Wales in November 2014. WNS Legal Assistance LLP provides legal services in relation to personal injury claims within the Auto Claims BPM (as defined in Note 27) segment in the UK. During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company acquired 20% of the equity capital of WNS Legal Assistance LLP from Prettys Solicitors (the non-controlling interest in WNS Legal Assistance LLP) as a consequence of which, WNS Legal Assistance LLP has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Assistance Limited. As at March 31, 2019, WNS Legal Assistance LLP is 98.75% owned by WNS Assistance Limited and 1.25% owned by WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited.

⁽⁴⁾  WNS New Zealand Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services (Australia) Pty Ltd, was incorporated on June 13, 2017.

⁽⁵⁾  WNS Global Services Private Limited is held jointly by WNS (Mauritius) Limited and WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited. The percentage of holding of WNS (Mauritius) Limited is 80% and of WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited is 20%.

⁽⁶⁾ WNS Global Services (UK) Limited is jointly held by WNS Global Services Private Limited and WNS (Holdings) Limited. As at March 31, 2019, the percentage of holding of WNS Global Services Private Limited is 71.7% and of WNS (Holdings) Limited is 28.3%.

⁽⁷⁾  The WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust (the “trust”) was registered on April 26, 2017 in relation to the grant of share appreciation rights by WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited. The trust holds 10% of the equity capital of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited and the balance 90% is held by WNS Global Services (UK) Limited.

⁽⁸⁾  Ucademy (Pty) Limited has been incorporated as a subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited with effect from June 20, 2016

⁽⁹⁾  WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited, was incorporated on December 19, 2018.

⁽¹⁰⁾  On March 15, 2017, the Company acquired all ownership interests of MTS HealthHelp Inc. and its subsidiaries, which existed on that date. HealthHelp Holdings LLC is 63.7% owned by MTS HealthHelp Inc. and 36.3% owned by WNS North America Inc.

⁽¹¹⁾  WNS-HealthHelp Philippines Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HealthHelp LLC, was incorporated on December 21, 2018.

⁽¹²⁾ On June 14, 2016, the Company acquired all outstanding equity shares of Value Edge Research Services Private Limited. As part of the acquisition, the Company also acquired the three subsidiaries of Value Edge Research Services Private Limited, which existed on that date. Value Edge Research Services Private Limited was merged with and into WNS Global Services Private Limited pursuant to a Scheme of Amalgamation approved by the National Company Law Tribunal on July 27, 2017.

⁽¹³⁾ WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS (Mauritius) Limited, was incorporated on September 17, 2018.

⁽¹⁴⁾ WNS Global Services North Americas Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, was incorporated on October 4, 2018.

Name of the related party	Relationship
Acumentor Inc. (with effect from (“w.e.f.”) April 1, 2014)	An entity of which a member of key management is the sole proprietor
Razmatazz Events	An entity which a close relative of the member of key management owns and controls
Core Developers Private Limited (w.e.f. September 12, 2018)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Surface Architectural Supply Inc. (w.e.f. September 1, 2014)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
J F Fitness of North America (w.e.f. September 1, 2014)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Sheron LLC (w.e.f. April 1, 2014) (Ceased to be a related party from January 31, 2019)	An entity which a member of key management and his close relative jointly own and control
JF Manufacturing LLC ( w.e.f. May 22, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Haviland Digital Limited (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a sole controlling stake
Mission Control Productions Limited (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Mirabilis Technology Services Limited (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a controlling stake
Haviland Digital Co-Productions Limited (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a sole controlling stake
35 Yard Development (w.e.f. July 1, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a joint controlling stake
Vitality Risk LLC (w.e.f. October 27, 2017)	An entity in which a member of key management has a sole controlling stake
Cyber Speciality LLC (w.e.f from February 1, 2019)	An entity in which a member of key management has a joint controlling stake
Key management personnel
Adrian T. Dillon	Chairman
Keshav R. Murugesh	Director and Group Chief Executive Officer
Renu S. Karnad	Director
Anthony A. Greener (Ceased to be director from September 27, 2016)	Director
Albert Aboody (Ceased to be director from September 27, 2017)	Director
Swaminathan Rajamani	Chief People Officer
Ronald Gillette (Ceased from January 31, 2019)	Chief Operating Officer
Gautam Barai (Appointed on January 31, 2019)	Chief Operating Officer
Sanjay Puria	Group Chief Financial Officer
Gareth Williams	Director
Michael Menezes	Director
John Freeland	Director
Francoise Gri	Director
Keith Haviland (Appointed on July 1, 2017)	Director
Mario P. Vitale (Appointed on October 27, 2017)	Director

	Year ended March 31,
Nature of transaction with related parties	2019		2018		2017
Key management personnel*
Remuneration and short-term benefits		6,464		6,614		4,592
Defined contribution plan		97		94		89
Other benefits		16		17		15
Share-based compensation expense		14,957		17,677		13,347

* Defined benefit plan related costs are not disclosed as these are determined for the Company as a whole.

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28. Operating segments

The Company has several operating segments based on a mix of industry and the types of services. The composition and organization of these operating segments currently is designed in such a way that the back office shared processes, i.e. the horizontal structure, delivers service to industry specific back office and front office processes i.e. the vertical structure. These structures represent a matrix form of organization structure, accordingly operating segments have been determined based on the core principle of segment reporting in accordance with IFRS 8 “Operating segments” (“IFRS 8”). Segment managers are responsible for the performance of the operating segments on a combined vertical structure which includes travel, shipping and logistics services; utilities, retail and consumer products group; banking and financial, healthcare and insurance services including auto claims; consulting and professional services; and others. Effective February 1, 2019, the Company realigned its segment managers responsible for the performance of operating segments on a combined vertical structure with the appointment of a segment manager as Chief Operating Officer. The revised structure includes travel, shipping and logistics services, utilities, retail and consumer products group; banking and financial and consulting and professional services; insurance services; healthcare; auto claims and others. The segment managers’ performance is reviewed by the Group Chief Executive Officer, who has been identified as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). The CODM evaluates the Company’s performance and allocates resources based on revenue growth of combined vertical structure.

The Company believes that the business process management services that it provides to customers in industries other than auto claims such as travel, shipping and logistics services; utilities, retail and consumer products group; banking and financial, healthcare and insurance; consulting and professional services; and others are similar in terms of services, service delivery methods, use of technology, and average long-term gross profit and hence meet the aggregation criteria in accordance with IFRS 8. WNS Assistance Limited and Accidents Happen Assistance Limited (which provide automobile repair through a network of third party repair centers), and WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited and WNS Legal Assistance LLP (which provide legal services in relation to personal injury claims), constitute WNS Auto Claims BPM, the performance of which is evaluated by the CODM separately. The WNS Auto Claims BPM segment does not meet the aggregation criteria. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it has two reportable segments, “WNS Global BPM” and “WNS Auto Claims BPM.”

In order to provide accident management services, the Company arranges for the repair through a network of repair centers. Repair costs paid to automobile repair centers are invoiced to customers and recognized as revenue except in cases where the Company has concluded that it is not the principal in providing claims handling services and hence it would be appropriate to record revenue from repair services on a net basis, i.e. net of repair cost. The Company uses revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP) for “Fault” repairs as a primary measure to allocate resources and measure segment performance. Revenue less repair payments is a non-GAAP measure which is calculated as (a) revenue less (b) in the Company’s auto claims business, payments to repair centers for “Fault” repair cases where the Company acts as the principal in its dealings with the third party repair centers and its clients. For “Non-fault repairs,” revenue including repair payments is used as a primary measure. As the Company provides a consolidated suite of accident management services including credit hire and credit repair for its “Non-fault” repairs business, the Company believes that measurement of that line of business has to be on a basis that includes repair payments in revenue.

The segment results for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2019
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto Claims BPM			Inter segments*			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	774,235		$	34,885		$	—		$	809,120
Segment revenue	$	774,309		$	34,885		$	(74	)	$	809,120
Payments to repair centers		—			15,166			—			15,166
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		774,309			19,719			(74	)		793,954
Depreciation		20,130			204			—			20,334
Other costs		588,289			19,555			(74	)		607,770
Segment operating profit/(loss)		165,890			(40	)		—			165,850
Other income, net		(12,572	)		(2,022	)		—			(14,594	)
Finance expense		3,204			—			—			3,204
Segment profit before income taxes		175,258			1,982			—			177,240
Income tax expense		25,503			216			—			25,719
Segment profit		149,755			1,766			—			151,521
Amortization of intangible assets											15,783
Share-based compensation expense											30,305
Profit after tax										$	105,433
Addition to non-current assets	$	29,583		$	2,224		$	—		$	31,807
Total assets, net of elimination		667,261			118,369			—			785,630
Total liabilities, net of elimination	$	156,298		$	76,913		$	—		$	233,211

* Transactions between inter segments represent business process management services rendered by WNS Global BPM to WNS Auto Claims BPM.

No client individually accounted for more than 10% of the total revenue during the year ended March 31, 2019.

The segment results for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2018
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto Claims BPM			Inter segments*			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	722,542		$	35,414		$	—		$	757,956
Segment revenue	$	722,600		$	35,414		$	(58	)	$	757,956
Payments to repair centers		—			16,970			—			16,970
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		722,600			18,444			(58	)		740,986
Depreciation		19,682			272			—			19,954
Other costs		561,870			18,249			(58	)		580,061
Segment operating profit/(loss)		141,048			(77	)		—			140,971
Other income, net		(9,757	)		(1,473	)		—			(11,230	)
Finance expense		4,065			199			—			4,264
Segment profit before income taxes		146,740			1,197			—			147,937
Income tax expense		15,319			112			—			15,431
Segment profit		131,421			1,085			—			132,506
Amortization of intangible assets											15,505
Share-based compensation expense											30,565
Profit after tax										$	86,436
Addition to non-current assets	$	32,337		$	201		$	—		$	32,538
Total assets, net of elimination		633,186			126,377			—			759,563
Total liabilities, net of elimination	$	181,627		$	82,980		$	—		$	264,607

* Transactions between inter segments represent business process management services rendered by WNS Global BPM to WNS Auto Claims BPM.

No client individually accounted for more than 10% of the total revenue during the year ended March 31, 2018.

The segment results for the year ended March 31, 2017 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2017
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto Claims BPM			Inter segments*			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	557,904		$	44,642		$	—		$	602,546
Segment revenue	$	557,983		$	44,642		$	(79	)	$	602,546
Payments to repair centers					24,102			—			24,102
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		557,983			20,540			(79	)		578,444
Depreciation		16,598			305			—			16,903
Other costs		429,074			20,147			(79	)		449,142
Impairment of goodwill (Refer Note 10)		—			21,673			—			21,673
Segment operating profit/(loss)		112,311			(21,585	)		—			90,726
Other income, net		(7,785	)		(904	)		—			(8,689	)
Finance expense		547						—			547
Segment profit/(loss) before income taxes		119,549			(20,681	)		—			98,868
Income tax expense		17,441			89			—			17,530
Segment profit/(loss)		102,108			(20,770	)		—			81,338
Amortization of intangible assets											20,539
Share-based compensation expense											23,036
Profit after tax										$	37,763
Addition to non-current assets	$	111,280		$	453		$	—		$	111,733
Total assets, net of elimination		590,974			113,149			—			704,123
Total liabilities, net of elimination	$	214,155		$	74,902		$	—		$	289,057

* Transactions between inter segments represent business process management services rendered by WNS Global BPM to WNS Auto Claims BPM.

One customer in the WNS Global BPM segment accounted for 9.0% of the Company’s total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2017. The receivables from this customer comprised 7.1% of the Company’s total trade receivables as at March 31, 2017.

External revenue

Revenues from the geographic segments based on domicile of the customer. The Company’s external revenue by geographic area is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Jersey, Channel Islands	$	—	$	—	$	—
US		335,880		308,436		196,193
UK		253,962		258,863		248,588
Australia		77,187		66,626		49,053
Europe (excluding UK)		56,383		47,169		37,494
South Africa		38,866		42,841		42,717
Rest of the world		46,842		34,021		28,501
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

The Company’s non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets) by geographic area are as follows:

	As at March 31,
	2019		2018
Jersey, Channel Islands	$	—	$	—
India		26,708		26,167
Philippines		18,797		14,050
South Africa		6,374		10,529
North America		3,777		5,112
UK		2,144		756
Rest of the world		3,198		3,992
Total	$	60,998	$	60,606

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Commitment and contingencies

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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29. Commitment and contingencies

Leases

The Company has entered into various non-cancelable operating lease agreements for certain delivery centers and offices with original lease periods expiring between fiscal 2020 and 2029, that are renewable on a periodic basis at the option of the lessor and the lessee and have rent escalation clause. The details of future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Operating lease
Less than 1 year	$	30,505
1-3 years		54,534
3-5 years		41,951
More than 5 years		34,929
Total minimum lease payments	$	161,919

Rental expenses were $35,909, $33,685 and $27,712 for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

Capital commitments

As at March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had committed to spend approximately $10,778 and $5,762, respectively, under agreements to purchase property and equipment. These amounts are net of capital advances paid in respect of these purchases.

Bank guarantees and others

Certain subsidiaries of the Company hold bank guarantees aggregating $1,352 and $2,579 as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These guarantees have a remaining expiry term ranging from one to five years.

Restricted time deposits placed with bankers as security for guarantees given by them to regulatory authorities aggregating $564 and $575 as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, are included in other current assets. These deposits represent cash collateral against bank guarantees issued by the banks on behalf of the Company to third parties.

Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in lawsuits, claims and administrative proceedings. While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of these matters, the Company believes, after consultation with counsel, that the disposition of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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30. Additional capital disclosures

The key objective of the Company’s capital management is to ensure that it maintains a stable capital structure with the focus on total equity to uphold investor, creditor, and customer confidence and to ensure future development of its business. The Company focuses on keeping a strong total equity base to ensure independence, security, as well as a high financial flexibility for potential future borrowings, if required, without impacting the risk profile of the Company.

The capital structure as at March 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

	As at March 31,
	2019			2018			% Change
Total equity attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company	$	552,419		$	494,956			19	%
As percentage of total capital		90	%		85	%
Long term debt (1)		61,800			89,900			(24	)%
Total debt	$	61,800		$	89,900			(24	)%
As percentage of total capital		10	%		15	%
Total capital (debt and equity)	$	614,219		$	584,856			10	%

Note:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $409 and $769 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

The Company is predominantly equity-financed. This is also evident from the fact that debt represents only 10% and 15% of total capital as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Basis of preparation

a. Basis of preparation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (“IASB”).

These consolidated financial statements correspond to the classification provisions contained in IAS 1(revised), “Presentation of Financial Statements.”

Accounting policies applied are consistent with the policies that were applied for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year March 31, 2018, except in relation to the new standards, IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”, adopted on April 1, 2018 (Refer Note 4).

Basis of measurement

b. Basis of measurement

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost convention and on an accrual basis, except for the following material items that have been measured at fair value as required by relevant IFRS:

a. Derivative financial instruments;

b. Share-based payment transactions;

c. Marketable securities and investments in mutual funds;

d. Investments in FMPs; and

e. Contingent consideration.

Use of estimates and judgments

c. Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future period affected. In particular, information about significant areas of estimation, uncertainty and critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is included in the following notes:

i. Revenue recognition

The Company’s determination of whether BPM services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment.

The Company provides automobile claims handling services, wherein the Company enters into contracts with its clients to process all their claims over the contract period and the fees are determined either on a per claim basis or as a fixed payment for the contract period. Where the contracts are on a per claim basis, the Company invoices the client at the inception of the claim process. The Company estimates the processing period for the claims and recognizes revenue over the estimated processing period. This processing period generally ranges between one to two months. The processing time may be greater for new clients and the estimated service period is adjusted accordingly. The processing period is estimated based on historical experience and other relevant factors, if any.

ii. Current income taxes

The major tax jurisdictions for the Company are India, South Africa, UK and US, though the Company also files tax returns in other foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgments are involved in determining the provision for income taxes including judgment on whether tax positions are probable of being sustained in tax assessments. A tax assessment can involve complex issues, which can only be resolved over extended time periods. The recognition of taxes that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances.

iii. Deferred income taxes

The assessment of the probability of future taxable profit in which deferred tax assets can be utilized is based on the Company’s latest approved budget forecast, which is adjusted for significant non-taxable profit and expenses and specific limits to the use of any unused tax loss or credit. The tax rules in the numerous jurisdictions in which the Company operates are also carefully taken into consideration. If a positive forecast of taxable profit indicates the probable use of a deferred tax asset, especially when it can be utilized without a time limit, that deferred tax asset is usually recognized in full. The recognition of deferred tax assets that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances.

iv. Impairment

An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which an asset’s or cash-generating unit’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. To determine the recoverable amount, management estimates expected future cash flows from each asset or cash-generating unit and determines a suitable interest rate in order to calculate the present value of those cash flows. In the process of measuring expected future cash flows management makes assumptions about future operating results. These assumptions relate to future events and circumstances. The actual results may vary, and may cause significant adjustments to the Company’s assets within the next financial year. The calculation of impairment loss involves significant estimates and assumptions which include revenue and earnings multiples, growth rates and net margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk-adjusted discount rate and future economic and market conditions.

In most cases, determining the applicable discount rate involves estimating the appropriate adjustment to market risk and the appropriate adjustment to asset-specific risk factors.

v. Valuation of derivative financial instruments

Management uses valuation techniques in measuring the fair value of derivative financial instruments, where active market quotes are not available. In applying the valuation techniques, management makes maximum use of market inputs, and uses estimates and assumptions that are, as far as possible, consistent with observable data that market participants would use in pricing the instrument. Where applicable data is not observable, management uses its best estimate about the assumptions that market participants would make. These estimates may vary from the actual prices that would be achieved in an arm’s length transaction at the reporting date.

vi. Accounting for defined benefit plans

In accounting for pension and post-retirement benefits, several statistical and other factors that attempt to anticipate future events are used to calculate plan expenses and liabilities. These factors include expected return on plan assets, discount rate assumptions and rate of future compensation increases. To estimate these factors, actuarial consultants also use estimates such as withdrawal, turnover, and mortality rates which require significant judgment. The actuarial assumptions used by the Company may differ materially from actual results in future periods due to changing market and economic conditions, regulatory events, judicial rulings, higher or lower withdrawal rates, or longer or shorter participant life spans.

vii. Share-based compensation expense

The share-based compensation expense is determined based on the Company’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest and valuation using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model, Monte-Carlo simulation and the binomial lattice model.

viii. Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method under the provisions of IFRS 3 (Revised), “Business Combinations.”

The cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair value of the assets transferred, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred at the date of acquisition. The cost of the acquisition also includes the fair value of any contingent consideration. Identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair value on the date of acquisition. Significant estimates are required to be made in determining the value of contingent consideration and intangible assets.

xi. Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

The Company applies the forward-looking expected credit loss (“ECL”) model for recognizing impairment loss on financial assets that are measured at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”). The Company applies the simplified approach for determining the lifetime ECL allowance using the Company’s historical credit loss experience adjusted for factors that are specific to the debtor. For all other financial assets, the Company recognizes lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition.

Basis of consolidation

d. Basis of consolidation

The Company consolidates entities over which it has control. Control exists when the Company has existing rights that give the Company the current ability to direct the activities which affect the entity’s returns; the Company is exposed to or has rights to returns which may vary depending on the entity’s performance; and the Company has the ability to use its power to affect its own returns from its involvement with the entity. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date control commences until the date control ceases.

i. Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method under the provisions of IFRS 3 (Revised), “Business Combinations.”

The cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair value of the assets transferred, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred at the date of acquisition. The consideration of the acquisition also includes the fair value of any contingent consideration. Identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair value on the date of acquisition. Significant estimates are required to be made in determining the value of contingent consideration and intangible assets.

Transaction costs that the Company incurs in connection with a business combination such as finders’ fees, legal fees, due diligence fees, and other professional and consulting fees are expensed as incurred.

ii. Transactions eliminated on consolidation

All inter-company and intra-company balances, transactions, income and expenses including unrealized income or expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

Functional and presentation currency

e. Functional and presentation currency

The financial statements of each of the Company’s subsidiaries are presented using the currency of the primary economic environment in which these entities operate (i.e. the functional currency). The consolidated financial statements are presented in US dollars (“USD”) which is the presentation currency of the Company and has been rounded off to the nearest thousands.

Foreign currency transactions and translation

f. Foreign currency transactions and translation

i. Transactions in foreign currency

Transactions in foreign currency are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at the exchange rates prevailing at the reporting date of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the consolidated statement of income. Gains/losses relating to translation or settlement of trading activities are disclosed under foreign exchange gains/losses and translation or settlements of financing activities are disclosed under finance expenses. In the case of foreign exchange gains/losses on borrowings that are considered as a natural economic hedge for the foreign currency monetary assets, such foreign exchange gains/losses, net are presented within results from operating activities.

ii. Foreign operations

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations that have local functional currency are translated into US dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the reporting date. Income and expense are translated at the monthly average exchange rate for the respective period. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recorded in equity as part of the Company’s other comprehensive income. Such exchange differences are recognized in the consolidated statement of income in the period in which such foreign operations are disposed. Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation and translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the reporting date.

Foreign currency exchange differences arising from intercompany receivables or payables relating to foreign operations, the settlement of which is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future, are considered to form part of net investment in foreign operation and are recognized in foreign currency translation reserve.

Financial instruments - initial recognition and subsequent measurement

g. Financial instruments — initial recognition and subsequent measurement

Financial instruments are classified in the following categories:

• Non-derivative financial assets at amortized cost or at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”).

• Non-derivative financial liabilities at FVTPL or at amortized cost.

• Derivative financial instruments under the category of financial assets or financial liabilities at FVTPL or at FVOCI.

The classification of financial instruments depends on the purpose for which those were acquired. Management determines the classification of the Company’s financial instruments at initial recognition.

Non-derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value. Financial assets are derecognized when substantial risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset have been transferred. In cases where substantial risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets are neither transferred nor retained, financial assets are derecognized only when the Company has not retained control over the financial asset.

Subsequent to initial recognition, non-derivative financial instruments are measured as described below:

i. Non-derivative financial assets

a) Financial assets at amortized cost

Financial assets that meet the following criteria are measured at amortized cost (except for investments that are designated at FVTPL on initial recognition):

i) the asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

ii) the contractual terms of the instrument give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payment of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets at amortized cost are presented as current assets, except for those maturing later than 12 months after the balance sheet date which are presented as non-current assets. They are measured initially at fair value plus transaction costs and subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less any impairment losses.

b) Financial assets at FVTPL

Financial assets that do not meet the amortized cost or FVOCI criteria are measured at FVTPL. Financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The gains or losses on disposal of financial assets at FVTPL are recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

Interest income on financial assets at FVTPL is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. Dividend on financial assets at FVTPL is recognized when the Company’s right to receive the dividend is established.

ii. Non-derivative financial liabilities

All financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value, except in the case of loans and borrowings which are recognized at fair value net of directly attributable transaction costs. The Company’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables, bank overdrafts, contingent consideration and loans and borrowings.

Trade and other payables maturing later than 12 months after the reporting date are presented as non-current liabilities.

After initial recognition, interest bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. Gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statement of income when the liabilities are derecognized as well as through the effective interest rate method amortization process.

After initial recognition, contingent consideration is subsequently measured at fair value and the changes to the fair value are recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

iii. Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting

The Company is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations on foreign currency assets, liabilities, net investment in foreign operations and forecasted cash flows denominated in foreign currency. The Company limits the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuation by following established risk management policies including the use of derivatives. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments where the counterparty is primarily a bank. The Company holds derivative financial instruments such as foreign exchange forward and option contracts and interest rate swaps to hedge certain foreign currency and interest rate exposures.

Cash flow hedges

The Company recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position at fair value. Derivative instruments qualify for hedge accounting when the instrument is designated as a hedge; the hedged item is specifically identifiable and exposes the Company to risk; and it is expected that a change in fair value of the derivative instrument and an opposite change in the fair value of the hedged item will have a high degree of correlation.

For derivative instruments where hedge accounting is applied, the Company records the effective portion of derivative instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges in other comprehensive income/(loss) in the statement of comprehensive income, which is reclassified into earnings in the same period during which the hedged item affects earnings. The remaining gain or loss on the derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any (i.e., the ineffective portion) or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, and changes in fair value of other derivative instruments not designated as qualifying hedges is recorded as gains/losses, net in the consolidated statement of income. If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, the cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument recognized in the cash flow hedging reserve (in other comprehensive income/(loss)) until the period the hedge was effective remains in the cash flow hedging reserve until the forecasted transaction occurs. Cash flow hedge on interest rate swaps are recorded under finance expense, net. Cash flows from the derivative instruments are classified within cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash flows.

When it is highly probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the Company discontinues the hedge accounting and recognizes immediately, in the consolidated statement of income, the gains and losses attributable to such derivative instrument that were accumulated in other comprehensive income/(loss).

Gains/losses on cash flow hedges on forecasted revenue transactions are recorded in foreign exchange gains/losses forming part of revenue. Changes in fair value of foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as cash flow hedges are recognized in the consolidated statement of income and reported within foreign exchange gains, net within results from operating activities.

iv. Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset against each other and the net amount reported in the consolidated statement of financial position if, and only if, there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

v. Fair value of financial instruments

The fair value of financial instruments that are traded in active markets at each reporting date is determined by reference to quoted market prices or dealer price quotations, without any deduction for transaction costs. For financial instruments not traded in an active market, the fair value is determined using appropriate valuation models. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to a present value using market-based observable inputs including interest rate curves, credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies.

vi. Impairment of non-derivative financial assets

The Company applies the forward-looking ECL model for recognizing impairment loss on financial assets that are measured at amortized cost or at FVOCI. Loss allowance for trade receivables and unbilled revenue with no significant financing component are measured at an amount equal to lifetime ECL. The Company applies the simplified approach for determining the lifetime ECL allowance using the Company’s historical credit loss experience adjusted for factors that are specific to the debtor.

For all other financial assets, the Company recognizes lifetime ECL when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition. However, if the credit risk on the financial instruments has not increased significantly since the initial recognition, the Company measures the loss allowance for that financial instrument equal to 12-month ECL. The amount of ECL (or reversal) that is required to adjust the loss allowance at the reporting date is recognized as an impairment gain/loss in the consolidated statement of income.

Equity and share capital

h. Equity and share capital

i. Share capital and share premium

The Company has only one class of equity shares. Par value of the equity share is recorded as the share capital and the amount received in excess of par value is classified as share premium. The credit corresponding to the share-based compensation expense and excess tax benefit related to the exercise of share options and restricted share units is recorded in share premium.

ii. Retained earnings

Retained earnings comprise the Company’s undistributed earnings after taxes.

iii. Other components of equity

Other components of equity consist of the following:

Cash flow hedging reserve

Changes in fair value of derivative hedging instruments designated and effective as a cash flow hedge are recognized net of taxes.

Foreign currency translation reserve

Foreign currency translation reserve consists of (i) the exchange difference arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries and (ii) foreign currency differences arising from intercompany receivables or payables relating to foreign operations, the settlement of which is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future, which are considered to form part of net investment in foreign operation.

Pension adjustments

This reserve represents cumulative actuarial gain and losses recognized, net of taxes on defined benefits plans.

Cash and cash equivalents

i. Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of up to three months to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

Investments

j. Investments

i. Marketable securities and mutual funds

The Company’s marketable securities represent liquid investments and are acquired principally for the purpose of earning daily income. Investments in mutual funds represent investments in mutual fund schemes wherein the mutual fund issuer has invested these funds in enterprise development funds. Investments which are expected to be redeemed after 12 months from the reporting date are classified as non-current investments, otherwise they are classified as current investments.

These investments are designated at fair value through profit or loss and changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The fair value represents the original cost of the investment and the investment’s fair value at each reporting period.

ii. Investments in fixed maturity plans

The Company’s investments in FMPs represent investments in mutual fund schemes wherein the mutual fund issuer has invested these funds in certificates of deposits with banks in India. The investments in FMPs are designated as fair value through profit or loss and change in fair value is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. The fair value represents original cost of an investment and the investment’s fair value at each reporting period or net asset value as quoted.

The Company manages FMPs on a fair value basis in accordance with the entity’s documented risk management, investment strategy and information provided to the key managerial personnel. The returns on the investment are measured based on the fair value movement rather than looking at the overall returns on the maturity. The Company’s investment purchase and sale decisions are also based on the fair value fluctuations rather than a predetermined policy to hold the investment until maturity. Key management personnel believe that recording these investments through the consolidated statement of income would provide more relevant information to measure the performance of the investment.

iii. Investments in fixed deposits

Investments in fixed deposits consist of term deposits with original maturities of more than three months with banks. These are designated as financial assets at amortized cost.

Funds held for clients

k. Funds held for clients

Some of the Company’s agreements in the auto claims handling services allow the Company to temporarily hold funds on behalf of the client. The funds are segregated from the Company’s funds and there is usually a short period of time between when the Company receives these funds from the client and when the payments are made on their behalf.

Property and equipment

l. Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at historical cost. Cost includes expenditures directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are as follows:

Asset description	Asset life (in years)
Buildings		20
Computers and software		3-4
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		2-5
Vehicles		3
Leasehold improvements		Lesser of estimated useful life or lease term

Assets acquired under finance leases are capitalized as assets by the Company at an amount equal to the fair value of the leased asset or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments, each determined at the inception of the lease. Assets under finance leases and leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the assets.

Advances paid towards the acquisition of property and equipment and the cost of property and equipment not ready for use before the reporting date are disclosed as capital work-in-progress in Note 12.

The Company assesses property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. If any such indication exists, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the asset. The recoverable amount of an asset or cash generating unit is the higher of its fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCOD”) and its value-in-use (“VIU”). If the recoverable amount of the asset or the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount. The reduction is treated as an impairment loss and is recognized in the consolidated statement of income. If at the reporting date there is an indication that a previously assessed impairment loss no longer exists, the recoverable amount is reassessed and the impairment losses previously recognized are reversed such that the asset is recognized at its recoverable amount but not exceeding the written down value which would have been reported if the impairment losses had not been recognized initially.

Goodwill

m. Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the Company’s share of the net identifiable assets of the acquired subsidiary at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination for the purpose of impairment testing. Goodwill is tested, at the cash-generating unit (or group of cash generating units) level, for impairment annually or if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Goodwill is carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Impairment loss on goodwill is not reversed. See further discussion on impairment testing under “Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill” below.

Intangible assets

n. Intangible assets

Intangible assets are recognized only when it is probable that the expected future economic benefits attributable to the assets will accrue to the Company and the cost can be reliably measured. Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recorded at fair value using generally accepted valuation methods appropriate for the type of intangible asset. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over the estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment, if indicators of impairment arise. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized but instead are tested for impairment at least annually and written down to the fair value. See further discussion on impairment testing under “Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill” below.

Software development costs

Costs incurred for developing software or enhancements to the existing software products to be sold and/or used for internal use are capitalized once the research phase is complete, technological feasibility and commercial feasibility has been established, future economic benefits are probable, the Company has an intention and ability to complete and use or sell the software and the costs can be measured reliably. Technological feasibility is established upon completion of a detailed design program or, in its absence, completion of a working model. Significant management judgments and estimates are required in the assessment of when technological feasibility is established, as well as in the ongoing assessment of the recoverability of capitalized costs. Costs that qualify as software development costs include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining software and compensation and related benefits for employees who are directly associated with the software project. The capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life. Costs associated with research phase activities, training, maintenance and all post-implementation stage activities are expensed as incurred.

The Company’s definite lived intangible assets are amortized over the estimated useful life of the assets on a straight-line basis, as given below.

Asset description	Weighted average amortization period (in months)
Customer contracts		47
Customer relationships		217
Covenant not-to-compete		48
Trade names		34
Technology		94
Intellectual Property and other rights		24
Software		53
Service mark		Indefinite useful life

Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill

o. Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill

Goodwill is not subject to amortization and tested at least annually for impairment or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Intangible assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s FVLCOD and VIU. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the cash generating unit level which is the lowest level for which there are separately identifiable cash flows. Impairment losses recognized in respect of cash generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the cash generating units (or group of cash generating units) and then, to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the cash generating unit (or group of cash generating units) on a pro rata basis based on the carrying amount of each asset in the cash generating unit. Intangible assets except goodwill that suffered impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.

Employee benefits

p. Employee benefits

i. Defined contribution plans

US savings plan

Eligible employees of the Company in the US participate in a savings plan (“the Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (“the Code”). The Plan allows for employees to defer a portion of their annual earnings on a pre-tax basis through voluntary contributions to the Plan. The Plan provides that the Company can make optional contributions up to the maximum allowable limit under the Code.

UK pension scheme

Eligible employees in the UK contribute to a defined contribution pension scheme operated in the UK. The assets of the scheme are held separately in an independently administered fund. The pension expense represents contributions payable to the fund maintained by the Company.

Provident fund

Eligible employees of the Company in India, the Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the UK participate in a defined contribution fund in accordance with the regulatory requirements in the respective jurisdictions. Both the employee and the Company contribute an equal amount to the fund which is equal to a specified percentage of the employee’s salary.

The Company has no further obligation under defined contribution plans beyond the contributions made under these plans. Contributions are charged to profit or loss and are included in the consolidated statement of income in the year in which they accrue.

ii. Defined benefit plan

Employees in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka are entitled to a defined benefit retirement plan covering eligible employees of the Company. The plan provides for a lump-sum payment to eligible employees, at retirement, death, and incapacitation or on termination of employment, of an amount based on the respective employees’ salary and tenure of employment (subject to a maximum of approximately $29 per employee in India). In India contributions are made to funds administered and managed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (“LIC”) and Aviva Life Insurance Company Private Limited (“ALICPL”) (together, the “Fund Administrators”) to fund the gratuity liability of an Indian subsidiary. Under this scheme, the obligation to pay gratuity remains with the Company, although the Fund Administrators administer the scheme. The Company’s Sri Lanka subsidiary, Philippines subsidiary and one Indian subsidiary have unfunded gratuity obligations.

Gratuity liabilities are determined by actuarial valuation, performed by an independent actuary, at each reporting date using the projected unit credit method. The Company recognizes the net obligation of a defined benefit plan in its balance sheet as an asset or liability, as the case may be, in accordance with IAS 19 – “Employee Benefits.” The discount rate is based on the government securities yield. Actuarial gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are recorded in other comprehensive income in the statement of comprehensive income in the period in which they arise.

iii. Compensated absences

The Company’s liability for compensated absences, which are expected to be utilized or settled within one year, is determined on an accrual basis for the carried forward unused vacation balances standing to the credit of each employee as at year-end and is charged to income in the year in which they accrue.

The Company’s liability for compensated absences, which are expected to be utilized after one year is determined on the basis of an actuarial valuation using the projected unit credit method and is charged to consolidated statement of income in the year in which they accrue.

Share-based payments

q. Share-based payments

The Company accounts for share-based compensation expense relating to share-based payments using a fair value method in accordance with IFRS 2“Share-based Payments.” Grants issued by the Company vest in a graded manner. Under the fair value method, the estimated fair value of awards is charged to income over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award, for each separately vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in substance, multiple awards. The Company includes a forfeiture estimate in the amount of compensation expense being recognized based on the Company’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest.

Provisions and accrued expenses

r. Provisions and accrued expenses

A provision is recognized in the statement of financial position when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. If the effect is material, provisions are recognized at present value by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money.

Provisions for onerous contracts are recognized when the expected benefits to be derived by the Company from a contract are lower than the unavoidable costs of meeting the future obligations under the contract. The provision is measured at the present value of the lower of the expected cost of terminating the contract and the expected net cost of continuing with the contract. Before a provision is established, the Company recognizes any impairment loss on the assets associated with that contract.

Revenue recognition

s. Revenue recognition

The Company derives revenue from BPM services, comprising back office administration, data management, customer interaction services management, and auto claims handling services.

Revenue from rendering services is recognized on an accrual basis when the promised services are performed for an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those services. Revenue earned from the end of last billing to the reporting date is recognized as unbilled revenue. Unbilled revenue for certain contracts is classified as contract assets, as the right to consideration is conditional on factors other than the passage of time. Revenue is net of value-added taxes and includes reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses.

Revenue earned by back office administration, data management and customer interaction services management services

Back office administration, data management and customer interaction services contracts are based on the following pricing models:

a) per full-time-equivalent arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of full-time employees (or equivalent) deployed on the execution of the business process outsourced;

b) per transaction arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the number of transactions processed (such as the number of e-mail responses, or airline coupons or insurance claims processed);

c) subscription arrangements, which typically involve billings based on per member per month, based on contractually agreed rates;

d) fixed-price arrangements, which typically involve billings based on achievements of pre-defined deliverables or milestones;

e) outcome-based arrangements, which typically involve billings based on the business result achieved by our clients through our service efforts (such as measured based on a reduction in days sales outstanding, improvement in working capital, increase in collections or a reduction in operating expenses); or

f) other pricing arrangements, including cost-plus arrangements, which typically involve billing the contractually agreed direct and indirect costs and a fee based on the number of employees deployed under the arrangement.

Revenues under time-and-material contracts and subscription arrangements are recognized as the related services are provided in accordance with the client contract. Revenues are recognized on cost-plus contracts on the basis of contractually agreed direct and indirect costs incurred on a client contract plus an agreed upon profit mark-up. Revenues are recognized on unit-price based contracts based on the number of specified units of work delivered to a client.

Revenue for performance obligations that are satisfied over time is recognized in accordance with the methods prescribed for measuring the progress. The input method (cost or efforts expended) has been used to measure progress towards completion as there is a direct relationship between inputs and productivity.

In respect of arrangements involving sub-contracting, in part or whole of the assigned work, the Company evaluates revenues to be recognized under criteria established by IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contract with Customers” (“IFRS 15”), application guidance in paragraphs B34 to B38 “Principal versus agent considerations.”

Contracts with customers include variability in transaction price primarily due to service level agreements, gain share, minimum commitment and volume discounts. Revenues relating to such arrangements are accounted for as variable consideration when the amount of revenue to be recognized can be estimated to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of any incremental revenue will not occur.

Amounts billed or payments received, where revenue recognition criteria have not been met, are recorded as deferred revenue and classified as contract liabilities. These are recognized as revenue when all the recognition criteria have been met. The costs related to the performance of BPM services unrelated to transition services (discussed below) are fulfilment costs classified as contract assets and recognized in the consolidated statement of income when the conditions for revenue recognition have been met. Any upfront payment received towards future services is classified as a contract liability and is recognized in the consolidated statement of income over the period when such services are provided.

All incremental and direct costs incurred for acquiring contracts, such as certain sales commission, are classified as contract assets. Such costs are amortized over the expected life of the contract.

Other upfront fees paid to customers are classified as contract assets. Such costs are amortized over the life of the contract and recorded as an adjustment to the transaction price and reduced from revenue.

For certain BPM customers, the Company performs transition activities at the outset of entering into a new contract. The Company has determined these transition activities do not meet the criteria of IFRS 15 to be accounted for as a separate performance obligation and has deferred revenue attributable to these activities. Accordingly, transition revenues are classified as contract liabilities and are subsequently recognized ratably over the period in which the BPM services are performed. Costs related to such transition services are fulfillment costs which are directly related to the contract and result in generation or enhancement of resources and are expected to be recoverable under the contract and thereby classified as contract assets and are recognized ratably over the estimated life of the contract. Further, the deferral of costs is limited to the amount of the deferred revenue. Any costs in excess of the deferred transition revenue are recognized in the period they are incurred.

All contracts entered into by the Company specify the payment terms. Usual payment terms range between 30 to 60 days.

Revenue earned by auto claims handling services

Auto claims handling services include claims handling and administration (“Claims Handling”), car hire and arranging for repairs with repair centers across the UK and the related payment processing for such repairs (“Accident Management”). With respect to Claims Handling, the Company receives either a per-claim fee or a fixed fee. Revenue for per claim fee is recognized over the estimated processing period of the claim, which currently ranges from one to two months and revenue for fixed fee is recognized on a straight line basis over the period of the contract. In certain cases, the fee is contingent upon the successful recovery of a claim on behalf of the customer. In these circumstances, the revenue is deferred until the contingency is resolved. Revenue in respect of car hire is recognized over the car hire term.

In order to provide Accident Management services, the Company arranges for the repair through a network of repair centers. The repair costs are invoiced to customers. In determining whether the receipt from the customers related to payments to repair centers should be recognized as revenue, the Company considers the criteria established by IFRS 15 under the application guidance in paragraphs B34 to B38 “Principal versus agent considerations.” When the Company determines that it is the principal in providing Accident Management services, amounts received from customers are recognized and presented as third-party revenue and the payments to repair centers are recognized as cost of revenue in the consolidated statement of income. Factors considered in determining whether the Company is the principal in the transaction include whether:

a) the Company has the primary responsibility for providing the services,

b) the Company negotiates labor rates with repair centers, and

c) the Company is responsible for timely and satisfactory completion of repairs.

If there are circumstances where the above criteria are not met and therefore the Company is not the principal in providing Accident Management services, amounts received from customers are recognized and presented net of payments to repair centers in the consolidated statement of income. Revenue from Accident Management services is recorded net of the repairer referral fees passed on to customers.

Revenue from legal services in the Auto Claims BPM segment is recognized on the admission of liability by the third party to the extent of fixed fees earned at each stage and any further income on the successful settlement of the claim.

Incremental and direct costs incurred to contract with a claimant are classified as contract assets and amortized over the expected period of benefit, not exceeding 15 months. All other costs to the Company are expensed as incurred.

For a description of the Company’s revenue recognition accounting policy in effect before the Company’s adoption of IFRS 15 and “Part I — Item 5. Operating and Financial review and prospects — Critical Accounting Policies and “Part III — Item 18. Financial Statements — Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2018.

Leases

t. Leases

The Company leases most of its delivery centers and office facilities under operating lease agreements that are renewable on a periodic basis at the option of the lessor and the lessee. The lease agreements contain rent free periods and rent escalation clauses. Rental expenses for operating leases with step rents are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. When a lease agreement undergoes a substantial modification of the existing terms, it would be accounted as a new lease agreement with the resultant deferred rent liability credited to the consolidated statement of income.

Leases under which the Company assumes substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are classified as finance leases. When acquired, such assets are capitalized at fair value or present value of the minimum lease payments at the inception of the lease, whichever is lower.

Income taxes

u. Income taxes

Income tax comprises current and deferred tax. Income tax expense is recognized in the consolidated statement of income except to the extent it relates to items directly recognized in equity, in which case it is recognized in equity.

i. Current income tax

Current income tax for the current and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities based on the taxable profit for the period. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted by the reporting date and applicable for the period. The Company offsets current tax assets and current tax liabilities where it has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts and where it intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realize the asset and liability simultaneously.

Significant judgments are involved in determining the provision for income taxes including judgment on whether tax positions are probable of being sustained in tax assessments. A tax assessment can involve complex issues, which can only be resolved over extended time periods. The recognition of taxes that are subject to certain legal or economic limits or uncertainties is assessed individually by management based on the specific facts and circumstances. Though the Company has considered all these issues in estimating its income taxes, there could be an unfavorable resolution of such issues that may affect results of the Company’s operations.

ii. Deferred income tax

Deferred income tax is recognized using the balance sheet approach. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for all deductible and taxable temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amount in financial statements, except when the deferred income tax arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and affects neither accounting nor taxable profits or loss at the time of transaction.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred income tax asset in respect of carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized.

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilized.

The Company recognizes deferred tax liabilities for all taxable temporary differences except those associated with the investments in subsidiaries where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Finance expense

v. Finance expense

Finance expense comprises interest cost on borrowings, transaction costs and the gains/losses on settlement of related derivative instruments. The foreign exchange gains/losses on borrowings are considered as a natural economic hedge for the foreign currency monetary assets which are classified as foreign exchange gains/losses, net within results from operating activities. Borrowing costs are recognized in the consolidated statement of income using the effective interest method.

Earnings per share

w. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share are computed using the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by considering the impact of the potential issuance of ordinary shares, using the treasury stock method, on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, except where the results would be anti-dilutive.

Government grants

x. Government grants

The Company recognizes government grants only when there is reasonable assurance that the conditions attached to them shall be complied with, and the grants will be received. Government grants related to depreciable assets are treated as deferred income and are recognized in the consolidated statement of income on a systematic and rational basis over the useful life of the asset. Government grants related to revenue are recognized on a systematic basis in the consolidated statement of income, generally over the periods necessary to match them with the related costs that they are intended to compensate.

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Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment

Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are as follows:

Asset description	Asset life (in years)
Buildings		20
Computers and software		3-4
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment		2-5
Vehicles		3
Leasehold improvements		Lesser of estimated useful life or lease term

Estimated Useful Life of Intangible Assets

The Company’s definite lived intangible assets are amortized over the estimated useful life of the assets on a straight-line basis, as given below.

Asset description	Weighted average amortization period (in months)
Customer contracts		47
Customer relationships		217
Covenant not-to-compete		48
Trade names		34
Technology		94
Intellectual Property and other rights		24
Software		53
Service mark		Indefinite useful life

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Summary of Cumulative Effect of Changes Made to Consolidated Statement of Financial Position for Adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

The cumulative effect of the changes made to the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position as at April 1, 2018 as a result of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2018 (as previously reported)			Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			As at April 1, 2018 (as adjusted)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	99,829		$	—		$	—		$	99,829
Investments		120,960			—			—			120,960
Trade receivables, net		71,388			—			74			71,462
Unbilled revenue		61,721			—			—			61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066			—			—			10,066
Derivative assets		11,738			—			—			11,738
Prepayments and other current assets		24,847			1,520			—			26,367
Total current assets		400,549			1,520			74			402,143
Non-current assets:
Goodwill		135,186			—			—			135,186
Intangible assets		89,652			—			—			89,652
Property and equipment		60,606			—			—			60,606
Derivative assets		3,245			—			—			3,245
Deferred tax assets		27,395			(1,803	)		27			25,619
Investments		542			—			—			542
Other non-current assets		42,388			5,861			(84	)		48,165
Total non-current assets		359,014			4,058			(57	)		363,015
TOTAL ASSETS		759,563			5,578			17			765,158
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade payables		19,703			—			—			19,703
Provisions and accrued expenses		28,826			—			—			28,826
Derivative liabilities		6,466			—			—			6,466
Pension and other employee obligations		64,617			—			—			64,617
Current portion of long- term debt		27,740			—			—			27,740
Contract liabilities		2,908			27			—			2,935
Current taxes payable		1,262			—			—			1,262
Other liabilities		15,739			—			—			15,739
Total current liabilities		167,261			27			—			167,288
Non-current liabilities:
Derivative liabilities		2,289			—			—			2,289
Pension and other employee obligations		9,621			—			—			9,621
Long- term debt		61,391			—			—			61,391
Contract liabilities		571			37			—			608
Other non-current liabilities		11,662			—			—			11,662
Deferred tax liabilities		11,812			3			1			11,816
Total non-current liabilities		97,346			40			1			97,387
TOTAL LIABILITIES		264,607			67			1			264,675
Shareholders’ equity:
Share capital		8,533			—			—			8,533
Share premium		371,764			—			—			371,764
Retained earnings		364,424			5,511			2,777			372,712
Other components of equity		(115,534	)		—			(2,761	)		(118,295	)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost		(134,231	)		—			—			(134,231	)
Total shareholders’ equity		494,956			5,511			16			500,483
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	759,563		$	5,578		$	17		$	765,158

Summary of Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments on Adoption of IFRS 9

Details showing the classification and measurement of the Company’s financial instruments on adoption of IFRS 9 as at April 1, 2018:

	IAS 39 Category	IFRS 9 Category	Total carrying value		Total fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost	$	99,829	$	99,829
Investment in fixed deposits	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		21,548		21,548
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	Available for sale	Financial assets at FVTPL		99,954		99,954
Trade receivables	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		71,388		71,388
Unbilled revenue	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		61,721		61,721
Funds held for clients	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		10,066		10,066
Prepayments and other assets	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		4,410		4,410
Other non-current assets	Loans and receivables	Financial assets at amortized cost		10,243		10,243
Derivative assets	Financial assets at FVTPL	Financial assets at FVTPL		2,212		2,212
Derivative assets	Derivative designated as cash flow hedges (carried at fair value)	Financial assets at FVOCI		12,771		12,771
Total carrying value			$	394,142	$	394,142

Impact of Adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Cashflows

The impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position as at March 31, 2019 was as follows:

	As reported (includes the impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9)			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			Balances without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,444		$	—		$	—		$	85,444
Investments		67,913			—			—			67,913
Trade receivables, net		73,872			—			115			73,987
Unbilled revenue		66,752			—			—			66,752
Funds held for clients		7,063			—			—			7,063
Derivative assets		13,394			—			—			13,394
Contract assets		4,190			(1,820	)		—			2,370
Prepayment and other current assets		16,783			—			—			16,783
Total current assets		335,411			(1,820	)		115			333,706
Non-current assets:
Goodwill		130,811			—			—			130,811
Intangible assets		80,188			—			—			80,188
Property and equipment		60,998			—			—			60,998
Derivative assets		5,687			—			—			5,687
Deferred tax assets		23,772			1,219			(4	)		24,987
Investments		82,487			—			—			82,487
Contract assets		22,037			(6,967	)		—			15,070
Other non-current assets		44,239			—			112			44,351
Total non-current assets		450,219			(5,748	)		108			444,579
TOTAL ASSETS		785,630			(7,568	)		223			778,285
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade payables		17,831			—			—			17,831
Provisions and accrued expenses		27,619			—			—			27,619
Derivative liabilities		2,096			—			—			2,096
Pension and other employee obligations		68,121			—			—			68,121
Current portion of long-term debt		27,969			—			—			27,969
Contract liabilities		5,427			(9	)		—			5,418
Current taxes payable		2,603			—			—			2,603
Other liabilities		10,294			—			—			10,294
Total current liabilities		161,960			(9	)		—			161,951
Non-current liabilities:
Derivative liabilities		307			—			—			307
Pension and other employee obligations		11,248			—			—			11,248
Long- term debt		33,422			—			—			33,422
Contract liabilities		6,609			—			—			6,609
Other non-current liabilities		8,959			—			—			8,959
Deferred tax liabilities		10,706			(3	)		(1	)		10,702
Total non-current liabilities		71,251			(3	)		(1	)		71,247
TOTAL LIABILITIES		233,211			(12	)		(1	)		233,198
Shareholders’ equity:
Share capital		8,056			—			—			8,056
Share premium		269,529			—			—			269,529
Retained earnings		478,145			(7,864	)		(366	)		469,915
Other components of equity		(146,894	)		308			590			(145,996	)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost		(56,417	)		—			—			(56,417	)
Total shareholders’ equity		552,419			(7,556	)		224			545,087
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	785,630		$	(7,568	)	$	223		$	778,285

The impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the Company’s consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2019 was as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2019
	As reported (includes the impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9)			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			Amounts without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
Revenue	$	809,120		$	—		$	642		$	809,762
Cost of revenue		518,236			281			—			518,517
Gross profit		290,884			(281	)		642			291,245
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses		44,573			1,489			—			46,062
General and administrative expenses		115,261			—			(220	)		115,041
Foreign exchange gain, net		(4,495	)		—			(2,198	)		(6,693	)
Amortization of intangible assets		15,783			—			—			15,783
Operating profit		119,762			(1,770	)		3,060			121,052
Other income, net		(14,594	)		—			—			(14,594	)
Finance expense		3,204			—			—			3,204
Profit before income taxes		131,152			(1,770	)		3,060			132,442
Income tax expense		25,719			583			649			26,951
Profit after tax	$	105,433		$	(2,353	)	$	2,411		$	105,491

The

impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on the Company’s consolidated cashflows for the year ended March 31, 2019 was as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2019
	As reported (includes the impact of adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9)			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15			Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9			Amounts without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit after tax	$	105,433		$	(2,353	)	$	2,411		$	105,491
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		36,117			—			—			36,117
Share-based compensation expense		30,305			—			—			30,305
Amortization of debt issue cost		360			—			—			360
Allowances for ECL		659			—			—			659
Unrealized exchange loss/(gain), net		(2,441	)		—			—			(2,441	)
Current tax expense		27,526			—			—			27,526
Interest expense		2,844			—			—			2,844
Interest income		(2,556	)		—			—			(2,556	)
Income from marketable securities		(7,979	)		—			—			(7,979	)
Loss on sale of property and equipment		25			—			—			25
Deferred income taxes		(1,807	)		583			649			(575	)
Deferred rent		1,578			—			—			1,578
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense		(1,260	)		—			—			(1,260	)
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments		(372	)		—			(2,840	)		(3,212	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue		(14,822	)		—			(190	)		(15,012	)
Other assets		(17,340	)		1,779			(30	)		(15,591	)
Trade payables		(585	)		—			—			(585	)
Contract liabilities		8,714			(9	)		—			8,705
Other liabilities		8,279			—			—			8,279
Cash generated from operating activities before interest and income taxes:		172,678			—			—			172,678
Income taxes paid		(22,992	)		—			—			(22,992	)
Interest paid		(2,521	)		—			—			(2,521	)
Interest received		2,489			—			—			2,489
Net cash provided by operating activities		149,654			—			—			149,654
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of HotelBeds		(233	)		—			—			(233	)
Payment of contingent considerations in relation to acquisitions		(6,922	)		—			—			(6,922	)
Government grants repaid		(200	)		—			—			(200	)
Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets		(32,292	)		—			—			(32,292	)
Marketable securities (purchased)/sold, net		42,037			—			—			42,037
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		120			—			—			120
Investment in fixed deposits		(27,899	)		—			—			(27,899	)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed deposits		31,336			—			—			31,336
Marketable securities (long-term) sold / (purchased), net		(78,823	)		—			—			(78,823	)
Profit on sale of marketable securities (short-term)		1,497			—			—			1,497
Dividends received		32			—			—			32
Net cash used in investing activities		(71,347	)		—			—			(71,347	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of shares		(56,417	)		—			—			(56,417	)
Repayment of long-term debt		(28,100	)		—			—			(28,100	)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense		1,260			—			—			1,260
Net cash used in financing activities		(83,257	)		—			—			(83,257	)
Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents		(9,435	)		—			—			(9,435	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(14,385	)		—			—			(14,385	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year		99,829			—			—			99,829
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year		85,444			—			—			85,444

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Business Combinations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member]

Statement [LineItems]

Purchase Price Allocation to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The purchase price has been allocated, as set out below, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination.

	Amount
Cash	$	3,119
Trade receivables		4,910
Unbilled revenue		2,016
Prepayments and other current assets		1,060
Property and equipment		4,612
Intangible assets
- Software		1,274
- Customer contracts		4,537
- Customer relationships		49,584
- Service mark		400
- Covenant not-to-compete		4,693
- Technology		4,852
Non-current assets		161
Term loan		(29,249	)
Current liabilities		(2,555	)
Non-current liabilities		(1,423	)
Deferred tax liability		(18,163	)
Net assets acquired	$	29,828
Less: Purchase consideration		68,910
Goodwill on acquisition	$	39,082

Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member]

Statement [LineItems]

Purchase Price Allocation to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The purchase price has been allocated, as set out below, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination.

	Amount
Cash	$	1,204
Trade receivables		2,799
Unbilled revenue		1,258
Prepayments and other current assets		95
Property and equipment		53
Deferred tax asset		18
Intangible assets
- Software		3
- Customer contracts		3,025
- Customer relationships		8,000
- Trade name		545
- Covenant not-to-compete		1,718
Non-current assets		27
Current liabilities		(3,781	)
Short-term line of credit		(475	)
Non-current liabilities		(343	)
Deferred tax liability		(5,020	)
Net assets acquired	$	9,126
Less: Purchase consideration		38,668
Goodwill on acquisition	$	29,542

Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member]

Statement [LineItems]

Purchase Price Allocation to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The purchase price has been allocated, as set out below, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination.

	Amount
Cash	$	432
Trade receivables		370
Unbilled revenue		706
Investments		87
Prepayments and other current assets		99
Property and equipment		78
Deferred tax asset		49
Intangible assets
- Software		10
- Customer contracts		701
- Customer relationships		1,894
- Trade name		104
- Covenant not-to-compete		2,655
- Technology		1,238
Non-current assets		74
Current liabilities		(1,236	)
Non-current liabilities		(126	)
Deferred tax liability		(2,281	)
Net assets acquired	$	4,854
Less: Purchase consideration		18,265
Goodwill on acquisition	$	13,411

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Cash and cash equivalents (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Text block [abstract]

Summary of Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of up to three months to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31,		March 31,
	2019		2018
Cash and bank balances	$	43,933	$	47,738
Short term deposits with banks*		41,511		52,091
Total	$	85,444	$	99,829

* Short term deposits can be withdrawn by the Company at any time without prior notice and are readily convertible into known amounts of cash with an insignificant risk of changes in value.

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Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Investments

Investments consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31,		March 31,
	2019		2018
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	$	134,493	$	99,954
Investment in fixed deposits		15,907		21,548
Total	$	150,400	$	121,502

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current investments	$	67,913	$	120,960
Non-current investments		82,487		542
Total	$	150,400	$	121,502

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Trade receivables and unbilled revenue, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Trade receivables and unbilled revenue [member]

Statement [LineItems]

Summary of Trade Receivables and Unbilled Revenue

Trade receivables and unbilled revenue consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31,			March 31,
	2019			2018
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue*	$	141,806		$	133,673
Less: Allowances for ECL		(1,182	)		(564	)
Total	$	140,624		$	133,109

* As at March 31, 2019, unbilled revenue includes contract assets amounting to $1,457.

Trade receivables [member]

Statement [LineItems]

Movement in Allowances for Expected Credit Losses

The movement in the allowances for ECL is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	564			—			—
Impact of adoption of IFRS 9		(74	)		—			—
Balance at the beginning of the year		490		$	1,713		$	4,446
Charged to profit or loss		1,171			2,115			777
Write-offs, net of collections		(331	)		(1,136	)		(2,571	)
Reversals		(157	)		(2,321	)		(664	)
Translation adjustment		9			193			(275	)
Balance at the end of the year	$	1,182		$	564		$	1,713

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Prepayments and other assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Prepayment and Other Assets

Prepayment and other assets consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Service tax and other tax receivables	$	1,117	$	6,569
Deferred transition cost*		—		571
Employee receivables		1,052		1,099
Advances to suppliers		2,073		2,877
Prepaid expenses		7,456		7,994
Restricted cash, held in escrow (Refer Note 5(d))		1,535		1,535
Other assets		3,550		4,202
Total	$	16,783	$	24,847
Non-current:
Deposits	$	9,205	$	8,708
Income tax assets		9,916		12,595
Service tax and other tax receivables		22,246		11,410
Deferred transition cost*		—		2,467
Restricted cash, held in escrow (Refer Note 5(d))		—		1,535
Other assets		2,872		5,673
Total	$	44,239	$	42,388

* As at March 31, 2019, deferred transition cost is included within contract assets in accordance with IFRS 15 (Refer Note 20).

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Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of the Carrying Value of Goodwill

A summary of the carrying value of goodwill is as follows:

	As at
	March 31,			March 31,
	2019			2018
Gross carrying amount	$	153,453		$	159,500
Accumulated impairment of goodwill		(22,642	)		(24,314	)
Total	$	130,811		$	135,186

Summary of Movement in Goodwill by Reportable Segment

The movement in goodwill balance by reportable segment as at March 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

Gross carrying amount

	WNS			WNS Auto
	Global BPM			Claims BPM			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	129,878		$	25,803		$	155,681
Goodwill arising on acquisitions		(92	)		—			(92	)
Foreign currency translation		767			3,144			3,911
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	130,553		$	28,947		$	159,500
Goodwill arising on acquisitions		203			—			203
Foreign currency translation		(4,260	)		(1,990	)		(6,250	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	126,496		$	26,957		$	153,453

Accumulated impairment losses

	WNS		WNS Auto
	Global BPM		Claims BPM			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	—	$	21,673		$	21,673
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year		—		—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		2,641			2,641
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	—	$	24,314		$	24,314
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year		—		—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—		(1,672	)		(1,672	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019		—	$	22,642		$	22,642

Carrying Value of Goodwill Allocated to Cash Generating Units

The carrying value of goodwill allocated to the new CGUs is as follows:

	As at
	March 31,		March 31,
	2019		2018
WNS Global BPM*	$	3,846	$	3,815
South Africa		4,557		5,581
Research and Analytics		46,087		48,901
Technology services		3,382		3,632
WNS Auto Claims BPM		4,315		4,633
Denali (previously ‘Finance and accounting’)		29,542		29,542
HealthHelp (previously ‘Healthcare’)		39,082		39,082
	$	130,811	$	135,186

* Excluding South Africa, research and analytics, technology services, Denali and HealthHelp goodwill.

Key Assumptions Used in Performing Impairment Test, by each CGU

The key assumptions used in performing the impairment test, by each CGU, were as follows:

	CGU’s
	WNS Global BPM*			South Africa			Denali			Research and Analytics			HealthHelp			Technology services			WNS Auto Claims BPM
Discount rate		16.5	%		17.0	%		13.2	%		16.5	%		13.2	%		15.5	%		15.5	%
Perpetual growth rate		3.0	%		3.0	%		2.5	%		3.0	%		2.5	%		2.0	%		2.0	%

* Excluding South Africa, research and analytics, technology services, HealthHelp and Denali.

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Intangible assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Change in Carrying Value of Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying value of intangible assets for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Customer contracts			Customer relationships		Intellectual Property and other rights		Trade names			Technology			Leasehold benefits		Covenant not-to- compete		Service mark		Software		Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	167,001		$	121,922	$	3,861	$	653		$	6,131		$	1,835	$	9,451		400	$	25,586	$	336,840
Additions		—			—		250		—			—			—		—		—		7,369		7,619
Translation adjustments		93			940		470		—			(6	)		—		10		—		894		2,401
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	167,094		$	122,862	$	4,581	$	653		$	6,125		$	1,835	$	9,461	$	400	$	33,849	$	346,860
Accumulated amortization
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	157,976		$	62,175	$	3,861	$	80		$	172		$	1,835	$	964	$	—	$	13,153	$	240,216
Amortization		2,725			3,700		74		236			790			—		2,310		—		5,670		15,505
Translation adjustments		(62	)		873		470		(1	)		(4	)		—		12		—		199		1,487
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	160,639		$	66,748	$	4,405	$	315		$	958		$	1,835	$	3,286	$	—	$	19,022	$	257,208
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2018	$	6,455		$	56,114	$	176	$	338		$	5,167		$	—	$	6,175	$	400	$	14,827	$	89,652

The changes in the carrying value of intangible assets for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Customer contracts			Customer relationships			Intellectual Property and other rights			Trade names			Technology			Leasehold benefits		Covenant not-to- compete			Service mark		Software			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	167,094		$	122,862		$	4,581		$	653		$	6,125		$	1,835	$	9,461			400	$	33,849		$	346,860
Additions		—			—			—			—			—			—		—			—		7,556			7,556
Translation adjustments		(5,146	)		(1,225	)		(298	)		(6	)		(73	)		—		(172	)		—		(1,742	)		(8,662	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	161,948		$	121,637		$	4,283		$	647		$	6,052		$	1,835	$	9,289		$	400	$	39,663		$	345,754
Accumulated amortization
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	160,639		$	66,748		$	4,405		$	315		$	958		$	1,835	$	3,286		$	—	$	19,022		$	257,208
Amortization		2,675			3,671			125			192			776			—		2,240			—		6,104			15,783
Translation adjustments		(4,940	)		(1,031	)		(298	)		(6	)		(17	)		—		(79	)		—		(1,054	)		(7,425	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	158,374		$	69,338		$	4,232		$	501		$	1,717		$	1,835	$	5,447		$	—	$	24,072		$	265,566
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2019	$	3,574		$	52,249		$	51		$	146		$	4,335		$	—	$	3,842		$	400	$	15,591		$	80,188

Estimated Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Periods for Definite Lived Intangible Assets

As at March 31, 2019, the estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods for definite lived intangible assets are as follows:

	Balance life
	(in months)
Customer contracts		19
Customer relationships		196
Covenant not-to-compete		21
Trade names		10
Technology		68
Intellectual property and other rights		5
Software		20

Estimated Annual Amortization Expense

The estimated annual amortization expense based on remaining weighted average amortization periods for intangible assets and exchange rates, each as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Amount
2020	$	15,716
2021		12,078
2022		7,000
2023		5,649
2024		4,398
Thereafter		34,947
	$	79,788	*

* excludes service mark, as it has an indefinite useful life

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Property and equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Changes in Carrying Value of Property and Equipment

The changes in the carrying value of property and equipment for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Buildings			Computers and software			Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			Vehicles			Leasehold improvements			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	10,246		$	69,871		$	68,877		$	587		$	60,992		$	210,573
Additions		—			4,597			9,389			93			9,756			23,835
Disposals/retirements		—			(3,350	)		(1,718	)		(29	)		(2,303	)		(7,400	)
Translation adjustments		(23	)		1,965			839			5			721			3,507
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	10,223		$	73,083		$	77,387		$	656		$	69,166		$	230,515
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at April 1, 2017	$	4,208		$	59,811		$	51,431		$	429		$	41,180		$	157,059
Depreciation		514			6,442			6,623			97			6,278			19,954
Disposals/retirements		—			(3,345	)		(1,674	)		(30	)		(2,308	)		(7,357	)
Translation adjustments		(12	)		1,822			512			1			296			2,619
Balance as at March 31, 2018	$	4,710		$	64,730		$	56,892		$	497		$	45,446		$	172,275
Capital work-in-progress																	2,366
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2018																$	60,606

The changes in the carrying value of property and equipment for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Gross carrying value	Buildings			Computers and software			Furniture, fixtures and office equipment			Vehicles			Leasehold improvements			Total
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	10,223		$	73,083		$	77,387		$	656		$	69,166		$	230,515
Additions		—			7,361			7,487			328			8,097			23,273
On acquisition (Refer Note 5(a))		—			30			—			—			—			30
Disposals/retirements		—			(2,812	)		(2,856	)		(158	)		(1,275	)		(7,101	)
Translation adjustments		(260	)		(4,572	)		(4,739	)		(45	)		(4,287	)		(13,903	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	9,963		$	73,090		$	77,279		$	781		$	71,701		$	232,814
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at April 1, 2018	$	4,710		$	64,730		$	56,892		$	497		$	45,446		$	172,275
Depreciation		496			5,437			7,227			150			7,024			20,334
Disposals/retirements		—			(2,775	)		(2,816	)		(146	)		(1,169	)		(6,906	)
Translation adjustments		(117	)		(4,139	)		(3,465	)		(35	)		(2,816	)		(10,572	)
Balance as at March 31, 2019	$	5,089		$	63,253		$	57,838		$	466		$	48,485		$	175,131
Capital work-in-progress																	3,315
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2019																$	60,998

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Loans and borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Text block [abstract]

Summary of Long-term Loans and Borrowings

The long-term loans and borrowings consist of the following:

			Final maturity		As at
Currency	Interest rate		(fiscal year)		March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
US dollars		3M USD Libor+1.27%		2020		11,400			22,700
US dollars		3M USD Libor+0.95%		2022		50,400			67,200
Total						61,800			89,900
Less: Debt issuance cost						(409	)		(769	)
Total						61,391			89,131
Current portion of long-term debt					$	27,969		$	27,740
Long-term debt					$	33,422		$	61,391

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Financial instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Statement [LineItems]

Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instruments by Class

The carrying value and fair value of financial instruments by class as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Financial assets

	Financial assets at amortized cost		Financial assets at FVTPL		Financial assets at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,444	$	—	$	—	$	85,444	$	85,444
Investment in fixed deposits		15,907		—		—		15,907		15,907
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		—		134,493		—		134,493		134,493
Trade receivables		73,872		—		—		73,872		73,872
Unbilled revenue(1)		65,295		—		—		65,295		65,295
Funds held for clients		7,063		—		—		7,063		7,063
Prepayments and other assets(2)		5,375		—		—		5,375		5,375
Other non-current assets(3)		9,308		—		—		9,308		9,308
Derivative assets		—		2,077		17,004		19,081		19,081
Total carrying value	$	262,264	$	136,570	$	17,004	$	415,838	$	415,838

Financial liabilities

	Financial liabilities at amortized cost		Financial liabilities at FVTPL		Financial liabilities at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Trade payables	$	17,831	$	—	$	—	$	17,831	$	17,831
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(4)		61,800		—		—		61,800		61,800
Other employee obligations(5)		63,129		—		—		63,129		63,129
Provision and accrued expenses		27,619		—		—		27,619		27,619
Other liabilities(6)		2,288		3,197		—		5,485		5,485
Derivative liabilities		—		307		2,096		2,403		2,403
Total carrying value	$	172,667	$	3,504	$	2,096	$	178,267	$	178,267

Notes:

(1) Excluding non-financial assets $1,457.

(2) Excluding non-financial assets $11,408.

(3) Excluding non-financial assets $34,931.

(4) Excluding non-financial asset (unamortized debt issuance cost) $409.

(5) Excluding non-financial liabilities $16,240.

(6) Excluding non-financial liabilities $13,768.

The carrying value and fair value of financial instruments by class as at March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Financial assets

	Financial assets at amortized cost		Financial assets at FVTPL		Financial assets at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	99,829	$	—	$	—	$	99,829	$	99,829
Investment in fixed deposits		21,548		—		—		21,548		21,548
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		—		99,954		—		99,954		99,954
Trade receivables		71,388		—		—		71,388		71,388
Unbilled revenue		61,721		—		—		61,721		61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066		—		—		10,066		10,066
Prepayments and other assets(1)		4,410		—		—		4,410		4,410
Other non-current assets(2)		10,243		—		—		10,243		10,243
Derivative assets		—		2,212		12,771		14,983		14,983
Total carrying value	$	279,205	$	102,166	$	12,771	$	394,142	$	394,142

Financial liabilities

	Financial liabilities at amortized cost		Financial liabilities at FVTPL		Financial liabilities at FVOCI		Total carrying value		Total fair value
Trade payables	$	19,703	$	—	$	—	$	19,703	$	19,703
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(3)		89,900		—		—		89,900		89,900
Other employee obligations(4)		59,346		—		—		59,346		59,346
Provision and accrued expenses		28,826		—		—		28,826		28,826
Other liabilities(5)		2,447		11,388		—		13,835		13,835
Derivative liabilities		—		946		7,809		8,755		8,755
Total carrying value	$	200,222	$	12,334	$	7,809	$	220,365	$	220,365

Notes:

(1) Excluding non-financial assets $20,437.

(2) Excluding non-financial assets $32,145.

(3) Excluding non-financial asset (unamortized debt issuance cost) $769.

(4) Excluding non-financial liabilities $14,892.

(5) Excluding non-financial liabilities $13,566.

Financial Assets and Liabilities Subject to Offsetting, Enforceable Master Netting Arrangements or Similar Agreements

Financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Description of types of financial assets	Gross amounts of recognized financial assets		Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial assets presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial Instruments			Cash collateral received
Derivative assets	$	19,081	$	—	$	19,081	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	17,036
Total	$	19,081	$	—	$	19,081	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	17,036

Description of types of financial liabilities	Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities		Gross amounts of recognized financial assets offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial instruments			Cash collateral pledged
Derivative liabilities	$	2,403	$	—	$	2,403	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	358
Total	$	2,403	$	—	$	2,403	$	(2,045	)	$	—	$	358

Financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements as at March 31, 2018 are as follows:

Description of types of financial assets	Gross amounts of recognized financial assets		Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial assets presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial instruments			Cash collateral received
Derivative assets	$	14,983	$	—	$	14,983	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	10,768
Total	$	14,983	$	—	$	14,983	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	10,768

Description of types of financial liabilities	Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities		Gross amounts of recognized financial assets offset in the statement of financial position		Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the statement of  financial position		Related amount not set off in financial instruments					Net Amount
							Financial instruments			Cash collateral pledged
Derivative liabilities	$	8,755	$	—	$	8,755	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	4,540
Total	$	8,755	$	—	$	8,755	$	(4,215	)	$	—	$	4,540

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:-

			Fair value measurement at reporting date using
Description	March 31, 2019		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Financial assets at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	2,077	$	—	$	2,077	$	—
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		134,493		134,047		446		—
Financial assets at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		16,611		—		16,611		—
Interest rate swaps		392		—		392		—
Total assets	$	153,573	$	134,047	$	19,526	$	—
Liabilities
Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	308	$	—	$	308	$	—
Contingent consideration		3,197		—		—		3,197
Financial liabilities at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		2,095		—		2,095		—
Total liabilities	$	5,600	$	—	$	2,403	$	3,197

The assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as at March 31, 2018 are as follows:-

			Fair value measurement at reporting date using
Description	March 31, 2018		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)		Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)		Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Financial assets at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	2,212	$	—	$	2,212	$	—
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		99,954		99,412		542		—
Financial assets at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		11,709		—		11,709		—
Interest rate swaps		1,062		—		1,062		—
Total assets	$	114,937	$	99,412	$	15,525	$	—
Liabilities
Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Foreign exchange contracts	$	946	$	—	$	946	$	—
Contingent consideration		11,388		—		—		11,388
Financial liabilities at FVOCI
Foreign exchange contracts		7,809		—		7,809		—
Total liabilities	$	20,143	$	—	$	8,755	$	11,388

Summary of Contingent Consideration Categorized Under Level 3 Fair Value Measurement

The movement in contingent consideration categorized under Level 3 fair value measurement is given below:

	For the year ended
	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Balance at the beginning of the year	$	11,388		$	19,678
Additions		—			—
Payouts		(8,456	)		(7,000	)
Gain recognized in the consolidated statement of income		—			(1,553	)
Finance expense recognized in the consolidated statement of income		265			263
Balance at the end of the year	$	3,197		$	11,388

Notional Values of Outstanding Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts, Foreign Exchange Option Contracts and Interest Rate Swap Contracts

The following table presents the notional values of outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign exchange option contracts and interest rate swap contracts:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Forward contracts (Sell)
In US dollars	$	230,292	$	242,418
In UK pound sterling		134,077		132,591
In Euro		34,251		23,883
In Australian dollars		43,271		48,147
Others		2,866		2,332
	$	444,757	$	449,371
Option contracts (Sell)
In US dollars	$	134,060	$	107,629
In UK pound sterling		122,377		116,401
In Euro		32,226		21,483
In Australian dollars		42,106		28,828
Others		—		927
	$	330,769	$	275,268
Interest rate swap contracts
In US dollars		61,800		89,900

Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income into Consolidated Statement of Income

The amount of gain/ (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income into consolidated statement of income in respective line items for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Revenue	$	66			11,231		$	7,952
Foreign exchange gain, net		(2	)		15,766			16,896
Finance expense		422			(561	)		(71	)
Income tax related to amounts reclassified into consolidated statement of income		(577	)		(9,965	)		(8,998	)
Total	$	(91	)		16,471		$	15,779

Percentage of Revenue Generated from Top Customer and Top Five Customers

The following table gives details in respect of the percentage of revenue generated from the Company’s top customer and top five customers:

	Year Ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Revenue from top customer		6.9	%		6.8	%		9.0	%
Revenue from top five customers		27.1	%		29.4	%		32.1	%

Contractual Maturities of Financial Liabilities

The contractual maturities of financial liabilities are as follows:

	As at March 31, 2019
	Less than 1 Year		1-2 years		2-5 years		Total
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(1)	$	28,200	$	16,800	$	16,800	$	61,800
Trade payables		17,831		—		—		17,831
Provision and accrued expenses		27,619		—		—		27,619
Other liabilities		5,485		—		—		5,485
Other employee obligations		63,129		—		—		63,129
Derivative financial instruments		2,096		307		—		2,403
Total(2)	$	144,360	$	17,107	$	16,800	$	178,267

Notes:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $409.

(2) Non-financial liabilities are explained in the financial instruments categories table above.

	As at March 31, 2018
	Less than 1 Year		1-2 years		2-5 years		Total
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(1)	$	28,100	$	28,200	$	33,600	$	89,900
Trade payables		19,703		—		—		19,703
Provision and accrued expenses		28,826		—		—		28,826
Other liabilities		10,680		3,154		—		13,834
Other employee obligations		59,347		—		—		59,347
Derivative financial instruments		6,466		2,289		—		8,755
Total(2)	$	153,122	$	33,643	$	33,600	$	220,365

Notes:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $769.

(2) Non-financial liabilities are explained in the financial instruments categories table above.

Summary of Net Cash Position

The balanced view of liquidity and financial indebtedness is stated in the table below. This calculation of the net cash position is used by the management:

	As at
	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85,444		$	99,829
Investments		150,400			121,502
Long-term debt (includes current portion)(1)		(61,800	)		(89,900	)
Net cash position	$	174,044		$	131,431

Note:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $409 and $769 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

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Statement [LineItems]

Foreign Currency Risk from Non-derivative Financial Instruments

The foreign currency risk from non-derivative financial instruments as at March 31, 2019 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2019
	US Dollar			Pound Sterling			Indian Rupees			Australian Dollar			Euro			Other currencies			Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,204			263			—			2,864			528			214			5,073
Trade receivables		100,713			48,198			3,629			17,107			12,459			3,395			185,501
Unbilled revenue		4,576			3,553			—			3,221			5,778			532			17,660
Prepayments and other current assets		522			311			2			82			85			16			1,018
Other non-current assets		4			—			—			—			—			15			19
Trade payables		(28,704	)		(63,467	)		(8,332	)		(9,059	)		(10,265	)		(596	)		(120,423	)
Provisions and accrued expenses		(2,924	)		(210	)		(217	)		(1,069	)		(477	)		(72	)		(4,969	)
Pension and other employee obligations		(127	)		—			—			—			(28	)		(177	)		(332	)
Other liabilities		(2	)		(7	)		—			—			—			(1	)		(10	)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	$	75,262			(11,359	)		(4,918	)		13,146			8,080			3,326			83,537

The foreign currency risk from non-derivative financial instruments as at March 31, 2018 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2018
	US Dollar			Pound Sterling			Indian Rupees			Australian Dollar			Euro			Other currencies			Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	399			4,735			—			2,991			339			610			9,074
Trade receivables		100,002			46,658			3,850			24,686			7,289			2,525			185,010
Unbilled revenue		7,178			3,209			—			643			6,230			858			18,118
Prepayments and other current assets		428			188			10			29			63			11			729
Other non-current assets		3			—			—			—			—			16			19
Trade payables		(27,613	)		(64,070	)		(6,989	)		(16,093	)		(1,429	)		(19	)		(116,213	)
Provisions and accrued expenses		(2,314	)		(291	)		(205	)		—			(154	)		(19	)		(2,983	)
Pension and other employee obligations		(134	)		—			—			—			(12	)		(306	)		(452	)
Other liabilities		(7	)		(4	)		—			—			—			—			(11	)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	$	77,942			(9,575	)		(3,334	)		12,256			12,325			3,676			93,291

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Pension and other employee obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Pension and Other Employee Obligations

Pension and other employee obligations consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Salaries and bonus	$	62,320	$	59,346
Pension		854		1,189
Withholding taxes on salary and statutory payables		4,947		4,082
Total	$	68,121	$	64,617
Non-current:
Pension and other obligations	$	11,248	$	9,621
Total	$	11,248	$	9,621

Summary of Employee Benefit Costs

Employee benefit costs consist of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Salaries and bonus	$	424,005	$	405,665	$	307,378
Employee benefit plans:
Defined contribution plan		11,572		11,684		10,265
Defined benefit plan		2,242		3,042		2,639
Share-based compensation expense (Refer Note 24)		30,305		30,565		23,036
Total	$	468,124	$	450,956	$	343,318

Employee benefit costs is recognized in the following line items in the consolidated statement of income:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Cost of revenue	$	346,914	$	329,289	$	249,701
Selling and marketing expenses		34,054		31,373		24,717
General and administrative expenses		87,156		90,294		68,900
Total	$	468,124	$	450,956	$	343,318

Contributions to Defined Contribution Plans

The Company’s contributions to defined contribution plans are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
India	$	7,919	$	8,123	$	7,587
Philippines		162		127		106
South Africa		840		860		715
Sri Lanka		505		625		661
United Kingdom		759		670		780
United States		1,387		1,279		416
Total		11,572		11,684		10,265

Summary of Net Periodic Cost

The net periodic cost recognized by the Company in respect of gratuity payments under the Company’s gratuity plans covering eligible employees of the Company in India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Service cost	$	1,621	$	1,917	$	2,188
Past service cost		—		538		—
Interest on the net defined benefit liability		621		587		451
Net gratuity cost	$	2,242	$	3,042	$	2,639

Summary of Net Defined Benefit Liability (Asset)

	As at
	March 2019			March 2018
Change in projected benefit obligations
Obligation at beginning of the year	$	11,101		$	11,776
Foreign currency translation		(671	)		(118	)
Service cost		1,621			1,917
Past service cost		—			538
Interest cost		692			657
Benefits paid		(1,213	)		(1,160	)
Actuarial (gain)/loss
From changes in demographic assumptions		48			62
From changes in financial assumptions		32			(3,428	)
From actual experience compared to assumptions		942			857
Benefit obligation at end of the year	$	12,552		$	11,101
Change in plan assets
Plan assets at beginning of the year	$	1,041		$	976
Foreign currency translation		(57	)		(5	)
Expected return on plan assets		71			70
Actuarial (loss) /gain		(21	)		(23	)
Actual contributions		1,354			1,104
Benefits paid		(1,129	)		(1,081	)
Plan assets at end of the year	$	1,259		$	1,041
Accrued pension liability
Current	$	854		$	1,189
Non-current		10,439			8,871
Net amount recognized	$	11,293		$	10,060
Present value of funded defined benefit obligation	$	11,911		$	10,418
Fair value of plan assets		(1,259	)		(1,041	)
		10,652			9,377
Present value of unfunded defined benefit obligation	$	641		$	683
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation (both funded and unfunded)		5.0 years			4.8 years

Actuarial Assumptions For Gratuity Plans

The assumptions used in accounting for the gratuity plans are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Discount rate:
India		6.6% to 7.0%		6.6% to 7.3%		7.05%
Philippines		6.1%		3.1%		5.45%
Sri Lanka		11.0%		10.0%		12.8%
Rate of increase in compensation level		7.0% to 8.0%		7.0% to 10.0%		7.0% to 15.0%
Expected rate of return on plan assets		7.0%		7.3%		7.05%

Sensitivity of Defined Benefit Obligation to a Change in Each Significant Actuarial Assumption

As at March 31, 2019, for each of the Company’s defined benefit plans, the sensitivity of the defined benefit obligation to a change in each significant actuarial assumption is as follows:

	India			Philippines			Sri Lanka
Discount rate:
Increase in discount rate by 1%		(4.7	)%		(0.9	)%		(4.2	)%
Decrease in discount rate by 1%		5.2	%		1.0	%		4.6	%
Rate of increase in compensation level:
Increase in salary escalation rate by 1%		4.1	%		0.5	%		4.2	%
Decrease in salary escalation rate by 1%		(3.9	)%		(0.5	)%		(3.9	)%

Maturity Analysis of Defined Benefit Payments

The maturity analysis of the Company’s defined benefit payments is as follows:

	Amount
2020	$	2,113
2021		2,134
2022		2,250
2023		2,439
2024		2,524
Thereafter		11,535
	$	22,995

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Provisions and accrued expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Provisions and Accrued Expenses

Provisions and accrued expenses consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Accrued expenses		27,619		28,826
Total	$	27,619	$	28,826

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Contract liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities consists of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Payments in advance of services	$	2,229	$	557
Advance billings		3,092		2,104
Others		106		247
Total	$	5,427	$	2,908
Non-current:
Payments in advance of services	$	4,950	$	550
Advance billings		1,642		2
Others		17		19
Total	$	6,609	$	571

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Other liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consist of the following:

	As at
	March 31, 2019		March 31, 2018
Current:
Withholding taxes and value added tax payables	$	4,741	$	5,117
Contingent consideration (Refer note 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d))		3,197		8,233
Deferred rent		649		800
Other liabilities		1,707		1,589
Total	$	10,294	$	15,739
Non-current:
Deferred rent	$	7,780	$	6,544
Contingent consideration (Refer note 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d))		—		3,155
Other liabilities		1,179		1,963
Total	$	8,959	$	11,662

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Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Revenue by Service Type

Revenue by service type

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Industry-specific	$	307,214	$	258,155	$	170,212
Customer interaction services		183,199		193,427		168,096
Finance and accounting		175,194		162,432		124,089
Research and analytics		91,716		89,402		79,948
Auto claims		34,885		35,414		44,642
Others		16,912		19,127		15,559
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

Summary of Revenue by Industry

Revenue by industry

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Insurance*	$	215,242	$	194,593	$	178,196
Diversified businesses including manufacturing, retail, CPG, media and entertainment, and telecom		142,091		137,049		105,325
Travel and leisure		140,996		142,091		128,051
Healthcare		124,109		111,593		40,814
Utilities		56,334		66,030		56,059
Shipping and logistics		49,858		33,922		25,638
Consulting and professional services		44,142		39,683		41,876
Banking and financial services		36,348		32,995		26,587
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

* Includes revenue disclosed under the Auto Claims BPM segment in Note 28.

Summary of Revenue by Contract Type

Revenue by contract type

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Full-time-equivalent	$	522,436	$	473,898	$	432,919
Transaction*		137,219		141,617		106,352
Subscription		66,542		58,916		2,139
Fixed price		42,512		39,788		27,375
Others		40,411		43,735		33,761
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

* Includes revenue disclosed under the Auto Claims BPM segment in Note 28.

Summary of Movement in Contract Assets

The movement in contract assets during the year is as follows:

	As at
	March 31, 2019
	Sales Commission			Transition activities			Upfront payment / Others			Total
Opening balance	$	—		$	3,038		$	3,202		$	6,240
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15		6,821			201			359			7,381
		6,821			3,239			3,561			13,621
Additions during the year		3,182			11,507			6,533			21,222
Amortization/recognition during the year		(1,185	)		(1,120	)		(4,844	)		(7,149	)
Impairment loss recognized during the year		(508	)		—			—			(508	)
Translation adjustments		(279	)		(215	)		(465	)		(959	)
Closing balance	$	8,031			13,411			4,785			26,227

Summary of Movement in Contract Liabilities

The movement in contract liabilities during the year is as follows:

	As at
	March 31, 2019
	Payments in advance of services			Advance billings			Others			Total
Opening balance	$	1,107		$	2,106		$	266		$	3,479
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue		115			4,345			793			5,253
Gross opening balance		1,222			6,451			1,059			8,732
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15		64			—			—			64
		1,286			6,451			1,059			8,796
Additions during the year		11,175			44,940			11,861			67,976
Revenue recognized during the year		(2,918	)		(39,927	)		(12,075	)		(54,920	)
Translation adjustments		(109	)		(351	)		(83	)		(543	)
Gross closing balance		9,434			11,113			762			21,309
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue		(2,255	)		(6,379	)		(639	)		(9,273	)
Closing balance	$	7,179		$	4,734		$	123		$	12,036

Summary of Estimated Revenue Expected to be Recognized in Future Related to Remaining Performance Obligations

The estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future relating to remaining performance obligations as at March 31, 2019 is as follows:

	As at March 31, 2019
	Less than 1 Year		1-2 years		2-5 years		More than 5 years		Total
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations	$	15,635	$	10,182	$	1,906	$	—	$	27,723

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Expenses by nature (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Expenses by Nature

Expenses by nature consist of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Employee cost	$	468,124	$	450,956	$	343,318
Repair payments		15,166		16,970		24,102
Facilities cost		91,393		89,037		75,383
Depreciation		20,334		19,954		16,903
Legal and professional expenses		20,019		22,972		15,902
Travel expenses		22,757		23,748		18,563
Others		40,277		38,886		33,526
Total cost of revenue, selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses	$	678,070	$	662,523	$	527,697

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Finance expense (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Finance Expense

Finance expense consists of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018		2017
Interest expense	$	3,266		$	3,215	$	424
(Gain)/loss on interest rate swaps		(422	)		561		71
Debt issue cost		360			488		52
Total	$	3,204		$	4,264	$	547

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Other income, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Other Income, Net

Other income, net consists of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Interest income	$	2,556	$	3,693	$	2,083
Dividend income		32		3,570		4,131
Net gain arising on financial assets designated as FVTPL		7,947		3		6
Others, net		4,059		3,964		2,469
Total	$	14,594	$	11,230	$	8,689

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Share-based payments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Statement [LineItems]

Summary of Share-based Compensation Expense

Share-based compensation expense during the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Share-based compensation expense recorded in	$		$		$
Cost of revenue		4,278		3,770		2,765
Selling and marketing expenses		3,983		2,557		1,723
General and administrative expenses		22,044		24,238		18,548
Total share-based compensation expense	$	30,305	$	30,565	$	23,036

Movements in Number of Options Outstanding under 2006 Incentive Award Plan and Related Weighted Average Exercise Prices

Movements in the number of options outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average exercise prices are as follow:

	Shares			Weighted average exercise price		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		117,179		$	27.25		0.10	$	163
Exercised		(48,227	)		7.63
Lapsed		(68,952	)		7.87
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		—		$	—		—	$	—
Exercised		—			—		—		—
Lapsed		—			—		—		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		—			—		—		—
Options exercisable		—		$	—		—	$	—

RSUs dependent on non-market performance condition [member]

Statement [LineItems]

Movements in Number of Shares Outstanding under 2006 and 2016 Incentive Award Plan and Related Weighted Average Fair Values

(i) Movements in the number of RSUs dependent on non-market performance condition outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follow:

	Shares			Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		1,573,246		$	22.47		7.50	$	45,011
Granted		497,689			30.85
Exercised		(961,111	)		21.45
Forfeited		(34,775	)		29.07
Lapsed		(2,216	)		23.47
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		1,072,833		$	27.05		7.75	$	48,632
Granted		383,229			47.89
Exercised		(422,088	)		28.40
Forfeited		(70,723	)		36.08
Lapsed		(10,856	)		8.22
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		952,395		$	34.38		7.62	$	50,734
RSUs exercisable		410,948		$	27.40		6.33	$	21,891

RSUs dependent on market performance condition [member]

Statement [LineItems]

Movements in Number of Shares Outstanding under 2006 and 2016 Incentive Award Plan and Related Weighted Average Fair Values

Movements in the number of RSUs dependent on market performance condition outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follows:

	Shares		Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		203,990	$	13.21		8.10	$	5,836
Granted		—
Exercised		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Lapsed		—		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		203,990	$	13.21		7.10	$	9,247
Granted		—
Exercised		—
Forfeited		—
Lapsed		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		203,990		13.21		6.10	$	10,867
RSUs exercisable		5,000	$	14.30		7.08	$	266

RSUs related total shareholders return [member]

Statement [LineItems]

Movements in Number of Shares Outstanding under 2006 and 2016 Incentive Award Plan and Related Weighted Average Fair Values

Movements in the number of RSUs linked to the TSR condition outstanding under the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follows:

	Shares			Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		—		$	—		—	$	—
Granted		248,655			36.52
Exercised		—
Forfeited		—
Lapsed		—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		248,655		$	36.52		9.08	$	11,272
Granted		166,760			57.20		—		—
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited		(62,040	)		44.15
Lapsed		—			—
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		353,375			44.94		8.49		18,824
RSUs exercisable		—		$	—		—	$	—

PSUs [member]

Statement [LineItems]

Movements in Number of Shares Outstanding under 2006 and 2016 Incentive Award Plan and Related Weighted Average Fair Values

Movements in the number of PSUs outstanding under the 2006 Incentive Award Plan and the 2016 Incentive Award Plan and their related weighted average fair values are as follow:

	Shares			Weighted average fair value		Weighted average remaining contract term (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding as at March 31, 2017		1,184,852		$	21.00		7.36	$	33,899
Granted		400,463			30.35
Exercised		(506,660	)		16.79
Forfeited		(18,681	)		29.38
Outstanding as at March 31, 2018		1,059,975		$	26.36		7.51	$	48,048
Granted		199,303			47.54
Exercised		(297,052	)		23.25
Forfeited		(48,467	)		30.06
Outstanding as at March 31, 2019		913,759			29.80		7.13		48,674
PSUs exercisable		272,977		$	21.91		5.59	$	14,541

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Income taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Domestic and Foreign Source Component of Profit/(Loss) Before Income Taxes

The domestic and foreign source component of profit/(loss) before income taxes is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Domestic	$	(2,742	)	$	(4,439	)	$	(5,342	)
Foreign		133,894			106,306			60,635
Profit before income taxes	$	131,152		$	101,867		$	55,293

Income Tax Expense

The Company’s income tax expense consists of the following:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Current taxes
Domestic taxes	$	—		$	—		$	—
Foreign taxes		27,526			24,494			25,785
		27,526			24,494			25,785
Deferred taxes
Domestic taxes		—			—			—
Foreign taxes		(1,807	)		(9,063	)		(8,255	)
		(1,807	)		(9,063	)		(8,255	)
Income tax expense	$	25,719		$	15,431		$	17,530

Income Taxes Recognized Directly in Equity

Income taxes recognized directly in equity are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Current taxes:
Excess tax deductions related to share-based payments		(1,260	)		(685	)		(270	)
	$	(1,260	)	$	(685	)	$	(270	)
Deferred taxes:
Excess tax deductions related to share-based payments		46			(1,135	)		715
	$	46		$	(1,135	)	$	715
Total income tax recognized directly in equity	$	(1,214	)	$	(1,820	)	$	445

Income Taxes Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income

Income taxes recognized in other comprehensive income are as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Current taxes	—			—			—
Deferred taxes:
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging derivatives		1,877			(9,409	)		6,921
Pension liability		(939	)		—			—
Total income tax recognized directly in other comprehensive income	$	938		$	(9,409	)	$	6,921

Reconciliation of Estimated Income Tax to Provision for Income Taxes

The reconciliation of estimated income tax to income tax expense:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Profit before income taxes	$	131,152		$	101,867		$	55,293
Income tax expense at tax rates applicable to individual entities		41,264			32,702			21,765
Effect of:
Items not deductible for tax		544			221			455
Exempt income		(16,024	)		(11,250	)		(7,706	)
Non tax deductible goodwill impairment					—			4,335
(Gain)/loss in respect of which deferred tax (liability)/asset not recognized due to uncertainty and ineligibility to carry forward		138			324			(105	)
Recognition of unutilized tax benefits / Unrecognized losses utilized		(841	)		—			(1,220	)
Temporary difference that will reverse during tax holiday period		614			22			1,580
Change in tax rate and law		(401	)		(5,685	)		78
Provision for uncertain tax position		—			—			(1,499	)
State taxes		620			317			14
Due to acquisitions and merger		—			(1,686	)		—
One time tax on undistributed earnings		—			266			—
Others, net		(195	)		200			(167	)
Income tax expense	$	25,719		$	15,431		$	17,530

Summary of Deferred Taxes Arising from Temporary Differences and Unused Tax Losses

Deferred taxes for the year ended March 31, 2019 arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized below:

	Opening Balance		Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15 & IFRS 9			Recognized in statement of income			Recognized in equity			Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income			Foreign currency translation			Closing Balance
Deferred tax assets:
Property and equipment	$	7,291	$	—		$	321		$	—		$	—		$	(539	)	$	7,073
Net operating loss carry forward		2,879		—			(1,559	)		—			—			(33	)		1,287
Accruals deductible on actual payment		7,424		(1,783	)		1,214			—			939			(436	)		7,358
Share-based compensation expense		12,770		—			1,980			(46	)		—			(584	)		14,120
Minimum alternate tax		420		—			153			—			—			(21	)		552
Others		328		3			174			—			—			(23	)		482
Total deferred tax assets	$	31,112	$	(1,780	)	$	2,283		$	(46	)	$	939		$	(1,636	)	$	30,872
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles		12,662					(573	)		—			—			94			12,183
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investments		1,759		—			46			—			1,877			(143	)		3,539
Others		1,108		—			1,003			—			—			(27	)		2,084
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	15,529	$	—		$	476		$	—		$	1,877		$	(76	)	$	17,806
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)	$	15,583	$	(1,780	)	$	1,807		$	(46	)	$	(938	)	$	(1,560	)	$	13,066

Deferred taxes for the year ended March 31, 2018 arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized below:

	Opening Balance			Additions due to acquisition			Recognized in statement of income			Recognized in equity		Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income			Foreign currency translation			Closing balance
Deferred tax assets:
Property and equipment	$	5,648		$	(11	)	$	1,623		$	—	$	—		$	31		$	7,291
Net operating loss carry forward		5,722			—			(2,950	)		—		—			107			2,879
Accruals deductible on actual payment		5,641			—			1,661			—		—			122			7,424
Share-based compensation expense		12,264			—			(702	)		1,135		—			73			12,770
Minimum alternate tax		167			—			257			—		—			(4	)		420
Others		975			—			(661	)		—		—			14			328
Total deferred tax assets	$	30,417		$	(11	)	$	(772	)	$	1,135	$			$	343		$	31,112
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles		21,123			6			(8,555	)		—		—			88			12,662
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investments		12,294			—			(1,280	)		—		(9,409	)		154			1,759
Others		1,113									—		—			(5	)		1,108
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	34,530		$	6		$	(9,835	)	$	—	$	(9,409	)	$	237		$	15,529
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)	$	(4,113	)	$	(17	)	$	9,063		$	1,135	$	9,409		$	106		$	15,583

Deferred taxes for the year ended March 31, 2017 arising from temporary differences and unused tax losses can be summarized below:

	Opening balance			Additions due to acquisition during the year			Recognized in statement of income			Recognized in equity			Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income			Foreign currency translation			Closing balance
Deferred tax assets:
Property and equipment	$	5,512		$	(873	)	$	932		$	—		$	—		$	77		$	5,648
Net operating loss carry forward		3,684			—			2,026			—			—			12			5,722
Accruals deductible on actual payment		5,352			70			(1	)		—			—			220			5,641
Share-based compensation expense		11,008			—			1,781			(715	)		—			190			12,264
Minimum alternate tax		68			—			96			—			—			3			167
Others		362			—			679			—			—			(66	)		975
Total deferred tax assets	$	25,986		$	(803	)	$	5,513		$	(715	)	$			$	436		$	30,417
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles		(712	)		24,577			(2,769	)		—			—			27			21,123
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investments		4,857			—			27			—			6,921			489			12,294
Others		1,108			—						—			—			5			1,113
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	5,253		$	24,577		$	(2,742	)	$	—		$	6,921		$	521		$	34,530
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)	$	20,733		$	(25,380	)	$	8,255		$	(715	)	$	(6,921	)	$	(85	)	$	(4,113	)

Deferred Tax Presented in Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Deferred tax presented in the consolidated statement of financial position is as follows:

	As at
	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Deferred tax assets		23,772			27,395
Deferred tax liabilities		(10,706	)		(11,812	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	13,066		$	15,583

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Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Numerator:
Profit	$	105,433	$	86,436	$	37,763
Denominator:
Basic weighted average ordinary shares outstanding		50,139,389		50,388,440		50,582,852
Dilutive impact of equivalent stock options and RSUs		2,138,724		2,527,160		2,357,456
Diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding		52,278,113		52,915,600		52,940,308

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Related party (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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List of the Company's Subsidiaries

The following is a list of the Company’s subsidiaries as at March 31, 2019:

Direct subsidiaries	Step subsidiaries	Place of incorporation
WNS Global Services Netherlands Cooperatief U.A.		The Netherlands
	WNS Global Services Philippines Inc.	Philippines
	WNS Global Services (Romania) S.R.L.	Romania
WNS North America Inc.		Delaware, USA
	WNS Business Consulting Services Private Limited	India
	WNS Global Services Inc.	Delaware, USA
	WNS BPO Services Costa Rica, S.R.L	Costa Rica
	Denali Sourcing Services Inc.(1)	Delaware, USA
WNS Assistance Limited (previously WNS Workflow Technologies Limited)		United Kingdom
	WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited(2)	United Kingdom
	Accidents Happen Assistance Limited	United Kingdom
	WNS Legal Assistance LLP(3)	United Kingdom
WNS (Mauritius) Limited		Mauritius
	WNS Capital Investment Limited	Mauritius
	- WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited	Singapore
	- WNS Global Services (Australia) Pty Ltd	Australia
	- WNS New Zealand Limited(4)	New Zealand
	- Business Applications Associates Beijing Ltd	China
	WNS Global Services Private Limited(5)	India
	- WNS Global Services (UK) Limited(6)	United Kingdom
	- WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited	South Africa
	- WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust(7)	South Africa
	- Ucademy (Pty) Limited(8)	South Africa
	- WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Limited(9)	South Africa
	- MTS HealthHelp Inc.(10)	Delaware, USA
	- HealthHelp Holdings LLC(10)	Delaware, USA
	- HealthHelp LLC(10)	Delaware, USA
	- WNS-HealthHelp Philippines Inc.(11)	Philippines
	- Value Edge Inc.(12)	Delaware, USA
	- Value Edge AG.(12)	Switzerland
	- Value Edge GmbH(12)	Germany
	WNS Global Services (Private) Limited	Sri Lanka
	WNS Global Services (Dalian) Co. Ltd.	China
	WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited(13)	United Kingdom
	- WNS Global Services North Americas Inc.(14)	Delaware, USA

Notes:

⁽¹⁾  On January 20, 2017, the Company acquired all outstanding equity shares of Denali Sourcing Services Inc.

⁽²⁾  WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Assistance Limited, was incorporated on April 20, 2016.

⁽³⁾ WNS Legal Assistance LLP is a limited liability partnership, organized under the laws of England and Wales in November 2014. WNS Legal Assistance LLP provides legal services in relation to personal injury claims within the Auto Claims BPM (as defined in Note 27) segment in the UK. During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company acquired 20% of the equity capital of WNS Legal Assistance LLP from Prettys Solicitors (the non-controlling interest in WNS Legal Assistance LLP) as a consequence of which, WNS Legal Assistance LLP has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Assistance Limited. As at March 31, 2019, WNS Legal Assistance LLP is 98.75% owned by WNS Assistance Limited and 1.25% owned by WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited.

⁽⁴⁾  WNS New Zealand Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services (Australia) Pty Ltd, was incorporated on June 13, 2017.

⁽⁵⁾  WNS Global Services Private Limited is held jointly by WNS (Mauritius) Limited and WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited. The percentage of holding of WNS (Mauritius) Limited is 80% and of WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited is 20%.

⁽⁶⁾ WNS Global Services (UK) Limited is jointly held by WNS Global Services Private Limited and WNS (Holdings) Limited. As at March 31, 2019, the percentage of holding of WNS Global Services Private Limited is 71.7% and of WNS (Holdings) Limited is 28.3%.

⁽⁷⁾  The WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust (the “trust”) was registered on April 26, 2017 in relation to the grant of share appreciation rights by WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited. The trust holds 10% of the equity capital of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited and the balance 90% is held by WNS Global Services (UK) Limited.

⁽⁸⁾  Ucademy (Pty) Limited has been incorporated as a subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited with effect from June 20, 2016

⁽⁹⁾  WNS SA Domestic (Pty) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited, was incorporated on December 19, 2018.

⁽¹⁰⁾  On March 15, 2017, the Company acquired all ownership interests of MTS HealthHelp Inc. and its subsidiaries, which existed on that date. HealthHelp Holdings LLC is 63.7% owned by MTS HealthHelp Inc. and 36.3% owned by WNS North America Inc.

⁽¹¹⁾  WNS-HealthHelp Philippines Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HealthHelp LLC, was incorporated on December 21, 2018.

⁽¹²⁾ On June 14, 2016, the Company acquired all outstanding equity shares of Value Edge Research Services Private Limited. As part of the acquisition, the Company also acquired the three subsidiaries of Value Edge Research Services Private Limited, which existed on that date. Value Edge Research Services Private Limited was merged with and into WNS Global Services Private Limited pursuant to a Scheme of Amalgamation approved by the National Company Law Tribunal on July 27, 2017.

⁽¹³⁾ WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS (Mauritius) Limited, was incorporated on September 17, 2018.

⁽¹⁴⁾ WNS Global Services North Americas Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WNS Global Services (UK) International Limited, was incorporated on October 4, 2018.

Key Management Personnel Compensation

	Year ended March 31,
Nature of transaction with related parties	2019		2018		2017
Key management personnel*
Remuneration and short-term benefits		6,464		6,614		4,592
Defined contribution plan		97		94		89
Other benefits		16		17		15
Share-based compensation expense		14,957		17,677		13,347

* Defined benefit plan related costs are not disclosed as these are determined for the Company as a whole.

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Operating segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Segment Results for Operating Segments

The segment results for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2019
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto Claims BPM			Inter segments*			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	774,235		$	34,885		$	—		$	809,120
Segment revenue	$	774,309		$	34,885		$	(74	)	$	809,120
Payments to repair centers		—			15,166			—			15,166
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		774,309			19,719			(74	)		793,954
Depreciation		20,130			204			—			20,334
Other costs		588,289			19,555			(74	)		607,770
Segment operating profit/(loss)		165,890			(40	)		—			165,850
Other income, net		(12,572	)		(2,022	)		—			(14,594	)
Finance expense		3,204			—			—			3,204
Segment profit before income taxes		175,258			1,982			—			177,240
Income tax expense		25,503			216			—			25,719
Segment profit		149,755			1,766			—			151,521
Amortization of intangible assets											15,783
Share-based compensation expense											30,305
Profit after tax										$	105,433
Addition to non-current assets	$	29,583		$	2,224		$	—		$	31,807
Total assets, net of elimination		667,261			118,369			—			785,630
Total liabilities, net of elimination	$	156,298		$	76,913		$	—		$	233,211

* Transactions between inter segments represent business process management services rendered by WNS Global BPM to WNS Auto Claims BPM.

The segment results for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2018
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto Claims BPM			Inter segments*			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	722,542		$	35,414		$	—		$	757,956
Segment revenue	$	722,600		$	35,414		$	(58	)	$	757,956
Payments to repair centers		—			16,970			—			16,970
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		722,600			18,444			(58	)		740,986
Depreciation		19,682			272			—			19,954
Other costs		561,870			18,249			(58	)		580,061
Segment operating profit/(loss)		141,048			(77	)		—			140,971
Other income, net		(9,757	)		(1,473	)		—			(11,230	)
Finance expense		4,065			199			—			4,264
Segment profit before income taxes		146,740			1,197			—			147,937
Income tax expense		15,319			112			—			15,431
Segment profit		131,421			1,085			—			132,506
Amortization of intangible assets											15,505
Share-based compensation expense											30,565
Profit after tax										$	86,436
Addition to non-current assets	$	32,337		$	201		$	—		$	32,538
Total assets, net of elimination		633,186			126,377			—			759,563
Total liabilities, net of elimination	$	181,627		$	82,980		$	—		$	264,607

* Transactions between inter segments represent business process management services rendered by WNS Global BPM to WNS Auto Claims BPM.

The segment results for the year ended March 31, 2017 are as follows:

	Year ended March 31, 2017
	WNS Global BPM			WNS Auto Claims BPM			Inter segments*			Total
Revenue from external customers	$	557,904		$	44,642		$	—		$	602,546
Segment revenue	$	557,983		$	44,642		$	(79	)	$	602,546
Payments to repair centers					24,102			—			24,102
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)		557,983			20,540			(79	)		578,444
Depreciation		16,598			305			—			16,903
Other costs		429,074			20,147			(79	)		449,142
Impairment of goodwill (Refer Note 10)		—			21,673			—			21,673
Segment operating profit/(loss)		112,311			(21,585	)		—			90,726
Other income, net		(7,785	)		(904	)		—			(8,689	)
Finance expense		547						—			547
Segment profit/(loss) before income taxes		119,549			(20,681	)		—			98,868
Income tax expense		17,441			89			—			17,530
Segment profit/(loss)		102,108			(20,770	)		—			81,338
Amortization of intangible assets											20,539
Share-based compensation expense											23,036
Profit after tax										$	37,763
Addition to non-current assets	$	111,280		$	453		$	—		$	111,733
Total assets, net of elimination		590,974			113,149			—			704,123
Total liabilities, net of elimination	$	214,155		$	74,902		$	—		$	289,057

* Transactions between inter segments represent business process management services rendered by WNS Global BPM to WNS Auto Claims BPM.

External Revenue and Non-current Assets (Excluding Goodwill and Intangible Assets) by Geographic Area

Revenues from the geographic segments based on domicile of the customer. The Company’s external revenue by geographic area is as follows:

	Year ended March 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Jersey, Channel Islands	$	—	$	—	$	—
US		335,880		308,436		196,193
UK		253,962		258,863		248,588
Australia		77,187		66,626		49,053
Europe (excluding UK)		56,383		47,169		37,494
South Africa		38,866		42,841		42,717
Rest of the world		46,842		34,021		28,501
Total	$	809,120	$	757,956	$	602,546

The Company’s non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets) by geographic area are as follows:

	As at March 31,
	2019		2018
Jersey, Channel Islands	$	—	$	—
India		26,708		26,167
Philippines		18,797		14,050
South Africa		6,374		10,529
North America		3,777		5,112
UK		2,144		756
Rest of the world		3,198		3,992
Total	$	60,998	$	60,606

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Commitment and contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Future Minimum Lease Payments under Non-cancelable Operating Leases

The details of future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as at March 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Operating lease
Less than 1 year	$	30,505
1-3 years		54,534
3-5 years		41,951
More than 5 years		34,929
Total minimum lease payments	$	161,919

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12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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Summary of Capital Structure

The capital structure as at March 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

	As at March 31,
	2019			2018			% Change
Total equity attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company	$	552,419		$	494,956			19	%
As percentage of total capital		90	%		85	%
Long term debt (1)		61,800			89,900			(24	)%
Total debt	$	61,800		$	89,900			(24	)%
As percentage of total capital		10	%		15	%
Total capital (debt and equity)	$	614,219		$	584,856			10	%

Note:

(1) Before netting off debt issuance cost of $409 and $769 as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Buildings [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment	20 years
Computers and software [member] | Bottom of range [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment	3 years
Computers and software [member] | Top of range [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment	4 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment [member] | Bottom of range [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment	2 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment [member] | Top of range [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment	5 years
Vehicles [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment	3 years
Leasehold improvements [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Estimated useful lives of property and equipment	Lesser of estimated useful life or lease term

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Life of Intangible Assets (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Customer contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Weighted average amortization period of definite lived intangible assets	47 months
Customer relationships [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Weighted average amortization period of definite lived intangible assets	217 months
Covenant not-to-compete [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Weighted average amortization period of definite lived intangible assets	48 months
Trade names [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Weighted average amortization period of definite lived intangible assets	34 months
Technology [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Weighted average amortization period of definite lived intangible assets	94 months
Intellectual property and other rights [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Weighted average amortization period of definite lived intangible assets	24 months
Software [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Weighted average amortization period of definite lived intangible assets	53 months
Service mark [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Weighted average amortization period of definite lived intangible assets	Indefinite useful life

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Defined Benefit Plan - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [abstract]
Approximate maximum amount per employee available for lump-sum payment to eligible employees in India	$ 29

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Bottom of range [member]
Disclosure of revenue [line items]
Usual payment terms	30 days
Top of range [member]
Disclosure of revenue [line items]
Usual payment terms	60 days

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New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted by the Company - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract]
ROU assets	$ 176,000
Lease liabilities	$ 191,000

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Impact on Adoption of New IFRS - Adoption of IFRS 9 - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Increase decrease due to application of new IFRS [line items]
Increase in retained earnings	$ 478,145	$ 372,712	$ 364,424
Increase in the losses in other components of equity	(146,894)	(118,295)	(115,534)
Increase trade receivables	73,872	71,462	71,388
Decrease in other non-current assets	$ 44,239	48,165	$ 42,388
Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 9 [member]
Increase decrease due to application of new IFRS [line items]
Increase in retained earnings		2,777
Increase in the losses in other components of equity		(2,761)
Increase trade receivables		74
Decrease in other non-current assets		$ (84)

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Impact on Adoption of New IFRS - Summary of Cumulative Effect of Changes Made to Consolidated Statement of Financial Position for Adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 85,444	$ 99,829	$ 99,829	$ 69,803	$ 41,854
Investments	67,913	120,960	120,960
Trade receivables, net	73,872	71,462	71,388
Unbilled revenue	66,752	61,721	61,721
Funds held for clients	7,063	10,066	10,066
Derivative assets	13,394	11,738	11,738
Prepayments and other current assets	16,783	26,367	24,847
Total current assets	335,411	402,143	400,549
Non-current assets:
Goodwill	130,811	135,186	135,186
Intangible assets	80,188	89,652	89,652
Property and equipment	60,998	60,606	60,606
Derivative assets	5,687	3,245	3,245
Deferred tax assets	23,772	25,619	27,395
Investments	82,487	542	542
Other non-currentassets	44,239	48,165	42,388
Total non-current assets	450,219	363,015	359,014
TOTAL ASSETS	785,630	765,158	759,563	704,123
Current liabilities:
Trade payables	17,831	19,703	19,703
Provisions and accrued expenses	27,619	28,826	28,826
Derivative liabilities	2,096	6,466	6,466
Pension and other employee obligations	68,121	64,617	64,617
Current portion of long- term debt	27,969	27,740	27,740
Contract liabilities	5,427	2,935	2,908
Current taxes payable	2,603	1,262	1,262
Other liabilities	10,294	15,739	15,739
Total current liabilities	161,960	167,288	167,261
Non-currentliabilities:
Derivative liabilities	307	2,289	2,289
Pension and other employee obligations	11,248	9,621	9,621
Long- term debt	33,422	61,391	61,391
Contract liabilities	6,609	608	571
Other non-currentliabilities	8,959	11,662	11,662
Deferred tax liabilities	10,706	11,816	11,812
Total non-currentliabilities	71,251	97,387	97,346
TOTAL LIABILITIES	233,211	264,675	264,607	289,057
Shareholders' equity:
Share capital	8,056	8,533	8,533
Share premium	269,529	371,764	371,764
Retained earnings	478,145	372,712	364,424
Other components of equity	(146,894)	(118,295)	(115,534)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost	(56,417)	(134,231)	(134,231)
Total shareholders' equity	552,419	500,483	494,956	$ 415,066	$ 408,189
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 785,630	$ 765,158	759,563
Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15 [member]
Current assets:
Prepayments and other current assets			1,520
Total current assets			1,520
Non-current assets:
Deferred tax assets			(1,803)
Other non-currentassets			5,861
Total non-current assets			4,058
TOTAL ASSETS			5,578
Current liabilities:
Contract liabilities			27
Total current liabilities			27
Non-currentliabilities:
Contract liabilities			37
Deferred tax liabilities			3
Total non-currentliabilities			40
TOTAL LIABILITIES			67
Shareholders' equity:
Retained earnings			5,511
Total shareholders' equity			5,511
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY			5,578
Transition adjustments on adoption of IFRS9 [member]
Current assets:
Trade receivables, net			74
Total current assets			74
Non-current assets:
Deferred tax assets			27
Other non-currentassets			(84)
Total non-current assets			(57)
TOTAL ASSETS			17
Non-currentliabilities:
Deferred tax liabilities			1
Total non-currentliabilities			1
TOTAL LIABILITIES			1
Shareholders' equity:
Retained earnings			2,777
Other components of equity			(2,761)
Total shareholders' equity			16
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY			$ 17

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Impact on Adoption of New IFRS - Summary of Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments on Adoption of IFRS 9 (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Total carrying value	$ 415,838		$ 394,142
Cash and cash equivalents	85,444	$ 99,829	99,829	$ 69,803	$ 41,854
Investment in fixed deposits	15,907		21,548
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	134,493		99,954
Trade receivables	73,872	71,462	71,388
Unbilled revenue	65,295		61,721
Funds held for clients	7,063	10,066	10,066
Prepayments and other assets	5,375		4,410
Other non-current assets	9,308		10,243
Derivative assets	19,081		14,983
IFRS9 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Total carrying value		394,142
IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Total carrying value		394,142
Financial assets at amortized cost [member] | IFRS9 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents		99,829
Investment in fixed deposits		21,548
Trade receivables		71,388
Unbilled revenue		61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066
Prepayments and other assets		4,410
Other non-current assets		10,243
Fair value through profit or loss [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Total carrying value	136,570		102,166
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	134,493		99,954
Derivative assets	2,077		2,212
Fair value through profit or loss [member] | IFRS9 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		99,954
Derivative assets		2,212
Fair value through profit or loss [member] | IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Derivative assets		2,212
Financial assets at FVOCI [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Total carrying value	17,004		12,771
Derivative assets	$ 17,004		$ 12,771
Financial assets at FVOCI [member] | IFRS9 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Derivative assets		12,771
Loans and receivables [member] | IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents		99,829
Investment in fixed deposits		21,548
Trade receivables		71,388
Unbilled revenue		61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066
Prepayments and other assets		4,410
Other non-current assets		10,243
Available for sale [member] | IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		99,954
Derivative designated as cash flow hedges (carried at fair value) [member] | IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Derivative assets		12,771
Financial assets at fair value, class [member] | IFRS9 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Total carrying value		394,142
Financial assets at fair value, class [member] | IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Total carrying value		394,142
Financial assets at fair value, class [member] | Financial assets at amortized cost [member] | IFRS9 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents		99,829
Investment in fixed deposits		21,548
Trade receivables		71,388
Unbilled revenue		61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066
Prepayments and other assets		4,410
Other non-current assets		10,243
Financial assets at fair value, class [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member] | IFRS9 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		99,954
Derivative assets		2,212
Financial assets at fair value, class [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member] | IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Derivative assets		2,212
Financial assets at fair value, class [member] | Financial assets at FVOCI [member] | IFRS9 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Derivative assets		12,771
Financial assets at fair value, class [member] | Loans and receivables [member] | IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents		99,829
Investment in fixed deposits		21,548
Trade receivables		71,388
Unbilled revenue		61,721
Funds held for clients		10,066
Prepayments and other assets		4,410
Other non-current assets		10,243
Financial assets at fair value, class [member] | Available for sale [member] | IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds		99,954
Financial assets at fair value, class [member] | Derivative designated as cash flow hedges (carried at fair value) [member] | IAS 39 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets at date of initial application of IFRS 9 [line items]
Derivative assets		$ 12,771

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Impact on Adoption of New IFRS - Impact of Adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 85,444	$ 99,829	$ 99,829	$ 69,803	$ 41,854
Investments	67,913	120,960	120,960
Trade receivables, net	73,872	71,462	71,388
Unbilled revenue	66,752	61,721	61,721
Funds held for clients	7,063	10,066	10,066
Derivative assets	13,394	11,738	11,738
Contract assets	4,190
Prepayment and other current assets	16,783	26,367	24,847
Total current assets	335,411	402,143	400,549
Non-current assets:
Goodwill	130,811	135,186	135,186
Intangible assets	80,188	89,652	89,652
Property and equipment	60,998	60,606	60,606
Derivative assets	5,687	3,245	3,245
Deferred tax assets	23,772	25,619	27,395
Investments	82,487	542	542
Contract assets	22,037
Other non-currentassets	44,239	48,165	42,388
Total non-currentassets	450,219	363,015	359,014
TOTAL ASSETS	785,630	765,158	759,563	704,123
Current liabilities:
Trade payables	17,831	19,703	19,703
Provisions and accrued expenses	27,619	28,826	28,826
Derivative liabilities	2,096	6,466	6,466
Pension and other employee obligations	68,121	64,617	64,617
Current portion of long-term debt	27,969	27,740	27,740
Contract liabilities	5,427	2,935	2,908
Current taxes payable	2,603	1,262	1,262
Other liabilities	10,294	15,739	15,739
Total current liabilities	161,960	167,288	167,261
Non-currentliabilities:
Derivative liabilities	307	2,289	2,289
Pension and other employee obligations	11,248	9,621	9,621
Long- term debt	33,422	61,391	61,391
Contract liabilities	6,609	608	571
Other non-currentliabilities	8,959	11,662	11,662
Deferred tax liabilities	10,706	11,816	11,812
Total non-current liabilities	71,251	97,387	97,346
TOTAL LIABILITIES	233,211	264,675	264,607	289,057
Shareholders' equity:
Share capital	8,056	8,533	8,533
Share premium	269,529	371,764	371,764
Retained earnings	478,145	372,712	364,424
Other components of equity	(146,894)	(118,295)	(115,534)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost	(56,417)	(134,231)	(134,231)
Total shareholders' equity	552,419	500,483	494,956	$ 415,066	$ 408,189
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	785,630	$ 765,158	759,563
Adoption Of IFRS 9 And 15 [member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	85,444		99,829
Investments	67,913
Trade receivables, net	73,872
Unbilled revenue	66,752
Funds held for clients	7,063
Derivative assets	13,394
Contract assets	4,190
Prepayment and other current assets	16,783
Total current assets	335,411
Non-current assets:
Goodwill	130,811
Intangible assets	80,188
Property and equipment	60,998
Derivative assets	5,687
Deferred tax assets	23,772
Investments	82,487
Contract assets	22,037
Other non-currentassets	44,239
Total non-currentassets	450,219
TOTAL ASSETS	785,630
Current liabilities:
Trade payables	17,831
Provisions and accrued expenses	27,619
Derivative liabilities	2,096
Pension and other employee obligations	68,121
Current portion of long-term debt	27,969
Contract liabilities	5,427
Current taxes payable	2,603
Other liabilities	10,294
Total current liabilities	161,960
Non-currentliabilities:
Derivative liabilities	307
Pension and other employee obligations	11,248
Long- term debt	33,422
Contract liabilities	6,609
Other non-currentliabilities	8,959
Deferred tax liabilities	10,706
Total non-current liabilities	71,251
TOTAL LIABILITIES	233,211
Shareholders' equity:
Share capital	8,056
Share premium	269,529
Retained earnings	478,145
Other components of equity	(146,894)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost	(56,417)
Total shareholders' equity	552,419
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	785,630
Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15 [member]
Current assets:
Contract assets	(1,820)
Total current assets	(1,820)
Non-current assets:
Deferred tax assets	1,219
Contract assets	(6,967)
Total non-currentassets	(5,748)
TOTAL ASSETS	(7,568)
Current liabilities:
Contract liabilities	(9)
Total current liabilities	(9)
Non-currentliabilities:
Deferred tax liabilities	(3)
Total non-current liabilities	(3)
TOTAL LIABILITIES	(12)
Shareholders' equity:
Retained earnings	(7,864)
Other components of equity	308
Total shareholders' equity	(7,556)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	(7,568)
Adjustments on adoption of IFRS9 [member]
Current assets:
Trade receivables, net	115
Total current assets	115
Non-current assets:
Deferred tax assets	(4)
Other non-currentassets	112
Total non-currentassets	108
TOTAL ASSETS	223
Non-currentliabilities:
Deferred tax liabilities	(1)
Total non-current liabilities	(1)
TOTAL LIABILITIES	(1)
Shareholders' equity:
Retained earnings	(366)
Other components of equity	590
Total shareholders' equity	224
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	223
Amounts (Balance) without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS9 [member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	85,444		$ 99,829
Investments	67,913
Trade receivables, net	73,987
Unbilled revenue	66,752
Funds held for clients	7,063
Derivative assets	13,394
Contract assets	2,370
Prepayment and other current assets	16,783
Total current assets	333,706
Non-current assets:
Goodwill	130,811
Intangible assets	80,188
Property and equipment	60,998
Derivative assets	5,687
Deferred tax assets	24,987
Investments	82,487
Contract assets	15,070
Other non-currentassets	44,351
Total non-currentassets	444,579
TOTAL ASSETS	778,285
Current liabilities:
Trade payables	17,831
Provisions and accrued expenses	27,619
Derivative liabilities	2,096
Pension and other employee obligations	68,121
Current portion of long-term debt	27,969
Contract liabilities	5,418
Current taxes payable	2,603
Other liabilities	10,294
Total current liabilities	161,951
Non-currentliabilities:
Derivative liabilities	307
Pension and other employee obligations	11,248
Long- term debt	33,422
Contract liabilities	6,609
Other non-currentliabilities	8,959
Deferred tax liabilities	10,702
Total non-current liabilities	71,247
TOTAL LIABILITIES	233,198
Shareholders' equity:
Share capital	8,056
Share premium	269,529
Retained earnings	469,915
Other components of equity	(145,996)
Less: shares, held in treasury, at cost	(56,417)
Total shareholders' equity	545,087
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 778,285

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Impact on Adoption of New IFRS - Impact of Adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on Consolidated Statement of Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Condensed income statements, captions [line items]
Revenue	$ 809,120	$ 757,956	$ 602,546
Cost of revenue	518,236	503,130	403,324
Gross profit	290,884	254,826	199,222
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses	44,573	41,767	32,631
General and administrative expenses	115,261	117,626	91,742
Foreign exchange gain, net	(4,495)	(14,973)	(14,514)
Amortization of intangible assets	15,783	15,505	20,539
Operating profit	119,762	94,901	47,151
Other income, net	14,594	11,230	8,689
Finance expense	3,204	4,264	547
Profit before income taxes	131,152	101,867	55,293
Income tax expense	25,719	15,431	17,530
Profit after tax	105,433	$ 86,436	$ 37,763
Adoption Of IFRS 9 And 15 [member]
Condensed income statements, captions [line items]
Revenue	809,120
Cost of revenue	518,236
Gross profit	290,884
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses	44,573
General and administrative expenses	115,261
Foreign exchange gain, net	(4,495)
Amortization of intangible assets	15,783
Operating profit	119,762
Other income, net	(14,594)
Finance expense	3,204
Profit before income taxes	131,152
Income tax expense	25,719
Profit after tax	105,433
Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15 [member]
Condensed income statements, captions [line items]
Cost of revenue	281
Gross profit	(281)
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses	1,489
Operating profit	(1,770)
Profit before income taxes	(1,770)
Income tax expense	583
Profit after tax	(2,353)
Adjustments on adoption of IFRS9 [member]
Condensed income statements, captions [line items]
Revenue	642
Gross profit	642
Operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	(220)
Foreign exchange gain, net	(2,198)
Operating profit	3,060
Profit before income taxes	3,060
Income tax expense	649
Profit after tax	2,411
Amounts (Balance) without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS9 [member]
Condensed income statements, captions [line items]
Revenue	809,762
Cost of revenue	518,517
Gross profit	291,245
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses	46,062
General and administrative expenses	115,041
Foreign exchange gain, net	(6,693)
Amortization of intangible assets	15,783
Operating profit	121,052
Other income, net	(14,594)
Finance expense	3,204
Profit before income taxes	132,442
Income tax expense	26,951
Profit after tax	$ 105,491

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Impact on Adoption of New IFRS - Impact of Adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 on Consolidated Cashflows (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	$ 36,117	$ 35,459	$ 37,442
Share-based compensation expense	30,305	30,565	23,036
Amortization of debt issue cost	360	488	52
Allowances for ECL	659	(499)	(1,040)
Unrealized exchange loss/(gain), net	(2,441)	2,663	(11,123)
Current tax expense	27,526	24,494	25,785
Interest expense	2,844	3,778	495
Interest income	(2,556)	(3,693)	(2,083)
Income from marketable securities	(7,979)	(3,570)	(4,131)
Loss on sale of property and equipment	25	(325)	143
Deferred income taxes	(1,807)	(9,063)	(8,255)
Deferred rent	1,578	1,289	1,136
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense	(1,260)	(685)	(270)
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments	(372)	5,283	(1,930)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue	(14,822)	(16,413)	(1,630)
Other assets	(17,340)	(4,196)	(2,137)
Trade payables	(585)	2,029	(4,203)
Contract liabilities	8,714	(2,560)	2,303
Other liabilities	8,279	13,722	6,914
Cash generated from operating activities before interest and income taxes:	172,678	163,636	119,677
Income taxes paid	(22,992)	(27,265)	(29,462)
Interest paid	(2,521)	(3,390)	(84)
Interest received	2,489	3,327	2,004
Net cash provided by operating activities	149,654	136,308	92,135
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payment of contingent considerations in relation to acquisitions	(6,922)	(5,465)
Government grants repaid	(200)	(136)
Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets	(32,292)	(33,684)	(22,867)
Marketable securities (purchased)/sold, net	42,037	(12,761)	32,413
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	120	367	443
Investment in fixed deposits	(27,899)	(26,532)	(24,672)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed deposits	31,336	30,698	15,112
Marketable securities (long-term) sold / (purchased), net	(78,823)
Profit on sale of marketable securities (short-term)	1,497
Dividends received	32	3,570	4,127
Net cash used in investing activities	(71,347)	(43,583)	(131,267)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of shares	(56,417)	(39,546)	(64,224)
Repayment of long-term debt	(28,100)	(28,100)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense	1,260	685	270
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	(83,257)	(66,020)	61,559
Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents	(9,435)	3,321	5,522
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(14,385)	30,026	27,949
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	99,829	69,803	41,854
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	85,444	99,829	$ 69,803
Hotel Beds Group SLU [member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of HotelBeds	(233)
Adoption Of IFRS 9 And 15 [member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit after tax	105,433
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	36,117
Share-based compensation expense	30,305
Amortization of debt issue cost	360
Allowances for ECL	659
Unrealized exchange loss/(gain), net	(2,441)
Current tax expense	27,526
Interest expense	2,844
Interest income	(2,556)
Income from marketable securities	(7,979)
Loss on sale of property and equipment	25
Deferred income taxes	(1,807)
Deferred rent	1,578
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense	(1,260)
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments	(372)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue	(14,822)
Other assets	(17,340)
Trade payables	(585)
Contract liabilities	8,714
Other liabilities	8,279
Cash generated from operating activities before interest and income taxes:	172,678
Income taxes paid	(22,992)
Interest paid	(2,521)
Interest received	2,489
Net cash provided by operating activities	149,654
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payment of contingent considerations in relation to acquisitions	(6,922)
Government grants repaid	(200)
Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets	(32,292)
Marketable securities (purchased)/sold, net	42,037
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	120
Investment in fixed deposits	(27,899)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed deposits	31,336
Marketable securities (long-term) sold / (purchased), net	(78,823)
Profit on sale of marketable securities (short-term)	1,497
Dividends received	32
Net cash used in investing activities	(71,347)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of shares	(56,417)
Repayment of long-term debt	(28,100)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense	1,260
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	(83,257)
Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents	(9,435)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(14,385)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	99,829
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	85,444	99,829
Adoption Of IFRS 9 And 15 [member] | Hotel Beds Group SLU [member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of HotelBeds	(233)
Adjustments on adoption of IFRS 15 [member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit after tax	(2,353)
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Deferred income taxes	583
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets	1,779
Contract liabilities	(9)
Adjustments on adoption of IFRS9 [member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit after tax	2,411
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Deferred income taxes	649
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments	(2,840)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue	(190)
Other assets	(30)
Amounts (Balance) without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS9 [member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit after tax	105,491
Adjustments to reconcile profit after tax to net cash generated from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	36,117
Share-based compensation expense	30,305
Amortization of debt issue cost	360
Allowances for ECL	659
Unrealized exchange loss/(gain), net	(2,441)
Current tax expense	27,526
Interest expense	2,844
Interest income	(2,556)
Income from marketable securities	(7,979)
Loss on sale of property and equipment	25
Deferred income taxes	(575)
Deferred rent	1,578
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense	(1,260)
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments	(3,212)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue	(15,012)
Other assets	(15,591)
Trade payables	(585)
Contract liabilities	8,705
Other liabilities	8,279
Cash generated from operating activities before interest and income taxes:	172,678
Income taxes paid	(22,992)
Interest paid	(2,521)
Interest received	2,489
Net cash provided by operating activities	149,654
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payment of contingent considerations in relation to acquisitions	(6,922)
Government grants repaid	(200)
Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets	(32,292)
Marketable securities (purchased)/sold, net	42,037
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	120
Investment in fixed deposits	(27,899)
Proceeds from maturity of fixed deposits	31,336
Marketable securities (long-term) sold / (purchased), net	(78,823)
Profit on sale of marketable securities (short-term)	1,497
Dividends received	32
Net cash used in investing activities	(71,347)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of shares	(56,417)
Repayment of long-term debt	(28,100)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation expense	1,260
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	(83,257)
Exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents	(9,435)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(14,385)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	99,829
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	85,444	$ 99,829
Amounts (Balance) without adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS9 [member] | Hotel Beds Group SLU [member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of HotelBeds	$ (233)

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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2017	Jun. 14, 2016	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Jan. 20, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Goodwill			$ 135,186	$ 130,811	$ 135,186			$ 135,186
Payment of contingent consideration				6,922	5,465
Release of restricted cash, held in escrow				(1,535)	(1,535)
HealthHelp [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Percentage of ownership interests acquired	100.00%
Purchase consideration	$ 68,910
Working capital adjustments	573
Contingent consideration	$ 8,545
Contingent consideration payable period	Two years
Discount rate used for estimating fair value of contingent consideration liability	2.5 percent
Acquisition related costs						$ 1,809
Payment for working capital adjustments					573
Reversal of contingent consideration in relation to acquisition			1,324
Payment of contingent consideration			$ 3,114	4,438
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes	$ 14,876
HealthHelp [member] | Bottom of range [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement	0
HealthHelp [member] | Top of range [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement	$ 8,876
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Goodwill									$ 29,542
Purchase consideration									$ 38,668
Working capital adjustments					968
Acquisition related costs						502
Payment of contingent consideration				2,484	2,351
Payment of deferred consideration					522
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Goodwill		$ 13,411
Percentage of ownership interests acquired		100.00%
Purchase consideration		$ 18,265
Working capital adjustments		765
Contingent consideration		$ 5,112
Contingent consideration payable period		Three years
Acquisition related costs						$ 24
Release of restricted cash, held in escrow				$ 1,535	$ 1,535
Hotel Beds Group SLU [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Purchase consideration in cash based on exchange rate on January 2, 2019							$ 233
Goodwill							$ 203

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Business Combinations - Purchase Price Allocation to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed of MTS HealthHelp Inc. (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Goodwill on acquisition	$ 130,811	$ 135,186	$ 135,186
MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Cash				$ 3,119
Trade receivables				4,910
Unbilled revenue				2,016
Prepayments and other current assets				1,060
Property and equipment				4,612
Non-current assets				161
Term loan				(29,249)
Current liabilities				(2,555)
Non-current liabilities				(1,423)
Deferred tax liability				(18,163)
Net assets acquired				29,828
Less: Purchase consideration				68,910
Goodwill on acquisition				39,082
MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member] | Software [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				1,274
MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member] | Customer contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				4,537
MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member] | Customer relationships [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				49,584
MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member] | Service mark [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				400
MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member] | Covenant not-to-compete [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				4,693
MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member] | Technology [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				$ 4,852

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Business Combinations - Purchase Price Allocation to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed of Denali Sourcing Services Inc. (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Jan. 20, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Goodwill on acquisition	$ 130,811	$ 135,186	$ 135,186
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Cash					$ 1,204
Trade receivables					2,799
Unbilled revenue					1,258
Prepayments and other current assets					95
Property and equipment					53
Deferred tax asset					18
Non-current assets					27
Current liabilities					(3,781)
Short-term line of credit				$ (475)	(475)
Non-current liabilities					(343)
Deferred tax liability					(5,020)
Net assets acquired					9,126
Less: Purchase consideration					38,668
Goodwill on acquisition					29,542
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member] | Software [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets					3
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member] | Customer contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets					3,025
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member] | Customer relationships [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets					8,000
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member] | Trade names [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets					545
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member] | Covenant not-to-compete [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets					$ 1,718

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Business Combinations - Purchase Price Allocation to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed of Value Edge Research Services Private Limited (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 14, 2016
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Goodwill on acquisition	$ 130,811	$ 135,186	$ 135,186
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Cash				$ 432
Trade receivables				370
Unbilled revenue				706
Investments				87
Prepayments and other current assets				99
Property and equipment				78
Deferred tax asset				49
Non-current assets				74
Current liabilities				(1,236)
Non-current liabilities				(126)
Deferred tax liability				(2,281)
Net assets acquired				4,854
Less: Purchase consideration				18,265
Goodwill on acquisition				13,411
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member] | Software [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				10
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member] | Customer contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				701
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member] | Customer relationships [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				1,894
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member] | Trade names [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				104
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member] | Covenant not-to-compete [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				2,655
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member] | Technology [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Intangible assets				$ 1,238

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Cash and Cash Equivalents - Summary of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents [abstract]
Cash and bank balances	$ 43,933		$ 47,738
Short term deposits with banks	41,511		52,091
Total	$ 85,444	$ 99,829	$ 99,829	$ 69,803	$ 41,854

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Investments - Summary of Investments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Categories of financial assets [abstract]
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	$ 134,493		$ 99,954
Investment in fixed deposits	15,907		21,548
Current investments	67,913	$ 120,960	120,960
Non-current investments	82,487	$ 542	542
Total	$ 150,400		$ 121,502

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Trade Receivables and Unbilled Revenue, Net - Summary of Trade Receivables and Unbilled Revenue (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Trade and other receivables [abstract]
Trade receivables and unbilled revenue	$ 141,806	$ 133,673
Less: Allowances for ECL	(1,182)	(564)
Total	$ 140,624	$ 133,109

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Trade Receivables and Unbilled Revenue, Net - Summary of Trade Receivables and Unbilled Revenue (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Contract assets	$ 26,227	$ 6,240
Unbilled revenue [member]
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Contract assets	$ 1,457

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Trade Receivables and Unbilled Revenue, Net - Movement in Allowances for Expected Credit Losses (ECL) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Balance at the beginning of the year	$ 564
Balance at the end of the year	1,182	$ 564
Allowances for expected credit losses [member]
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Balance at the beginning of the year	564	1,713	$ 4,446
Charged to profit or loss	1,171	2,115	777
Write-offs, net of collections	(331)	(1,136)	(2,571)
Reversals	(157)	(2,321)	(664)
Translation adjustment	9	193	(275)
Balance at the end of the year	1,182	564	$ 1,713
Allowances for expected credit losses [member] | Previously stated [member]
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Balance at the beginning of the year	564
Balance at the end of the year		564
Allowances for expected credit losses [member] | Adoption of IFRS 9 [member]
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Balance at the beginning of the year	74
Balance at the end of the year		74
Allowances for expected credit losses [member] | Adjusted [member]
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Balance at the beginning of the year	$ 490
Balance at the end of the year		$ 490

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Prepayments and Other Assets - Summary of Prepayment and Other Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Current:
Service tax and other tax receivables	$ 1,117		$ 6,569
Deferred transition cost			571
Employee receivables	1,052		1,099
Advances to suppliers	2,073		2,877
Prepaid expenses	7,456		7,994
Restricted cash, held in escrow (Refer Note 5(d))	1,535		1,535
Other assets	3,550		4,202
Total	16,783	$ 26,367	24,847
Non-current:
Deposits	9,205		8,708
Income tax assets	9,916		12,595
Service tax and other tax receivables	22,246		11,410
Deferred transition cost			2,467
Restricted cash, held in escrow (Refer Note 5(d))			1,535
Other assets	2,872		5,673
Total	$ 44,239	$ 48,165	$ 42,388

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Goodwill - Summary of the Carrying Value of Goodwill (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Goodwill	$ 130,811	$ 135,186	$ 135,186
Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Goodwill	153,453		159,500	$ 155,681
Accumulated impairment [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Goodwill	$ (22,642)		$ (24,314)	$ (21,673)

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Goodwill - Summary of Movement in Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Beginning balance	$ 135,186
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year	0	$ 0	$ 21,673
Ending balance	130,811	135,186
Accumulated impairment [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Beginning balance	(24,314)	(21,673)
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year	0	0
Foreign currency translation	1,672	(2,641)
Ending balance	(22,642)	(24,314)	(21,673)
Accumulated impairment [member] | WNS global BPM [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year	0	0
Accumulated impairment [member] | WNS Auto Claims BPM [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Beginning balance	(24,314)	(21,673)
Impairment of goodwill recognized during the year	0	0
Foreign currency translation	1,672	(2,641)
Ending balance	(22,642)	(24,314)	(21,673)
Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Beginning balance	159,500	155,681
Goodwill arising on acquisitions	203	(92)
Foreign currency translation	(6,250)	3,911
Ending balance	153,453	159,500	155,681
Gross carrying value [member] | WNS global BPM [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Beginning balance	130,553	129,878
Goodwill arising on acquisitions	203	(92)
Foreign currency translation	(4,260)	767
Ending balance	126,496	130,553	129,878
Gross carrying value [member] | WNS Auto Claims BPM [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Beginning balance	28,947	25,803
Foreign currency translation	(1,990)	3,144
Ending balance	$ 26,957	$ 28,947	$ 25,803

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Goodwill - Carrying Value of Goodwill Allocated to Cash Generating Units ("CGU") (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Goodwill	$ 130,811	$ 135,186	$ 135,186
WNS global BPM [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Goodwill	3,846		3,815
South Africa [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Goodwill	4,557		5,581
Research and analytics [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Goodwill	46,087		48,901
Technology services [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Goodwill	3,382		3,632
WNS Auto Claims BPM [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Goodwill	4,315		4,633	$ 4,130
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Goodwill	29,542		29,542
HealthHelp [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Goodwill	$ 39,082		$ 39,082

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Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 01, 2018
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Estimated cash flows period	Five years
Impairment charge	$ 0	$ 0	$ (21,673)
Goodwill	$ 130,811	135,186		$ 135,186
WNS Auto Claims BPM [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Impairment charge			$ 21,673
Discount rate	15.50%		13.00%
Growth rate	2.00%
Recoverable amount of cash generating units			$ 37,836
Goodwill	$ 4,315	$ 4,633	4,130
Disposal cost			$ 656
WNS Auto Claims BPM [member] | Annual Growth Rate [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Growth rate			2.50%
WNS Auto Claims BPM [member] | Perpetual Growth Rate [member]
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in goodwill [line items]
Growth rate			2.00%

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Goodwill - Key Assumptions Used in Performing Impairment Test, by each CGU (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2017
WNS global BPM [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Discount rate	16.50%
Perpetual growth rate	3.00%
South Africa [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Discount rate	17.00%
Perpetual growth rate	3.00%
Denali Sourcing Services Inc. [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Discount rate	13.20%
Perpetual growth rate	2.50%
Research and analytics [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Discount rate	16.50%
Perpetual growth rate	3.00%
HealthHelp [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Discount rate	13.20%
Perpetual growth rate	2.50%
Technology services [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Discount rate	15.50%
Perpetual growth rate	2.00%
WNS Auto Claims BPM [member]
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [line items]
Discount rate	15.50%	13.00%
Perpetual growth rate	2.00%

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Intangible Assets - Change in Carrying Value of Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	$ 89,652
Amortization	15,783	$ 15,505	$ 20,539
Ending balance	80,188	89,652
Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	346,860	336,840
Additions	7,556	7,619
Translation adjustments	(8,662)	2,401
Ending balance	345,754	346,860	336,840
Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	257,208	240,216
Amortization	15,783	15,505
Translation adjustments	(7,425)	1,487
Ending balance	265,566	257,208	240,216
Customer contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	6,455
Ending balance	3,574	6,455
Customer contracts [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	167,094	167,001
Translation adjustments	(5,146)	93
Ending balance	161,948	167,094	167,001
Customer contracts [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	160,639	157,976
Amortization	2,675	2,725
Translation adjustments	(4,940)	(62)
Ending balance	158,374	160,639	157,976
Customer relationships [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	56,114
Ending balance	52,249	56,114
Customer relationships [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	122,862	121,922
Translation adjustments	(1,225)	940
Ending balance	121,637	122,862	121,922
Customer relationships [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	66,748	62,175
Amortization	3,671	3,700
Translation adjustments	(1,031)	873
Ending balance	69,338	66,748	62,175
Intellectual property rights [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	176
Ending balance	51	176
Intellectual property rights [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	4,581	3,861
Additions		250
Translation adjustments	(298)	470
Ending balance	4,283	4,581	3,861
Intellectual property rights [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	4,405	3,861
Amortization	125	74
Translation adjustments	(298)	470
Ending balance	4,232	4,405	3,861
Trade names [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	338
Ending balance	146	338
Trade names [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	653	653
Translation adjustments	(6)
Ending balance	647	653	653
Trade names [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	315	80
Amortization	192	236
Translation adjustments	(6)	(1)
Ending balance	501	315	80
Technology [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	5,167
Ending balance	4,335	5,167
Technology [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	6,125	6,131
Translation adjustments	(73)	(6)
Ending balance	6,052	6,125	6,131
Technology [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	958	172
Amortization	776	790
Translation adjustments	(17)	(4)
Ending balance	1,717	958	172
Leasehold benefits [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	1,835	1,835
Ending balance	1,835	1,835	1,835
Leasehold benefits [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	1,835	1,835
Ending balance	1,835	1,835	1,835
Covenant not-to-compete [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	6,175
Ending balance	3,842	6,175
Covenant not-to-compete [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	9,461	9,451
Translation adjustments	(172)	10
Ending balance	9,289	9,461	9,451
Covenant not-to-compete [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	3,286	964
Amortization	2,240	2,310
Translation adjustments	(79)	12
Ending balance	5,447	3,286	964
Service mark [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	400
Ending balance	400	400
Service mark [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	400	400
Ending balance	400	400	400
Software [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	14,827
Ending balance	15,591	14,827
Software [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	33,849	25,586
Additions	7,556	7,369
Translation adjustments	(1,742)	894
Ending balance	39,663	33,849	25,586
Software [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Beginning balance	19,022	13,153
Amortization	6,104	5,670
Translation adjustments	(1,054)	199
Ending balance	$ 24,072	$ 19,022	$ 13,153

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Intangible Assets - Estimated Remaining Weighted Average Amortization Periods for Definite Lived Intangible Assets (Detail) - Remaining weighted average [member]	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019
Customer contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods	19 months
Customer relationships [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods	196 months
Covenant not-to-compete [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods	21 months
Trade names [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods	10 months
Technology [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods	68 months
Intellectual property and other rights [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods	5 months
Software [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items]
Estimated remaining weighted average amortization periods	20 months

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Intangible Assets - Estimated Annual Amortization Expense (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of intangible assets with indefinite useful life [line items]
Estimated annual amortization expense	$ 79,788
2020 [member]
Disclosure of intangible assets with indefinite useful life [line items]
Estimated annual amortization expense	15,716
2021 [member]
Disclosure of intangible assets with indefinite useful life [line items]
Estimated annual amortization expense	12,078
2022 [member]
Disclosure of intangible assets with indefinite useful life [line items]
Estimated annual amortization expense	7,000
2023 [member]
Disclosure of intangible assets with indefinite useful life [line items]
Estimated annual amortization expense	5,649
2024 [member]
Disclosure of intangible assets with indefinite useful life [line items]
Estimated annual amortization expense	4,398
More than 5 years [member]
Disclosure of intangible assets with indefinite useful life [line items]
Estimated annual amortization expense	$ 34,947

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Property and Equipment - Changes in Carrying Value of Property and Equipment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	$ 60,606
Capital work-in-progress	3,315	$ 2,366
Ending balance	60,998	60,606
Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	230,515	210,573
Additions	23,273	23,835
On acquisition (Refer Note 5(a))	30
Disposals/retirements	(7,101)	(7,400)
Translation adjustments	(13,903)	3,507
Ending balance	232,814	230,515
Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	172,275	157,059
Depreciation	20,334	19,954
Disposals/retirements	(6,906)	(7,357)
Translation adjustments	(10,572)	2,619
Ending balance	175,131	172,275
Buildings [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	10,223	10,246
Translation adjustments	(260)	(23)
Ending balance	9,963	10,223
Buildings [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	4,710	4,208
Depreciation	496	514
Translation adjustments	(117)	(12)
Ending balance	5,089	4,710
Computers and software [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	73,083	69,871
Additions	7,361	4,597
On acquisition (Refer Note 5(a))	30
Disposals/retirements	(2,812)	(3,350)
Translation adjustments	(4,572)	1,965
Ending balance	73,090	73,083
Computers and software [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	64,730	59,811
Depreciation	5,437	6,442
Disposals/retirements	(2,775)	(3,345)
Translation adjustments	(4,139)	1,822
Ending balance	63,253	64,730
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	77,387	68,877
Additions	7,487	9,389
Disposals/retirements	(2,856)	(1,718)
Translation adjustments	(4,739)	839
Ending balance	77,279	77,387
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	56,892	51,431
Depreciation	7,227	6,623
Disposals/retirements	(2,816)	(1,674)
Translation adjustments	(3,465)	512
Ending balance	57,838	56,892
Vehicles [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	656	587
Additions	328	93
Disposals/retirements	(158)	(29)
Translation adjustments	(45)	5
Ending balance	781	656
Vehicles [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	497	429
Depreciation	150	97
Disposals/retirements	(146)	(30)
Translation adjustments	(35)	1
Ending balance	466	497
Leasehold improvements [member] | Gross carrying value [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	69,166	60,992
Additions	8,097	9,756
Disposals/retirements	(1,275)	(2,303)
Translation adjustments	(4,287)	721
Ending balance	71,701	69,166
Leasehold improvements [member] | Accumulated depreciation and amortization [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Beginning balance	45,446	41,180
Depreciation	7,024	6,278
Disposals/retirements	(1,169)	(2,308)
Translation adjustments	(2,816)	296
Ending balance	$ 48,485	$ 45,446

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Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [abstract]
Property and equipment pledged as collateral against borrowings	$ 111	$ 107

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Loans and Borrowings - Summary of Long-term Loans and Borrowings (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Total long term debt		$ 61,800	$ 89,900
Unamortised debt issuance cost		(409)	(769)
Total long term debt		61,391	89,131
Current portion of long-term debt		27,969	27,740	$ 27,740
Long-term debt		$ 33,422	61,391	$ 61,391
Long term loan to finance acquisition of denali [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Interest rate basis	3M USD Libor	3M USD Libor
Adjustment to interest rate basis	1.27%	1.27%
Final maturity (fiscal year)		2020
Total long term debt		$ 11,400	$ 22,700
Long term loan to finance acquisition of health help [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Interest rate basis		3M USD Libor	3M USD Libor
Adjustment to interest rate basis		0.95%	0.95%
Final maturity (fiscal year)		2022
Total long term debt		$ 50,400	$ 67,200

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Loans and Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands							1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 22, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 22, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) Installments	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) Installments
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Pledged trade receivables, other financial assets, property and equipment, intangible and other assets								$ 125,317	$ 113,174
Line of credit								74,274
Line of credit [member] | UK [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Line of credit								12,889
Line of credit [member] | South Africa [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Line of credit								1,414
Line of credit [member] | WNS Global Services Private Limited [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Line of credit								$ 59,971
Long term loan to finance acquisition of denali [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Term loan facility tenure							3 years
Term loan facility amount							$ 34,000
Interest rate basis							3M USD Libor	3M USD Libor
Adjustment to interest rate basis							1.27%	1.27%
Repayment installment term | Installments							6
First five repayment installments amount							$ 5,650
Sixth and final repayment installment							$ 5,750
Repayment of installment	$ 5,650	$ 5,650		$ 5,650		$ 5,650
Long term loan to finance acquisition of denali [member] | Fixed interest rate [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Fixed rate							1.561%
Long term loan to finance acquisition of health help [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Term loan facility tenure									5 years
Term loan facility amount									$ 84,000
Interest rate basis								3M USD Libor	3M USD Libor
Adjustment to interest rate basis								0.95%	0.95%
Repayment installment term | Installments									10
Repayment of installment			$ 8,400		$ 8,400
Repayment installment amount									$ 8,400
Long term loan to finance acquisition of health help [member] | Fixed interest rate [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Fixed rate									1.9635%

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Financial Instruments - Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instruments by Class (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 85,444	$ 99,829	$ 99,829	$ 69,803	$ 41,854
Investment in fixed deposits	15,907		21,548
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	134,493		99,954
Trade receivables	73,872	71,462	71,388
Unbilled revenue	65,295		61,721
Funds held for clients	7,063	10,066	10,066
Prepayments and other assets	5,375		4,410
Other non-current assets	9,308		10,243
Derivative assets	19,081		14,983
Total carrying value	415,838		394,142
Trade payables	17,831	19,703	19,703
Long-term debt (includes current portion)	61,800		89,900
Other employee obligations	63,129		59,346
Provision and accrued expenses	27,619	$ 28,826	28,826
Other liabilities	5,485		13,835
Derivative liabilities	2,403		8,755
Total carrying value	178,267		220,365
Financial liabilities at amortized cost [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Trade payables	17,831		19,703
Long-term debt (includes current portion)	61,800		89,900
Other employee obligations	63,129		59,346
Provision and accrued expenses	27,619		28,826
Other liabilities	2,288		2,447
Total carrying value	172,667		200,222
Fair value through profit or loss [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Other liabilities	3,197		11,388
Derivative liabilities	307		946
Total carrying value	3,504		12,334
Financial liabilities at FVOCI [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative liabilities	2,096		7,809
Total carrying value	2,096		7,809
Financial liabilities at fair value, class [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Trade payables	17,831		19,703
Long-term debt (includes current portion)	61,800		89,900
Other employee obligations	63,129		59,346
Provision and accrued expenses	27,619		28,826
Other liabilities	5,485		13,835
Derivative liabilities	2,403		8,755
Total carrying value	178,267		220,365
Financial assets at amortized cost [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	85,444		99,829
Investment in fixed deposits	15,907		21,548
Trade receivables	73,872		71,388
Unbilled revenue	65,295		61,721
Funds held for clients	7,063		10,066
Prepayments and other assets	5,375		4,410
Other non-current assets	9,308		10,243
Total carrying value	262,264		279,205
Fair value through profit or loss [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	134,493		99,954
Derivative assets	2,077		2,212
Total carrying value	136,570		102,166
Financial assets at FVOCI [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative assets	17,004		12,771
Total carrying value	17,004		12,771
Financial assets at fair value, class [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	85,444		99,829
Investment in fixed deposits	15,907		21,548
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	134,493		99,954
Trade receivables	73,872		71,388
Unbilled revenue	65,295		61,721
Funds held for clients	7,063		10,066
Prepayments and other assets	5,375		4,410
Other non-current assets	9,308		10,243
Derivative assets	19,081		14,983
Total carrying value	$ 415,838		$ 394,142

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Financial Instruments - Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instruments by Class (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Unbilled revenue	$ 66,752	$ 61,721	$ 61,721
Prepayments and other assets	16,783	26,367	24,847
Other non-current assets	44,239	48,165	42,388
Unamortised debt issuance cost	409		769
Other employee obligations	68,121	64,617	64,617
Other liabilities	10,294	$ 15,739	15,739
Non-financial instruments [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Unbilled revenue	1,457
Prepayments and other assets	11,408		20,437
Other non-current assets	34,931		32,145
Unamortised debt issuance cost	409		769
Other employee obligations	16,240		14,892
Other liabilities	$ 13,768		$ 13,566

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Financial Instruments - Financial Assets and Liabilities Subject to Offsetting, Enforceable Master Netting Arrangements or Similar Agreements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of offsetting of financial assets liabilities [Line Items]
Gross amounts of recognized financial assets	$ 19,081	$ 14,983
Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities offset in the statement of financial position	0	0
Net amounts of financial assets presented in the statement of financial position	19,081	14,983
Related amount not set off in financial instruments, Financial instruments, financial assets	(2,045)	(4,215)
Related amount not set off in financial instruments, Cash collateral received, financial assets	0	0
Net Amount, financial assets	17,036	10,768
Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities	2,403	8,755
Gross amounts of recognized financial assets offset in the statement of financial position	0	0
Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the statement of financial position	2,403	8,755
Related amount not set off in financial instruments, Financial instruments, financial liabilities	(2,045)	(4,215)
Related amount not set off in financial instruments, Cash collateral received, financial liabilities	0	0
Net Amount, financial liabilities	358	4,540
Derivatives [member]
Disclosure of offsetting of financial assets liabilities [Line Items]
Gross amounts of recognized financial assets	19,081	14,983
Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities offset in the statement of financial position	0	0
Net amounts of financial assets presented in the statement of financial position	19,081	14,983
Related amount not set off in financial instruments, Financial instruments, financial assets	(2,045)	(4,215)
Related amount not set off in financial instruments, Cash collateral received, financial assets	0	0
Net Amount, financial assets	17,036	10,768
Gross amounts of recognized financial liabilities	2,403	8,755
Gross amounts of recognized financial assets offset in the statement of financial position	0	0
Net amounts of financial liabilities presented in the statement of financial position	2,403	8,755
Related amount not set off in financial instruments, Financial instruments, financial liabilities	(2,045)	(4,215)
Related amount not set off in financial instruments, Cash collateral received, financial liabilities	0	0
Net Amount, financial liabilities	$ 358	$ 4,540

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Financial Instruments - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative assets	$ 19,081	$ 14,983
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	134,493	99,954
Total assets	415,838	394,142
Derivative liabilities	2,403	8,755
Total liabilities	178,267	220,365
Fair value on recurring basis [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Total assets	153,573	114,937
Total liabilities	5,600	20,143
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	134,493	99,954
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member] | Foreign exchange contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative assets	2,077	2,212
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Financial assets at FVOCI [member] | Foreign exchange contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative assets	16,611	11,709
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Financial assets at FVOCI [member] | Interest rate swap contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative assets	392	1,062
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Contingent consideration	3,197	11,388
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member] | Foreign exchange contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative liabilities	308	946
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Financial liabilities at FVOCI [member] | Foreign exchange contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative liabilities	2,095	7,809
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 1 [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Total assets	134,047	99,412
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 1 [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	134,047	99,412
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 2 [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Total assets	19,526	15,525
Total liabilities	2,403	8,755
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 2 [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Investments in marketable securities and mutual funds	446	542
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 2 [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member] | Foreign exchange contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative assets	2,077	2,212
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 2 [member] | Financial assets at FVOCI [member] | Foreign exchange contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative assets	16,611	11,709
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 2 [member] | Financial assets at FVOCI [member] | Interest rate swap contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative assets	392	1,062
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 2 [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member] | Foreign exchange contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative liabilities	308	946
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 2 [member] | Financial liabilities at FVOCI [member] | Foreign exchange contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative liabilities	2,095	7,809
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 3 [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Contingent consideration	3,197	11,388	$ 19,678
Total liabilities	3,197	11,388
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 3 [member] | Fair value through profit or loss [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Contingent consideration	$ 3,197	$ 11,388

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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 01, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, financial assets	$ 0	$ 0
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, financial liabilities	0	0
Transfers between Level 2 and Level 1 fair value measurements, financial assets	0	0
Transfers between Level 2 and Level 1 fair value measurements, financial liabilities	0	0
Transfers into Level 3 fair value measurements, financial assets	0	0
Transfers into Level 3 fair value measurements, financial liabilities	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3 fair value measurements, financial assets	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3 fair value measurements, financial liabilities	0	0
Gain (loss) recognized due to discontinuation of cash flow hedge accounting	(2,000)	(20,000)	$ 666,000
Trade receivables	73,872,000	71,388,000		$ 71,462,000
Unbilled revenue	66,752,000	$ 61,721,000		$ 61,721,000
Unused lines of credit	74,274,000
Level 3 [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Discount rate used to determine fair value of the contingent consideration liability		2.50%
Level 3 [member] | Non-recurring fair value measurement [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Fair value measurement for Auto Claim BPM CGU	38,492,000
Disposal cost	656,000
Interest rate swap contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Outstanding swap agreement	$ 61,800,000
Currency risk [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Rate of appreciation or depreciation of the foreign currencies against the functional currency of the company	5.00%
Effect on statement of profit before tax from operating activities due to appreciation or depreciation of the foreign currencies against the functional currency of the company	$ 3,152,000
Currency risk [member] | UK Pound Sterling [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Rate of appreciation or depreciation of the foreign currencies against the functional currency of the company	10.00%
Effect on statement of profit before tax from operating activities due to appreciation or depreciation of the foreign currencies against the functional currency of the company	$ 23,451,000
Currency risk [member] | Indian Rupees [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Rate of appreciation or depreciation of the foreign currencies against the functional currency of the company	10.00%
Effect on statement of profit before tax from operating activities due to appreciation or depreciation of the foreign currencies against the functional currency of the company	$ 30,976,000
Credit risk [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Trade receivables	73,872,000	$ 71,388,000
Unbilled revenue	66,752,000	$ 61,721,000
Forward and option contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive income into profit (loss)	$ 5,578,000
Reclassification period for cash flow hedges	24 months
Interest rate swap contracts [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive income into profit (loss)	$ 376,000
Reclassification period for cash flow hedges	36 months

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Financial Instruments - Movement in Contingent Consideration Categorized Under Level 3 Fair Value Measurement (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Payouts	$ 6,922	$ 5,465
Fair value on recurring basis [member] | Level 3 [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Beginning balance	11,388	19,678
Additions	0	0
Payouts	(8,456)	(7,000)
Gain recognized in the consolidated statement of income		(1,553)
Finance expense recognized in the consolidated statement of income	265	263
Ending Balance	$ 3,197	$ 11,388

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Financial Instruments - Notional Values of Outstanding Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts, Foreign Exchange Option Contracts and Interest Rate Swap Contracts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Forward contracts (sell) [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 444,757	$ 449,371
Forward contracts (sell) [member] | US Dollars [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	230,292	242,418
Forward contracts (sell) [member] | UK Pound Sterling [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	134,077	132,591
Forward contracts (sell) [member] | Euro [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	34,251	23,883
Forward contracts (sell) [member] | Australian Dollars [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	43,271	48,147
Forward contracts (sell) [member] | Others Currencies [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	2,866	2,332
Option contracts (sell) [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	330,769	275,268
Option contracts (sell) [member] | US Dollars [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	134,060	107,629
Option contracts (sell) [member] | UK Pound Sterling [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	122,377	116,401
Option contracts (sell) [member] | Euro [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	32,226	21,483
Option contracts (sell) [member] | Australian Dollars [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	42,106	28,828
Option contracts (sell) [member] | Others Currencies [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount		927
Interest rate swap contracts [member] | US Dollars [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 61,800	$ 89,900

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Financial Instruments - Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income into Consolidated Statement of Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges reclassified to profit/(loss)	$ 486	$ 26,436	$ 24,777
Income tax related to amounts reclassified into consolidated statement of income	(577)	(9,965)	(8,998)
Total	(91)	16,471	15,779
Revenue [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges reclassified to profit/(loss)	66	11,231	7,952
Foreign exchange gain/(loss), net [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges reclassified to profit/(loss)	(2)	15,766	16,896
Finance expense [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges reclassified to profit/(loss)	$ 422	$ (561)	$ (71)

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Financial Instruments - Foreign Currency Risk from Non-derivative Financial Instruments (Detail) - Currency risk [member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,073	$ 9,074
Trade receivables	185,501	185,010
Unbilled revenue	17,660	18,118
Prepayments and other current assets	1,018	729
Other non-current assets	19	19
Trade payables	(120,423)	(116,213)
Provisions and accrued expenses	(4,969)	(2,983)
Pension and other employee obligations	(332)	(452)
Other liabilities	(10)	(11)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	83,537	93,291
US Dollars [member]
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	1,204	399
Trade receivables	100,713	100,002
Unbilled revenue	4,576	7,178
Prepayments and other current assets	522	428
Other non-current assets	4	3
Trade payables	(28,704)	(27,613)
Provisions and accrued expenses	(2,924)	(2,314)
Pension and other employee obligations	(127)	(134)
Other liabilities	(2)	(7)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	75,262	77,942
UK Pound Sterling [member]
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	263	4,735
Trade receivables	48,198	46,658
Unbilled revenue	3,553	3,209
Prepayments and other current assets	311	188
Trade payables	(63,467)	(64,070)
Provisions and accrued expenses	(210)	(291)
Other liabilities	(7)	(4)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	(11,359)	(9,575)
Indian Rupees [member]
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Trade receivables	3,629	3,850
Prepayments and other current assets	2	10
Trade payables	(8,332)	(6,989)
Provisions and accrued expenses	(217)	(205)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	(4,918)	(3,334)
Australian Dollars [member]
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	2,864	2,991
Trade receivables	17,107	24,686
Unbilled revenue	3,221	643
Prepayments and other current assets	82	29
Trade payables	(9,059)	(16,093)
Provisions and accrued expenses	(1,069)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	13,146	12,256
Euro [member]
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	528	339
Trade receivables	12,459	7,289
Unbilled revenue	5,778	6,230
Prepayments and other current assets	85	63
Trade payables	(10,265)	(1,429)
Provisions and accrued expenses	(477)	(154)
Pension and other employee obligations	(28)	(12)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	8,080	12,325
Others Currencies [member]
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Cash and cash equivalents	214	610
Trade receivables	3,395	2,525
Unbilled revenue	532	858
Prepayments and other current assets	16	11
Other non-current assets	15	16
Trade payables	(596)	(19)
Provisions and accrued expenses	(72)	(19)
Pension and other employee obligations	(177)	(306)
Other liabilities	(1)
Net assets/ (liabilities)	$ 3,326	$ 3,676

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Financial Instruments - Percentage of Revenue Generated from Top Customer and Top Five Customers (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Top customer [member]
Disclosure of major customers [line items]
Percentage of revenue generated from customers	6.90%	6.80%	9.00%
Top five customers [Member]
Disclosure of major customers [line items]
Percentage of revenue generated from customers	27.10%	29.40%	32.10%

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Financial Instruments - Contractual Maturities of Financial Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of maturity analysis for financial liabilities [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes current portion)	$ 61,800	$ 89,900
Trade payables	17,831	19,703
Provision and accrued expenses	27,619	28,826
Other liabilities	5,485	13,834
Other employee obligations	63,129	59,347
Derivative financial instruments	2,403	8,755
Total	178,267	220,365
Less than 1 Year [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis for financial liabilities [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes current portion)	28,200	28,100
Trade payables	17,831	19,703
Provision and accrued expenses	27,619	28,826
Other liabilities	5,485	10,680
Other employee obligations	63,129	59,347
Derivative financial instruments	2,096	6,466
Total	144,360	153,122
1-2 years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis for financial liabilities [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes current portion)	16,800	28,200
Other liabilities		3,154
Derivative financial instruments	307	2,289
Total	17,107	33,643
2-5 years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis for financial liabilities [Line Items]
Long-term debt (includes current portion)	16,800	33,600
Total	$ 16,800	$ 33,600

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Financial Instruments - Contractual Maturities of Financial Liabilities (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis For Financial Liabilities [abstract]
Unamortised debt issuance cost	$ 409	$ 769

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Financial Instruments - Summary of Net Cash Position (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 85,444	$ 99,829	$ 99,829	$ 69,803	$ 41,854
Investments	150,400		121,502
Long-term debt (includes current portion)	(61,800)		(89,900)
Net cash position	$ 174,044		$ 131,431

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Financial Instruments - Summary of Net Cash Position (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [abstract]
Unamortized debt issuance cost	$ 409	$ 769

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Summary of Pension and Other Employee Obligations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Current:
Salaries and bonus	$ 62,320		$ 59,346
Pension	854		1,189
Withholding taxes on salary and statutory payables	4,947		4,082
Total	68,121	$ 64,617	64,617
Non-current:
Pension and other obligations	11,248	9,621	9,621
Total	$ 11,248	$ 9,621	$ 9,621

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Summary of Employee Benefits Costs (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of employee benefit expenses [Line Items]
Salaries and bonus	$ 424,005	$ 405,665	$ 307,378
Employee benefit plans: Defined contribution plan	11,572	11,684	10,265
Employee benefit plans: Defined benefit plan	2,242	3,042	2,639
Share-based compensation expense	30,305	30,565	23,036
Employee benefit costs	468,124	450,956	343,318
Cost of revenue [member]
Disclosure of employee benefit expenses [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	4,278	3,770	2,765
Employee benefit costs	346,914	329,289	249,701
Selling and marketing expenses [member]
Disclosure of employee benefit expenses [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	3,983	2,557	1,723
Employee benefit costs	34,054	31,373	24,717
General and administrative expenses [member]
Disclosure of employee benefit expenses [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	22,044	24,238	18,548
Employee benefit costs	$ 87,156	$ 90,294	$ 68,900

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Contributions to Defined Contribution Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Contributions to defined contribution plans	$ 11,572	$ 11,684	$ 10,265
India [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Contributions to defined contribution plans	7,919	8,123	7,587
Philippines [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Contributions to defined contribution plans	162	127	106
South Africa [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Contributions to defined contribution plans	840	860	715
Sri Lanka [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Contributions to defined contribution plans	505	625	661
UK [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Contributions to defined contribution plans	759	670	780
USA [Member
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Contributions to defined contribution plans	$ 1,387	$ 1,279	$ 416

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Summary of Net Periodic Cost (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [abstract]
Service cost	$ 1,621	$ 1,917	$ 2,188
Past service cost		538
Interest on the net defined benefit liability	621	587	451
Net gratuity cost	$ 2,242	$ 3,042	$ 2,639

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Summary of Net Defined Benefit Liability (Asset) (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items]
Service cost	$ 1,621	$ 1,917	$ 2,188
Past service cost		538
Interest cost	621	587	451
Accrued pension liability
Current	854	1,189
Non-current	10,439	8,871
Net amount recognized	11,293	10,060
Fair value of plan assets	(1,259)	(1,041)
Net surplus (deficit) in plan	$ 10,652	$ 9,377
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation (both funded and unfunded) | yr	5.0	4.8
Benefit obligations [member]
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items]
Beginning of the year	$ 11,101	$ 11,776
Foreign currency translation	(671)	(118)
Service cost	1,621	1,917
Past service cost		538
Interest cost	692	657
Benefits paid	(1,213)	(1,160)
Actuarial (gain)/loss from changes in demographic assumptions	48	62
Actuarial (gain)/loss from changes in financial assumptions	32	(3,428)
Actuarial (gain)/loss from actual experience compared to assumptions	942	857
End of the year	12,552	11,101	11,776
Plan assets [member]
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items]
Beginning of the year	1,041	976
Foreign currency translation	(57)	(5)
Expected return on plan assets	71	70
Benefits paid	(1,129)	(1,081)
Actuarial (gain)/loss	(21)	(23)
Actual contributions	1,354	1,104
End of the year	1,259	1,041	$ 976
Present value of funded defined benefit obligation [member]
Accrued pension liability
Present value of defined benefit obligation	11,911	10,418
Present value of unfunded defined benefit obligation [member]
Accrued pension liability
Present value of defined benefit obligation	$ 641	$ 683

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Net amount recognized relating to defined benefit plan	$ 11,293	$ 10,060
Maximum limit of lump-sum gratuity payment	29	31	$ 14
Past service cost		538
Amount of fund assets invested	1,259	1,041
Expected contributions for the year ending March 31, 2018	1,958
Life Insurance Corporation of India [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Amount of fund assets invested	4	4
Aviva Life Insurance Company Private Limited [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Amount of fund assets invested	$ 1,255	1,037
Unquoted government securities [member] | Life Insurance Corporation of India [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Fund assets, investment percentage	40.00%
Unquoted government securities [member] | Aviva Life Insurance Company Private Limited [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Fund assets, investment percentage	87.00%
Money market instruments [member] | Life Insurance Corporation of India [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Fund assets, investment percentage	60.00%
Money market instruments [member] | Aviva Life Insurance Company Private Limited [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Fund assets, investment percentage	13.00%
Previously Reported [Member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Maximum limit of lump-sum gratuity payment			$ 15
Discount rate [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Possible change in discount rates	Up to 1%
India [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Net amount recognized relating to defined benefit plan	$ 10,683	9,402
Philippines [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Net amount recognized relating to defined benefit plan	29	36
Sri Lanka [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Net amount recognized relating to defined benefit plan	$ 581	$ 622

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Actuarial Assumptions For Gratuity Plans (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Expected rate of return on plan assets	7.00%	7.30%	7.05%
Bottom of range [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Rate of increase in compensation level	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Top of range [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Rate of increase in compensation level	8.00%	10.00%	15.00%
India [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Discount rate			7.05%
India [member] | Bottom of range [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Discount rate	6.60%	6.60%
India [member] | Top of range [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Discount rate	7.00%	7.30%
Philippines [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Discount rate	6.10%	3.10%	5.45%
Sri Lanka [member]
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items]
Discount rate	11.00%	10.00%	12.80%

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Sensitivity of Defined Benefit Obligation to a Change in Each Significant Actuarial Assumption (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2019
India [member] | Discount rate [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible increase in assumption	(4.70%)
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible decrease in assumption	5.20%
India [member] | Salary escalation [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible increase in assumption	4.10%
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible decrease in assumption	(3.90%)
Philippines [member] | Discount rate [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible increase in assumption	(0.90%)
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible decrease in assumption	1.00%
Philippines [member] | Salary escalation [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible increase in assumption	0.50%
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible decrease in assumption	(0.50%)
Sri Lanka [member] | Discount rate [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible increase in assumption	(4.20%)
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible decrease in assumption	4.60%
Sri Lanka [member] | Salary escalation [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible increase in assumption	4.20%
Sensitivity of defined benefit obligation due to a possible decrease in assumption	(3.90%)

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Sensitivity of Defined Benefit Obligation to a Change in Each Significant Actuarial Assumption (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2019
Discount rate [member] | India [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Increase in assumption	1.00%
Decrease in assumption	1.00%
Discount rate [member] | Philippines [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Increase in assumption	1.00%
Decrease in assumption	1.00%
Discount rate [member] | Sri Lanka [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Increase in assumption	1.00%
Decrease in assumption	1.00%
Salary escalation [member] | India [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Increase in assumption	1.00%
Decrease in assumption	1.00%
Salary escalation [member] | Philippines [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Increase in assumption	1.00%
Decrease in assumption	1.00%
Salary escalation [member] | Sri Lanka [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [line items]
Increase in assumption	1.00%
Decrease in assumption	1.00%

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Pension and Other Employee Obligations - Maturity Analysis of Defined Benefit Payments (Detail) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of Information About Maturity Profile of Defined Benefit Obligation [line items]
Defined benefit payments	$ 22,995
2020 [member]
Disclosure of Information About Maturity Profile of Defined Benefit Obligation [line items]
Defined benefit payments	2,113
2021 [member]
Disclosure of Information About Maturity Profile of Defined Benefit Obligation [line items]
Defined benefit payments	2,134
2022 [member]
Disclosure of Information About Maturity Profile of Defined Benefit Obligation [line items]
Defined benefit payments	2,250
2023 [member]
Disclosure of Information About Maturity Profile of Defined Benefit Obligation [line items]
Defined benefit payments	2,439
2024 [member]
Disclosure of Information About Maturity Profile of Defined Benefit Obligation [line items]
Defined benefit payments	2,524
More than 5 years [member]
Disclosure of Information About Maturity Profile of Defined Benefit Obligation [line items]
Defined benefit payments	$ 11,535

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Provisions and Accrued Expenses - Summary of Provisions and Accrued Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Current provisions and accrued expenses [abstract]
Accrued expenses	$ 27,619		$ 28,826
Total	$ 27,619	$ 28,826	$ 28,826

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Contract liabilities - Summary of Deferred Revenue (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Current
Payments in advance of services	$ 2,229	$ 557
Advance billings	3,092	2,104
Others	106	247
Total	5,427	2,908
Non-current
Payments in advance of services	4,950	550
Advance billings	1,642	2
Others	17	19
Total	$ 6,609	$ 571

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Other Liabilities - Summary of Other Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Current
Withholding taxes and value added tax payables	$ 4,741		$ 5,117
Contingent consideration (Refer note 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d))	3,197		8,233
Deferred rent	649		800
Other liabilities	1,707		1,589
Total	10,294	$ 15,739	15,739
Non-current
Deferred rent	7,780		6,544
Contingent consideration (Refer note 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d))			3,155
Other liabilities	1,179		1,963
Total	$ 8,959	$ 11,662	$ 11,662

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Share Capital - Additional Information (Detail)			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares	Mar. 16, 2016 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 GBP (£) £ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2018 GBP (£) £ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares	Mar. 16, 2018 £ / shares
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Authorized share capital shares				60,000,000		60,000,000			60,000,000	60,000,000
Par value per share | (per share)				£ 0.10		£ 0.10			$ 0.16	$ 0.16
Treasury shares [member]
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Number of shares outstanding				1,101,300		4,400,000	3,300,000	1,100,000	1,101,300	4,400,000
Number of shares cancelled			(4,400,000)	(4,400,000)
Cancellation of treasury shares | $			$ 134,231,000
Share capital [member]
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Number of shares outstanding				511,532,220		54,834,080	53,312,559	52,406,304	511,532,220	54,834,080
Number of shares cancelled			(4,400,000)	(4,400,000)
Cancellation of treasury shares | $			$ (573,000)
Share premium [member]
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Cancellation of treasury shares | $			$ (133,658,000)
Ordinary shares [member]
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Authorized share capital amount | £				£ 6,100,000		£ 6,100,000
Authorized share capital shares				60,000,000		60,000,000			60,000,000	60,000,000
Par value per share | £ / shares				£ 0.1		£ 0.10
Number of shares outstanding				50,051,920		50,434,080			50,051,920	50,434,080
Preference shares [member]
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Authorized share capital shares				1,000,000		1,000,000			1,000,000	1,000,000
Par value per share | £ / shares				£ 0.1		£ 0.10
Number of shares outstanding				0		0			0	0
American depositary shares [member]
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Par value per share | £ / shares											£ 0.10
Number of ordinary shares represented by 1 American Depositary Shares		1
Number of shares repurchased			1,101,300	1,101,300	1,100,000	1,100,000	2,200,000
Shares repurchased value | $			$ 56,362,000		$ 39,546,000		$ 64,224,000
Shares repurchased transaction costs | $			11,000		$ 17,000		33,000
Share repurchase cancellation fees | $			$ 55,000				$ 111,000	$ 55,000
American depositary shares [member] | Top of range [member]
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased	3,300,000	3,300,000
Price for repurchase of shares | $	$ 100	$ 50
Duration of share repurchase program	36 months
American depositary shares [member] | Bottom of range [member]
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Price for repurchase of shares | $	$ 10	$ 10
American depositary shares [member] | Treasury shares [member]
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]
Number of shares cancelled			4,400,000	4,400,000

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Revenue - Summary of Revenue by Service Type (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Revenue	$ 809,120	$ 757,956	$ 602,546
Industry-specific [member]
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Revenue	307,214	258,155	170,212
Customer interaction services [member]
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Revenue	183,199	193,427	168,096
Finance and accounting [member]
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Revenue	175,194	162,432	124,089
Research and analytics [member]
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Revenue	91,716	89,402	79,948
Auto claims [member]
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Revenue	34,885	35,414	44,642
Others [member]
Disclosure of products and services [line items]
Revenue	$ 16,912	$ 19,127	$ 15,559

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Revenue - Summary of Revenue by Industry (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of revenue by industry [line items]
Revenue	$ 809,120	$ 757,956	$ 602,546
Insurance [member]
Disclosure of revenue by industry [line items]
Revenue	215,242	194,593	178,196
Diversified businesses including manufacturing, retail, CPG, media and entertainment, and telecom [member]
Disclosure of revenue by industry [line items]
Revenue	142,091	137,049	105,325
Travel and leisure [member]
Disclosure of revenue by industry [line items]
Revenue	140,996	142,091	128,051
Healthcare [member]
Disclosure of revenue by industry [line items]
Revenue	124,109	111,593	40,814
Utilities [member]
Disclosure of revenue by industry [line items]
Revenue	56,334	66,030	56,059
Shipping and logistics [member]
Disclosure of revenue by industry [line items]
Revenue	49,858	33,922	25,638
Consulting and professional services [member]
Disclosure of revenue by industry [line items]
Revenue	44,142	39,683	41,876
Banking and financial services [member]
Disclosure of revenue by industry [line items]
Revenue	$ 36,348	$ 32,995	$ 26,587

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Revenue - Summary of Revenue by Contract Type (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of revenue by contract type [line items]
Revenue	$ 809,120	$ 757,956	$ 602,546
Full-time-equivalent [member]
Disclosure of revenue by contract type [line items]
Revenue	522,436	473,898	432,919
Transaction [member]
Disclosure of revenue by contract type [line items]
Revenue	137,219	141,617	106,352
Subscription [member]
Disclosure of revenue by contract type [line items]
Revenue	66,542	58,916	2,139
Fixed price [member]
Disclosure of revenue by contract type [line items]
Revenue	42,512	39,788	27,375
Others [member]
Disclosure of revenue by contract type [line items]
Revenue	$ 40,411	$ 43,735	$ 33,761

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Revenue - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($)
Revenue [abstract]
Contract acquisition cost capitalized	$ 6,821

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Revenue - Summary of Movement in Contract Assets (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of contract assets [line items]
Opening Balance	$ 6,240
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15	7,381
Adjusted opening balance	13,621
Additions during the year	21,222
Amortization/recognition during the year	(7,149)
Impairment loss recognized during the year	(508)
Translation adjustments	(959)
Closing Balance	26,227
Sales Commission [member]
Disclosure of contract assets [line items]
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15	6,821
Adjusted opening balance	6,821
Additions during the year	3,182
Amortization/recognition during the year	(1,185)
Impairment loss recognized during the year	(508)
Translation adjustments	(279)
Closing Balance	8,031
Transition activities [member]
Disclosure of contract assets [line items]
Opening Balance	3,038
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15	201
Adjusted opening balance	3,239
Additions during the year	11,507
Amortization/recognition during the year	(1,120)
Translation adjustments	(215)
Closing Balance	13,411
Upfront payments/other contract assets [member]
Disclosure of contract assets [line items]
Opening Balance	3,202
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15	359
Adjusted opening balance	3,561
Additions during the year	6,533
Amortization/recognition during the year	(4,844)
Translation adjustments	(465)
Closing Balance	$ 4,785

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Revenue - Summary of Movement in Contract Liabilities (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of contract liabilities [line items]
Opening balance	$ 3,479
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue	5,253
Gross opening balance	8,732
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15	64
Adjusted opening balance	8,796
Additions during the year	67,976
Revenue recognized during the year	(54,920)
Translation adjustments	(543)
Gross closing balance	21,309
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue	(9,273)
Closing balance	12,036
Payments in advance of services [member]
Disclosure of contract liabilities [line items]
Opening balance	1,107
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue	115
Gross opening balance	1,222
Impact on adoption of IFRS 15	64
Adjusted opening balance	1,286
Additions during the year	11,175
Revenue recognized during the year	(2,918)
Translation adjustments	(109)
Gross closing balance	9,434
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue	(2,255)
Closing balance	7,179
Advance billings [member]
Disclosure of contract liabilities [line items]
Opening balance	2,106
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue	4,345
Gross opening balance	6,451
Adjusted opening balance	6,451
Additions during the year	44,940
Revenue recognized during the year	(39,927)
Translation adjustments	(351)
Gross closing balance	11,113
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue	(6,379)
Closing balance	4,734
Others [member]
Disclosure of contract liabilities [line items]
Opening balance	266
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue	793
Gross opening balance	1,059
Adjusted opening balance	1,059
Additions during the year	11,861
Revenue recognized during the year	(12,075)
Translation adjustments	(83)
Gross closing balance	762
Impact on offset with trade receivables and unbilled revenue	(639)
Closing balance	$ 123

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Revenue - Summary of Estimated Revenue Expected to be Recognized in Future Related to Remaining Performance Obligations (Detail) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of performance obligations [line items]
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations	$ 27,723
Less than 1 Year [member]
Disclosure of performance obligations [line items]
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations	15,635
1-2 years [member]
Disclosure of performance obligations [line items]
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations	10,182
2-5 years [member]
Disclosure of performance obligations [line items]
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations	1,906
More than 5 years [member]
Disclosure of performance obligations [line items]
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations

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Expenses by Nature - Summary of Expenses by Nature (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Expenses by nature [abstract]
Employee cost	$ 468,124	$ 450,956	$ 343,318
Repair payments	15,166	16,970	24,102
Facilities cost	91,393	89,037	75,383
Depreciation	20,334	19,954	16,903
Legal and professional expenses	20,019	22,972	15,902
Travel expenses	22,757	23,748	18,563
Others	40,277	38,886	33,526
Total cost of revenue, selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses	$ 678,070	$ 662,523	$ 527,697

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Finance Expense - Summary of Finance Expense (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Interest expense	$ 3,266	$ 3,215	$ 424
(Gain)/loss on interest rate swaps	(422)	561	71
Debt issue cost	360	488	52
Total	$ 3,204	$ 4,264	$ 547

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Other Income, Net - Summary of Other Income, Net (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Interest income	$ 2,556	$ 3,693	$ 2,083
Dividend income	32	3,570	4,131
Net gain arising on financial assets designated as FVTPL	7,947	3	6
Others, net	4,059	3,964	2,469
Total	$ 14,594	$ 11,230	$ 8,689

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Share-based Payments - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) yr $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) yr $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) yr $ / shares shares
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Number of shares available for future grants | shares	3,303,952
Number of shares issued upon exercise of share options and RSUs | shares	719,140	1,521,521	906,255
Total cash received from option exercised		$ 1,347,000	$ 8,941,000
Share-based compensation expense	$ 30,305,000	30,565,000	23,036,000
2006 Incentive award plan [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 0	$ 180,000	$ 2,697,000
Total grant date fair value of options vested | shares	0	0	0
Total cash received from option exercised	$ 0	$ 1,347,000	$ 8,941,000
Number of options granted	0	0	0
Weighted average share price of options exercised	$ 0.00	$ 30.44	$ 27.46
Exercise price per options outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Weighted average remaining contractual term | yr	0	0	0.10
PSUs [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Vesting period		Three years
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested other equity instruments	$ 7,055,000
Weighted average grant date fair value	47.54	$ 30.35	$ 31.12
Aggregate intrinsic value of share units exercised	15,077,000	17,737,000	4,237,000
Total grant date fair value of units vested	$ 9,535,000	$ 8,696,000	$ 6,280,000
Weighted average share price of share units exercised other equity instruments | $ / shares	$ 50.75	$ 35.01	$ 29.89
Number of other equity instruments issued in share-based payment arrangement	199,303	400,463
Expected weighted average period for recognition of compensation cost other equity instruments | yr	2.2
Share-based options [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Share-based incentive plan - term	10 years
Share-based options [member] | Top of range [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Vesting period	Four years
Restricted share units (RSUs) [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Share-based incentive plan - term	10 years
Restricted share units (RSUs) [member] | Top of range [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Vesting period	Four years
RSUs dependent on non-market performance condition [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested other equity instruments	$ 7,276,000
Expected weighted average period for recognition of compensation cost other equity instruments | yr	2.7
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 47.89	$ 30.85	$ 30.26
Aggregate intrinsic value of share units exercised	21,324,000	34,339,000	9,991,000
Total grant date fair value of units vested	$ 15,964,000	$ 16,931,000	$ 14,631,000
Weighted average share price of share units exercised other equity instruments | $ / shares	$ 50.52	$ 35.73	$ 29.08
Number of other equity instruments issued in share-based payment arrangement	383,229	497,689
RSUs dependent on market performance condition [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested other equity instruments	$ 103,000
Expected weighted average period for recognition of compensation cost other equity instruments | yr	0.7
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 12.56
Additional cost as a result of modification in respect of modified share awards	1,185,000
Incremental cost recognized in the current year in respect of such modified RSUs	$ 540,000	$ 540,000
Number of other equity instruments issued in share-based payment arrangement	0	0
RSUs related total shareholders return [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested other equity instruments	$ 4,589,000
Expected weighted average period for recognition of compensation cost other equity instruments | yr	1.7
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 57.20	$ 36.52
Number of other equity instruments issued in share-based payment arrangement	166,760	248,655
Share-based compensation expense	$ 2,886,000	$ 1,368,000
RSUs BBBEE Program In South Africa [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Vesting period	Four years
Number of other equity instruments issued in share-based payment arrangement	14,250	32,050
Share-based compensation expense	$ 760,000	$ 547,000	$ 0
Unamortized Share based compensation	$ 3,040,000

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Share-based Payments - Summary of Share-based Compensation Expense (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 30,305	$ 30,565	$ 23,036
Cost of revenue [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	4,278	3,770	2,765
Selling and marketing expenses [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	3,983	2,557	1,723
General and administrative expenses [member]
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 22,044	$ 24,238	$ 18,548

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Share-based Payments - Movements in Number of Options Outstanding under 2006 Incentive Award Plan and Related Weighted Average Exercise Prices (Detail) - 2006 Incentive award plan [member]	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2017 yr
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Beginning balance	117,179
Exercised	(48,227)
Lapsed	(68,952)
Weighted average exercise price, Beginning balance	$ 27.25
Options exercisable		0
Weighted average exercise price, Exercised	7.63
Weighted average exercise price, Lapsed	7.87
Aggregate intrinsic value, Beginning balance	$ 163,000
Weighted average exercise price, Options exercisable		$ 0
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years) | yr	0	0	0.10
Aggregate intrinsic value, Options exercisable		$ 0
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years), Options exercisable | yr		0

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Share-based Payments - Movements in Number of Restricted Share Units Dependent on Non-market Performance Condition Outstanding under 2006 and 2016 Incentive Award Plan and Related Weighted Average Fair Values (Detail) - RSUs dependent on non-market performance condition [member]	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) yr
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Beginning balance	1,072,833	1,573,246
Granted	383,229	497,689
Exercised	(422,088)	(961,111)
Forfeited	(70,723)	(34,775)
Lapsed	(10,856)	(2,216)
Ending balance	952,395	1,072,833	1,573,246
Weighted average fair value, Beginning balance	$ 27.05	$ 22.47
Exercisable	410,948
Weighted average fair value, Granted	$ 47.89	30.85
Weighted average fair value, Exercised	28.40	21.45
Weighted average fair value, Forfeited	36.08	29.07
Weighted average fair value, Lapsed	8.22	23.47
Weighted average fair value, Ending balance	34.38	$ 27.05	$ 22.47
Weighted average fair value, exercisable	$ 27.40
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years) | yr	7.62	7.75	7.50
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years), exercisable | yr	6.33
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 50,734,000	$ 48,632,000	$ 45,011,000
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable	$ 21,891,000

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Share-based Payments - Movements in Number of Restricted Share Units Dependent on Market Performance Condition Outstanding under 2006 and 2016 Incentive Award Plan and Related Weighted Average Fair Values (Detail) - RSUs dependent on market performance condition [member]	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) yr
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Beginning balance	203,990	203,990
Granted	0	0
Exercised	0	0
Forfeited	0	0
Lapsed	0	0
Ending balance	203,990	203,990	203,990
Weighted average fair value, Beginning balance	$ 13.21	$ 13.21
Exercisable	5,000
Weighted average fair value, Granted	$ 0	0
Weighted average fair value, Ending balance	13.21	$ 13.21	$ 13.21
Exercisable	$ 14.30
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years) | yr	6.10	7.10	8.10
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years), exercisable | yr	7.08
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 10,867,000	$ 9,247,000	$ 5,836,000
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable	$ 266,000

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Share-based Payments - Summary of RSUs related to Total Shareholder's Return ('TSR') (Detail) - RSUs related total shareholders return [member]	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) yr
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Beginning balance	248,655
Granted	166,760	248,655
Exercised	0	0
Forfeited	(62,040)
Lapsed	0	0
Ending balance	353,375	248,655
Weighted average fair value, Beginning balance	$ 36.52
RSUs exercisable	0
Weighted average fair value, Granted	$ 57.20	$ 36.52
Weighted average fair value, Exercised	0	0
Weighted average fair value, Forfeited	44.15
Weighted average fair value, Lapsed	0	0
Weighted average fair value, Ending balance	44.94	$ 36.52
Weighted average fair value, exercisable	$ 0
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years) | yr	8.49	9.08
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years), exercisable | yr	0
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 18,824,000	$ 11,272,000
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable	$ 0

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Share-based Payments - Movements in Number of Performance Share Units Outstanding under 2006 and 2016 Incentive Award Plan and Related Weighted Average Fair Values (Detail) - PSUs [member]	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) yr	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) yr
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Beginning balance	1,059,975	1,184,852
Granted	199,303	400,463
Exercised	(297,052)	(506,660)
Forfeited	(48,467)	(18,681)
Ending balance	913,759	1,059,975	1,184,852
Weighted average fair value, Beginning balance	$ 26.36	$ 21.00
Exercisable	272,977
Weighted average fair value, Granted	$ 47.54	30.35
Weighted average fair value, Exercised	23.25	16.79
Weighted average fair value, Forfeited	30.06	29.38
Weighted average fair value, Ending balance	29.80	$ 26.36	$ 21.00
Weighted average fair value, exercisable	$ 21.91
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years) | yr	7.13	7.51	7.36
Weighted average remaining contract term (in years), exercisable | yr	5.59
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 48,674,000	$ 48,048,000	$ 33,899,000
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable	$ 14,541,000

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Income Taxes - Domestic and Foreign Source Component of Profit/(Loss) Before Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Profit before income taxes	$ 131,152	$ 101,867	$ 55,293
Domestic [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Profit before income taxes	(2,742)	(4,439)	(5,342)
Foreign [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Profit before income taxes	$ 133,894	$ 106,306	$ 60,635

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Income Taxes - Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Current taxes	$ 27,526	$ 24,494	$ 25,785
Deferred taxes	(1,807)	(9,063)	(8,255)
Income tax expense	25,719	15,431	17,530
Foreign [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Current taxes	27,526	24,494	25,785
Deferred taxes	$ (1,807)	$ (9,063)	$ (8,255)

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Income Tax - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 21, 2009	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2015
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes			$ 25,719,000	$ 15,431,000	$ 17,530,000
Corporate tax rate				0.00%
Deferred tax liability derecognized	$ 11,816,000		10,706,000	$ 11,812,000
Provision for income taxes			$ 15,743,000	$ 9,368,000	$ 5,171,000
Decrease in basic earnings loss per share			$ 0.31	$ 0.19	$ 0.10
Decrease in diluted earnings loss per share			$ 0.30	$ 0.18	$ 0.10
Unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset recognized			$ 18,270,000
Temporary difference on which deferred tax liability has not been recognized amounts			617,038,000	$ 494,571,000	$ 401,857,000
Income tax reserve			11,658,000	12,370,000
Deposit of disputed amounts with tax authorities			12,644,000	13,416,000
Payment of service tax and related penalty		$ 5,034,000
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax liability derecognized				1,686,000
Legal proceedings contingent liability [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Estimated amount of additional taxes			55,135,000	45,002,000
Estimated amount of additional taxes, interest			$ 18,413,000	13,897,000
Domestic [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes				$ 0
Pune Mumbai and Chennai in India [member] | 2017 - 2026 [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of income tax exemption					50.00%
New Pune and Gurgaon in India [member] | Until 2019 [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of income tax exemption						100.00%
New Pune and Gurgaon in India [member] | 2020 - 2029 [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of income tax exemption						50.00%
New Pune and Gurgaon in India [member] | Until 2022 [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of income tax exemption				100.00%
New Pune and Gurgaon in India [member] | 2023 - 2032 [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of income tax exemption				50.00%
India [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of minimum alternative tax			21.55%
Estimated amount of additional taxes			$ 31,796,000	$ 43,583,000
Estimated amount of additional taxes, interest			$ 10,926,000	$ 17,234,000
Costa Rica [Member] | 2018 - 2021 [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of income tax exemption			50.00%
Sri Lanka [member] | Changes in tax rates or tax laws enacted or announced [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate	14.00%
New Noida and Pune India [member] | Until 2023 [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of income tax exemption			100.00%
New Noida and Pune India [member] | 2024 - 2023 [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of income tax exemption			50.00%
USA [Member
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate					35.00%
USA [Member | Changes in tax rates or tax laws enacted or announced [member]
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate				21.00%
Tax effect from change in tax rate			$ 414,000	$ (5,212,000)
Reduction in effective tax rate			0.30%

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Income Taxes - Income Taxes Recognized Directly in Equity (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Current and deferred tax relating to items charged or credited directly to equity [abstract]
Excess tax deductions related to share-based payments	$ (1,260)	$ (685)	$ (270)
Excess tax deductions related to share-based payments	46	(1,135)	715
Total income tax recognized directly in equity	$ (1,214)	$ (1,820)	$ 445

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Income Taxes - Income Taxes Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income [abstract]
Current taxes	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging derivatives	1,877	(9,409)	6,921
Pension liability	(939)
Total income tax recognized directly in other comprehensive income	$ 938	$ (9,409)	$ 6,921

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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Estimated Income Tax to Income Tax Expense (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Major components of tax expense (income) [abstract]
Profit before income taxes	$ 131,152	$ 101,867	$ 55,293
Income tax expense at tax rates applicable to individual entities	41,264	32,702	21,765
Effect of:
Items not deductible for tax	544	221	455
Exempt income	(16,024)	(11,250)	(7,706)
Non tax deductible goodwill impairment			4,335
(Gain)/loss in respect of which deferred tax (liability)/asset not recognized due to uncertainty and ineligibility to carry forward	138	324	(105)
Recognition of unutilized tax benefits / Unrecognized losses utilized	(841)		(1,220)
Temporary difference that will reverse during tax holiday period	614	22	1,580
Change in tax rate and law	(401)	(5,685)	78
Provision for uncertain tax position			(1,499)
State taxes	620	317	14
Due to acquisitions and merger		(1,686)
One time tax on undistributed earnings		266
Others, net	(195)	200	(167)
Income tax expense	$ 25,719	$ 15,431	$ 17,530

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Income Taxes - Summary of Deferred Taxes Arising from Temporary Differences and Unused Tax Losses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	$ (15,583)	$ 4,113	$ (20,733)
Additions due to acquisition during the year	1,780	17	25,380
Recognized in statement of income	(1,807)	(9,063)	(8,255)
Recognized in equity	(46)	1,135	(715)
Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income	938	(9,409)	6,921
Foreign currency translation	1,560	(106)	85
Closing balance	(13,066)	(15,583)	4,113
Deferred tax liabilities [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	15,529	34,530	5,253
Additions due to acquisition during the year		6	24,577
Recognized in statement of income	476	(9,835)	(2,742)
Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income	1,877	(9,409)	6,921
Foreign currency translation	(76)	237	521
Closing balance	17,806	15,529	34,530
Deferred tax liabilities [member] | Intangible assets other than goodwill [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	12,662	21,123	(712)
Additions due to acquisition during the year		6	24,577
Recognized in statement of income	(573)	(8,555)	(2,769)
Foreign currency translation	94	88	27
Closing balance	12,183	12,662	21,123
Deferred tax liabilities [member] | Unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedging and investment [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	1,759	12,294	4,857
Recognized in statement of income	46	(1,280)	27
Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income	1,877	(9,409)	6,921
Foreign currency translation	(143)	154	489
Closing balance	3,539	1,759	12,294
Deferred tax liabilities [member] | Others [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	1,108	1,113	1,108
Recognized in statement of income	1,003
Foreign currency translation	(27)	(5)	5
Closing balance	2,084	1,108	1,113
Deferred tax assets [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	(31,112)	(30,417)	(25,986)
Additions due to acquisition during the year	1,780	11	803
Recognized in statement of income	(2,283)	772	(5,513)
Recognized in equity	(46)	1,135	(715)
Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income	(939)
Foreign currency translation	1,636	(343)	(436)
Closing balance	(30,872)	(31,112)	(30,417)
Deferred tax assets [member] | Others [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	(328)	(975)	(362)
Additions due to acquisition during the year	(3)
Recognized in statement of income	(174)	661	(679)
Foreign currency translation	23	(14)	66
Closing balance	(482)	(328)	(975)
Deferred tax assets [member] | Property and equipment [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	(7,291)	(5,648)	(5,512)
Additions due to acquisition during the year		11	873
Recognized in statement of income	(321)	(1,623)	(932)
Foreign currency translation	539	(31)	(77)
Closing balance	(7,073)	(7,291)	(5,648)
Deferred tax assets [member] | Net operating loss carryforward [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	(2,879)	(5,722)	(3,684)
Recognized in statement of income	1,559	2,950	(2,026)
Foreign currency translation	33	(107)	(12)
Closing balance	(1,287)	(2,879)	(5,722)
Deferred tax assets [member] | Accruals deductible on actual payment [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	(7,424)	(5,641)	(5,352)
Additions due to acquisition during the year	1,783		(70)
Recognized in statement of income	(1,214)	(1,661)	1
Recognized in/ Reclassified from other comprehensive income	(939)
Foreign currency translation	436	(122)	(220)
Closing balance	(7,358)	(7,424)	(5,641)
Deferred tax assets [member] | Share-based payment arrangements [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	(12,770)	(12,264)	(11,008)
Recognized in statement of income	(1,980)	702	(1,781)
Recognized in equity	(46)	1,135	(715)
Foreign currency translation	584	(73)	(190)
Closing balance	(14,120)	(12,770)	(12,264)
Deferred tax assets [member] | Minimum alternate tax [member]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items]
Opening balance	(420)	(167)	(68)
Recognized in statement of income	(153)	(257)	(96)
Foreign currency translation	21	4	(3)
Closing balance	$ (552)	$ (420)	$ (167)

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Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Presented in Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Deferred tax assets and liabilities [abstract]
Deferred tax assets	$ 23,772	$ 27,395
Deferred tax liabilities	(10,706)	(11,812)
Net deferred tax assets	$ 13,066	$ 15,583

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Earnings Per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Numerator:
Profit	$ 105,433	$ 86,436	$ 37,763
Denominator:
Basic weighted average ordinary shares outstanding	50,139,389	50,388,440	50,582,852
Dilutive impact of equivalent stock options and RSUs	2,138,724	2,527,160	2,357,456
Diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding	52,278,113	52,915,600	52,940,308

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Earning Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Earnings per share [abstract]
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS options and RSUs since their effect is anti-dilutive	33,025	27,350	5,200

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Related Party - List of the Company's Subsidiaries (Detail) - Subsidiary			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2017	Jun. 14, 2016	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
WNS Global Services (UK) Limited [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest			71.70%
WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited [Member] | WNS B-BBEE Staff Share Trust [Member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest			10.00%
WNS Global Services SA (Pty) Limited [Member] | WNS Global Services (UK) Limited [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest			90.00%
WNS Global Services Private Limited [member] | WNS Customer Solutions (Singapore) Private Limited [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest			20.00%
WNS Global Services Private Limited [member] | WNS Global Services (UK) Limited [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest			28.30%
WNS Global Services Private Limited [member] | WNS (Mauritius) Limited [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest			80.00%
MTS HealthHelp Inc. [member] | HealthHelp Holdings LLC [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest	63.70%
WNS North America Inc. [member] | HealthHelp Holdings LLC [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest	36.30%
Value Edge Research Services Private Limited [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries acquired		3
WNS Assistance Limited [member] | WNS Legal Assistance LLP [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest			98.75%
WNS Assistance (Legal) Limited [member] | WNS Legal Assistance LLP [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest			1.25%
WNS Legal Assistance LLP [member] | Prettys Solicitors LLP [member]
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest				20.00%

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Related Party - Key Management Personnel Compensation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [abstract]
Remuneration and short-term benefits	$ 6,464	$ 6,614	$ 4,592
Defined contribution plan	97	94	89
Other benefits	16	17	15
Share-based compensation expense	$ 14,957	$ 17,677	$ 13,347

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Operating Segments - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 Customer Segment	Mar. 31, 2018 Customer	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Number of reportable segment | Segment	2
WNS Global BPM segment [member]
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Number of clients individually accounted for more than 10% of total revenue | Customer	0	0
Percentage of revenue from top customer			9.00%
Percentage of trade receivables of top customer			7.10%

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Operating Segments - Segment Results for Operating Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 01, 2018
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 809,120	$ 757,956	$ 602,546
Payments to repair centers	15,166	16,970	24,102
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	793,954	740,986	578,444
Depreciation	20,334	19,954	16,903
Other costs	607,770	580,061	449,142
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	21,673
Other income, net	(14,594)	(11,230)	(8,689)
Finance expense	3,204	4,264	547
Income tax expense	25,719	15,431	17,530
Segment profit/(loss)	151,521	132,506	81,338
Amortization of intangible assets	15,783	15,505	20,539
Share-based compensation expense	30,305	30,565	23,036
Profit after tax	105,433	86,436	37,763
Addition to non-current assets	31,807	32,538	111,733
Total assets, net of elimination	785,630	759,563	704,123	$ 765,158
Total liabilities, net of elimination	233,211	264,607	289,057	$ 264,675
External customers [member]
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Revenue	809,120	757,956	602,546
Operating segments [member]
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Segment operating profit/(loss)	165,850	140,971	90,726
Segment profit/(loss) before income taxes	177,240	147,937	98,868
Operating segments [member] | WNS global BPM [member]
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Revenue	774,309	722,600	557,983
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	774,309	722,600	557,983
Depreciation	20,130	19,682	16,598
Other costs	588,289	561,870	429,074
Segment operating profit/(loss)	165,890	141,048	112,311
Other income, net	(12,572)	(9,757)	(7,785)
Finance expense	3,204	4,065	547
Segment profit/(loss) before income taxes	175,258	146,740	119,549
Income tax expense	25,503	15,319	17,441
Segment profit/(loss)	149,755	131,421	102,108
Addition to non-current assets	29,583	32,337	111,280
Total assets, net of elimination	667,261	633,186	590,974
Total liabilities, net of elimination	156,298	181,627	214,155
Operating segments [member] | WNS global BPM [member] | External customers [member]
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Revenue	774,235	722,542	557,904
Operating segments [member] | WNS Auto Claims BPM [member]
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Revenue	34,885	35,414	44,642
Payments to repair centers	15,166	16,970	24,102
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	19,719	18,444	20,540
Depreciation	204	272	305
Other costs	19,555	18,249	20,147
Impairment of goodwill			21,673
Segment operating profit/(loss)	(40)	(77)	(21,585)
Other income, net	(2,022)	(1,473)	(904)
Finance expense		199
Segment profit/(loss) before income taxes	1,982	1,197	(20,681)
Income tax expense	216	112	89
Segment profit/(loss)	1,766	1,085	(20,770)
Addition to non-current assets	2,224	201	453
Total assets, net of elimination	118,369	126,377	113,149
Total liabilities, net of elimination	76,913	82,980	74,902
Operating segments [member] | WNS Auto Claims BPM [member] | External customers [member]
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Revenue	34,885	35,414	44,642
Inter segments [member]
Disclosure of operating segments [Line Items]
Revenue	(74)	(58)	(79)
Revenue less repair payments (non-GAAP)	(74)	(58)	(79)
Other costs	$ (74)	$ (58)	$ (79)

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Operating Segments - External Revenue and Non-current Assets (Excluding Goodwill and Intangible Assets) by Geographic Area (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 809,120	$ 757,956	$ 602,546
Non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets)	60,998	60,606
UK [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Revenue	253,962	258,863	248,588
Non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets)	2,144	756
USA [Member
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Revenue	335,880	308,436	196,193
Non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets)	3,777	5,112
India [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets)	26,708	26,167
South Africa [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Revenue	38,866	42,841	42,717
Non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets)	6,374	10,529
Philippines [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets)	18,797	14,050
Rest of the world [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Revenue	46,842	34,021	28,501
Non-current assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets)	3,198	3,992
Europe (excluding UK) [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Revenue	56,383	47,169	37,494
Australia [member]
Disclosure of geographical areas [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 77,187	$ 66,626	$ 49,053

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Commitment and Contingencies - Future Minimum Lease Payments under Non-cancelable Operating Leases (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of finance lease and operating lease by lessee [line items]
Minimum lease payments	$ 161,919
Less than 1 Year [member]
Disclosure of finance lease and operating lease by lessee [line items]
Minimum lease payments	30,505
1-3 years [member]
Disclosure of finance lease and operating lease by lessee [line items]
Minimum lease payments	54,534
3-5 years [member]
Disclosure of finance lease and operating lease by lessee [line items]
Minimum lease payments	41,951
More than 5 years [member]
Disclosure of finance lease and operating lease by lessee [line items]
Minimum lease payments	$ 34,929

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Commitment and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Rental expense	$ 35,909	$ 33,685	$ 27,712
Commitments net	10,778	5,762
Bank guarantees	1,352	2,579
Restricted time deposits	$ 564	$ 575
Bottom of range [member]
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Bank guarantees, remaining expiry term	1 year
Top of range [member]
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Bank guarantees, remaining expiry term	5 years

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Additional Capital Disclosures - Summary of Capital Structure (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [abstract]
Total equity attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company	$ 552,419	$ 500,483	$ 494,956	$ 415,066	$ 408,189
As percentage of total capital	90.00%		85.00%
Long term debt	$ 61,800		$ 89,900
Long term debt	$ 61,800		$ 89,900
As percentage of total capital	10.00%		15.00%
Total capital (debt and equity)	$ 614,219		$ 584,856
Percentage of change in total equity attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company	19.00%
Percentage of change in long term debt	(24.00%)
Percentage of change in total debt	(24.00%)
Percentage of change in total capital (debt and equity)	10.00%

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Additional Capital Disclosures - Summary of Capital Structure (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [abstract]
Unamortised debt issuance cost	$ 409	$ 769

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Additional Capital Disclosures - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [abstract]
Borrowings percentage of outstanding share capital	10.00%	15.00%