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Infosys Technologies Limited Announces
Pricing of Sponsored ADS Offering
NEW
YORK, N.Y.Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY)
announced today that the Sponsored Secondary issue of 5,218,000
American Depositary Shares (ADSs), representing 2,609,000 equity
shares was priced at US$ 49.00 per ADS. Infosys is the first Indian
company to convert local listed shares to ADSs.
The
underwriters have a seven-day option to purchase up to 782,000 additional
ADSs, representing 391,000 equity shares for the sole purpose of
covering over-allotments, if any.
Infosys
will not receive any proceeds of this offering and the net proceeds
after the issue expenses would be returned to all the selling shareholders
in due course. The unallocated shares, if any, would be returned
to all the selling shareholders after the completion of the seven-day
over-allotment period.
"NASDAQ
is the home of category defining companies like Infosys which have
grown within our market," said Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President,
NASDAQ Corporate Client Group. "With a strong and diversified
group of companies based in the region, India is at the forefront
of economic reforms and poised for continued expansion. We at NASDAQ
believe that our market is the natural home for such growth companies."
The
offering was lead-managed by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman
Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, while Deutsche Bank Securities Inc and UBS AG were
the co-managers to the issue. Enam Financial Consultants Private
Limited was the Indian financial advisor to Infosys. Deutsche Bank
Trust Company Americas is the Depositary Bank for the Company's
ADSs.
A
copy of the final prospectus may be obtained by writing to the offices
of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York,
New York 10013; Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., 68th Floor, Cheung
Kong Centre, 2 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong; or Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, World Financial Center,
North Tower, New York, New York 10281-1332.
This
press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
About
Infosys
Infosys is a leading global technology services firm founded in
1981. Infosys provides end-to-end business solutions that leverage
technology for our clients across the entire software life cycle:
consulting, design, development, re-engineering, maintenance, system
integration, package evaluation and implementation. In addition,
Infosys offers software products to the banking industry, as well
as client business process management services through its majority-owned
subsidiary, Progeon. For more information, visit us on the World
Wide Web at www.infosys.com.
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