Directors Report
Directors Report
Directors Report
Directors’ Report
Dear Shareholders,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting Twentieth Board’s Report on the business and operations of the Company (“Mindtree Limited" or
“Mindtree” or “Company”), together with the audited standalone and consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019.
The standalone numbers for all the comparative periods have been restated to give impact to the Amalgamation of subsidiaries with your
Company resulting in a common control business combination (refer to note 36 of the standalone financial statements).
Company Performance
On a consolidated basis, revenue for the year was ` 70,215 million signifying a growth of 28.5% in Rupee terms. Revenue increased due to better
traction from all the verticals mainly led by Travel and Hospitality and Hi Tech and Media as well as weakening of INR against major currencies,
mainly US$. Your Company had 349 active customers as on March 31, 2019 as against 338 as on March 31, 2018. During the year, 23 customers
had revenue in excess of US$ 10 million as against 17 customers previous year. Total employee benefit expense has increased by 24%. The
increase is in line with business-growth and increase in head count (March 31, 2019: 20,204; March 31, 2018: 17,723). Other expenses increased
by 33% in line with revenue and mainly attributable towards travel expenses, subcontractor expenses, recruitment expenses, lease rentals and
others.
Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation allowance (EBITDA) for FY 19 was ` 10,645 million against ` 7,405 million for FY 18 and has
grown at 43.8% over the year. EBITDA margin improved by 160 basis points from 13.6% in FY 18 to 15.2% in FY 19. Employee benefits expense,
as a percentage to revenue, improved from 65% to 63% due to better utilization.
Our effective tax rate is at 23.6% when compared to 23.2% in the previous year. PAT has grown by 32% attributable towards growth in EBITDA.
The standalone results mirror the consolidated results as the impact of consolidation of subsidiaries results with consolidated results is
insignificant. Accordingly, the commentary provided for explaining the company’s consolidated performance also applies to company’s
standalone performance.
Share Capital
During the year, your Company allotted 287,730 equity shares of ` 10/- each, to employees (“Mindtree Minds”) under Mindtree Employee
Restricted Stock Purchase Plan 2012 (ESPS/ERSP 2012). Further to the above allotment, the paid-up equity share capital has increased from
` 1,639,263,110/- as on March 31, 2018 to ` 1,642,140,410/- as on March 31, 2019.
Public Announcement to acquire shares of the Company by Larsen and Toubro Limited (L&T)
During the year, L&T made a public announcement on March 18, 2019 for the acquisition of up to 5,13,25,371 fully paid-up equity shares of
` 10/- each of Mindtree Limited from the shareholders. L&T has also filed detailed Public Statement on March 26, 2019. The above acquisition
awaited Regulatory approvals as on March 31, 2019.
The Company had constituted a committee of Independent Directors (IDC) in the interest of all stakeholders to provide their reasoned
recommendation in respect of the offer by L&T. All the Independent Directors were appointed as members of IDC and Ms. Apurva Purohit was
appointed as the Chairperson of the IDC and the spokesperson.
Dividend
The details of Dividend declared for the FY 2018-19 were as follows:
(i) The Board of Directors on October 17, 2018 declared a first interim dividend of `3/- per equity share of face value of ` 10/- each, to the
Shareholders which was paid on October 30, 2018;
(ii) The Board on January 16, 2019 declared a second interim dividend of ` 3/- per equity share of face value of ` 10/- each, to the Shareholders
which was paid on January 28, 2019;
(iii) The Board on April 17, 2019 declared a third interim dividend of ` 3/- per equity share of face value of ` 10/- each to the Shareholders, which
will be paid on or before May 10, 2019;
Further, the Board at its meeting on April 17, 2019 has also recommended, a final dividend of ` 4/- per equity share of face value of ` 10/- each
and a special dividend of ` 20/- per equity share of face value of ` 10/- each for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2019, to celebrate the twin
achievements of exceeding US$ 1 billion annual revenue milestone and 20th anniversary of the Company, which are payable on obtaining the
Shareholders’ approval at the Twentieth Annual General Meeting. The final dividend and special dividend, if approved, will be paid on or before
July 31, 2019.
The dividend payout amount for the current year inclusive of tax on dividend is ` 2,183 million as compared to ` 1,742 million in the previous
year.
Dividend Policy
Your Company has formulated Dividend Distribution Policy in accordance with Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and any amendments thereto (“hereinafter referred to as LODR Regulations”), for bringing transparency in
the matter of declaration of dividend and to protect the interest of investors. The Dividend Policy is available on the website of the Company:
https://www.mindtree.com/about/investors/policies/dividend-policy.
Your Company intends to maintain similar or better levels of dividend payout in future. However, the actual dividend payout in each year will be
based on the profits and investment opportunities of the Company.
Deposits
Your Company had no opening balance of Deposits. Further, your Company has not accepted any Deposits during the Financial Year 2018-19 and
as such, no principal or interest were outstanding as on March 31, 2019 as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred
to as "Act"), and the Rules framed thereunder.
Liquidity
Your Company maintains sufficient cash to meet its operations and strategic objectives. Cash and investments (net of short-term borrowings)
have increased from ` 7,463 million as on March 31, 2018 to ` 9,375 million as on March 31, 2019. The balance funds have been invested in
deposits with banks, highly rated financial institutions and debt schemes of mutual funds.
People Strategy
At Mindtree, we focus on Culture, Learning, Performance, Talent Management, Skill development and motivate minds through various reward and
recognition programs that delivers values and results to the organization and also to the individual.
Yorbit- our home-grown, cloud-based, mobile-enabled digital learning platform, which can be accessed anywhere everywhere – it covers
800+ critical skills by offering more than 2,200 courses.
Osmosis, our annual tech-fest, was a huge success this year as well with a great level of participation from the technical community within
and outside of Mindtree. The Techie of the Year event had 532 techies participate in the Hackathon and 2,249 external participants, with 25
K-Safari stalls showcasing the best of Mindtree. We introduced 2 new events this year: AI Wizard - a platform to build competency in Artificial
Intelligence (AI) while showcasing AI & Machine Learning skills & DiY - Develop It Yourself, an instant engine to learn new skills and develop
solutions. The highlight was Mindtree winning the CII MIKE Awards for the ‘most innovative knowledge enterprise’. The “Recruit to Reskills
301”program where Java/DotNet professionals are being transformed to Digital experts have been experienced by 130 Mindtree Minds
so far.
Digital
These strategic instruments have enabled Mindtree realize a strong digital skills transformation in the technology areas of Digital Content/
Commerce, Digital Channels, Digital Experience, Cloud, Data Science and Engineering. In addition, Mindtree invests significantly into
custom made Mindtree signature programs that create expertise and differentiation in strategic areas of Digital Technologies and niche
roles such as Digital Full Stack Engineers. Digital Skills transformation is not limited to technology – professionals for the Digital era need
to demonstrate unique leadership and professional skills. Design Thinking, Digital Consulting and Agile are fundamental elements of being
Digital at Mindtree.
Over the years, Mindtree has equipped 450+ Mindtree Minds with Future Technologies readiness (AI, BlockChain, IoT, RPA), 1,000+
Mindtree Minds with Digital era Engineering skills, 500+ Minds with Digital Core Technologies, 1,000+ Mindtree Minds with Modern Web
Applications skills, 1,500+ Minds with Modern Data Science, 1,000+ Minds with Modern Data Warehousing and 1,000+ Minds with Digital
Cloud capabilities. Further, Mindtree has created 250+ Engineers with deep Digital skills and Full Stack Engineering abilities and the
journey continues.
Headcount
The total number of Mindtree Minds including subsidiaries as on March 31, 2019 was 20,204 as against 17,723 as on March 31, 2018.
Subsidiaries
Your Company had three direct subsidiaries and two step- down subsidiaries as on March 31, 2019. During the year, Magnet 360, LLC, the wholly
owned subsidiary amalgamated with the Company and ceased to exist. Blouvin (Pty) Limited, the step-down subsidiary was liquidated during
the year.
In accordance with Section 129 (3) of the Act, a separate statement containing salient features of the financial statement of the subsidiaries of
the Company in Form AOC-1 is given in Annexure 1.
In accordance with Section 136 (1) of Act, the annual report of your Company containing inter alia, financial statements including consolidated
financial statements, have been placed on our website: https://www.mindtree.com/about/investors. Further, the financial statements of the
subsidiaries have also been placed on our website: https://www.mindtree.com/about/investors. The Company will provide physical copies of
these documents upon written request from any shareholder of the Company.
Investor Relations
Your Company has an effective Investor Relations Program (“IR”) through which the company continuously interacts with the investment
community across various channels (Periodic Earnings Calls, Annual Investor / Analyst Day, Individual Meetings, Video-Conferences, Participation
in One on One interactions and group meetings through Non-Deal Roadshows). Your Company ensures that critical information about the
Company is available to all the investors by uploading all such information at the Company’s website under the Investors section. Your Company
also sends regular email updates to analysts and investors on upcoming events like earnings calls, declaration of quarterly and annual earnings
with financial statements.
Your Company is receptive to the needs of the investment community through its periodic IR Perception Studies conducted by an independent
agency and also by seeking direct feedback from the analysts and investors. Your company strives to adopt emerging best practices in IR and
building a relationship of mutual understanding with investor and analysts.
Infrastructure
At the beginning of the year, your Company had 22,29,340 sq. ft of space consisting of 17,768 seats spread across various locations in India
apart from Mindtree's Bhubaneswar Facility ("Kalinga") – Training and residential facility for 500 campus minds measuring about 3,02,000 sq. ft .
Following are the key changes made during the year:
Bhubaneswar: During the year under review, your Company has completed the construction of new Software Development Block measuring
about 180,000 sq. ft. Completed fit out works in one floor adding about 400 seats. Consequently, a portion of learning center, which was
used as office has been converted back as training rooms. New Software Development Block has capacity to add another 800 seats depending
upon business requirement. Due to increased demand for training, your company is in the process of constructing New Social Center Building
measuring about 150,000 sq. ft and consisting of about 550-bed accommodation for Campus Minds. These buildings are expected to be ready
for occupation by July 2020.
Hyderabad: Your Company has added 550 seats in the leased facility measuring about 65,000 sq ft.
With the above additions, currently, your company has 24,74,340 sq. ft consisting of 18,705 seats spread across various locations in India apart
from Mindtree Kalinga – Training and residential facility for 500 campus minds measuring about 3,02,000 sq. ft.
Your Company has sufficient capacity to meet its growth needs over short and medium terms. Your Company has prioritized adopting Sustainable
best practices in accordance with LEED green building design for creating & maintaining workplace infrastructure projects.
Your Company has successfully installed 550 KW solar power plant at Bhubaneswar. This plant is meeting about 25% of power requirement of
our Bhubaneswar Facility.
The East campus of your Company located at Whitefield, Bengaluru and also Mindtree Kalinga Campus located at Bhubaneswar have been
certified as PLATINUM rated facilities by India Green Building Council. Green certification process for New Software Development Block and Social
Center Buildings at Bhubaneswar is in progress.
These achievements stand testimony to your company’s strong commitment towards sustainable best practices.
Board of Directors
At the year ended March 31, 2019, the Board of Directors comprised of three Executive and Promoter Directors, one Non-Executive and Promoter
Director and four Independent Directors including a Woman Director.
As per the Articles of Association of the Company, one third of the Directors are liable to retire by rotation at the Annual General Meeting of the
Company, every year. Mr. Subroto Bagchi (DIN 00145678) retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for reappointment at the ensuing
Twentieth Annual General Meeting.
Mr. Bijou Kurien (DIN 01802995) was appointed as Independent Director on July 17, 2018 for a period of three years from July 17, 2018 to July
16, 2021. Further, Mr. N S Parthasarathy (DIN 00146954) was re-appointed as Executive Vice Chairman from January 01, 2019 to January 31,
2021 and Ms. Apurva Purohit (DIN 00190097) was re-appointed as Independent Director for a second term from January 01, 2019 to December
31, 2023 through Postal Ballot on December 17, 2018.
Prof. Pankaj Chandra, Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Company retired from the Board on April 01, 2018, due to the completion
of his tenure. Ms. Manisha Girotra, Independent Director resigned from the Board on April 18, 2018, due to pre-occupation.
Mr. Jagannathan Chakravarthi resigned as Chief Financial Officer on July 20, 2018. Mr. Pradip Kumar Menon was appointed as Chief Financial
Officer with effect from September 24, 2018.
Other than the above, there were no changes in the Board of Directors and Key Managerial Person (KMP) during the FY 2018-19.
Remuneration Policy
The Company’s remuneration Policy is market-driven and aims at attracting and retaining high performance talent. Mindtree follows a
compensation mix of fixed pay, benefits and performance based variable pay, which is paid based on the business performance and goals of
the different business units/ overall company. The Chairman, Managing Director and other Executive Directors are paid remuneration by way of
salary, benefits, perquisites and allowances (fixed component) and performance incentives, phantom stocks, commission (variable component).
Annual compensation changes are decided by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee after considering external benchmark data and
overall business performance within the salary scale approved by the Board and Shareholders.
The Remuneration Policy has been updated on the website of the Company at: https://www.mindtree.com/about/investors
Board Evaluation
The external agency appointed by the NRC and the Board has carried out the evaluation of the performance of the Board as a whole, functioning
of the Committees of the Board, individual Directors and the Chairperson of the Board, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Act
and LODR Regulations.
Detailed questionnaires drafted in accordance with the guidance note issued by SEBI were sent out to the Board members. The external agency
also had one on one discussion with Board Members, CFO, Company Secretary, Investor Relations team, Risk team, Strategy team and the People
Function representatives.
The performance of the Board was evaluated on the basis of various criteria such as composition of the Board, information flow to the board
and its dynamism, strategic issues, roles and functions of the Board, relationship with the management, engagement with the Board and external
stakeholders and other development areas.
The performance of the Committees was evaluated after seeking the inputs of committee members on the criteria such as understanding the
terms of reference, Committee composition, Independence, contributions to Board decisions, etc.
The performance of the individual Directors was evaluated after seeking inputs from all the Directors other than the one who is being evaluated.
The evaluation was based on the criteria such as Director’s knowledge and understanding of their role, Company’s vision and mission, market
potential, Director’s Commitment, qualification, skill and experience, openness in communication, etc.
The performance of the Board Chairperson was evaluated after seeking the inputs from all the Directors other than the Board Chairperson, on the
basis of the criteria such as Chairperson’s role, accountability and responsibilities, promotion of effective relationship and open communication,
positive and appropriate working relationship with CEO, commitment, etc.
The Board evaluation report was submitted to the Board Chairperson and the Chairperson of Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The
Board Chairperson discussed the outcome of evaluation of the individual Directors separately with them in detail.
The evaluation report contains an executive summary of findings and several key recommendations from the evaluation process. The report of
the Board evaluation was adopted at the NRC and the Board meetings.
Board Committees
The following are the Board Committees during the Financial Year 2018-19:
1 Audit Committee;
2 Nomination and Remuneration Committee;
3 Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee;
4 Corporate Social Responsibility Committee;
5 Risk Management Committee and
6 Administrative Committee
The composition of each of the above Committees, their respective roles and responsibilities are provided in detail in the Corporate Governance
Report.
Litigation
No material litigation was outstanding as on March 31, 2019. Details of litigation on tax matters are disclosed in the financial statements.
Transfer of Shares in favor of Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, read with the IEPF Rules, the shares on which dividends have not been claimed for 7 consecutive years have
been transferred in favor of IEPF authority. As on date, the company had transferred 17,582 equity shares in favour of IEPF authority.
Particulars of Employees
Information as required under the provisions of Section 197 of the Act, read with Rules 5(2) & 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, are set out in Annexure 3 to the Directors’ Report. There were no employees who were
employed throughout the financial year or part thereof, by himself/ herself or along with his/ her spouse and dependent children, held more than
two percent of the equity shares of the company. As per the proviso to Rule 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014, the particulars of employees posted and working outside India not being Directors or their relatives, drawing the salary
in excess of the prescribed limits under the above Rules need not be included in the statement but, such particulars shall be furnished to the
Registrar of Companies. Accordingly, the statement included in this report does not contain the particulars of employees who are posted and
working outside India. If any Member is interested in obtaining a copy thereof, such Member may write to the Company in this regard.
Disclosure as required under Section 22 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Your Company provides equal opportunities and is committed to creating a healthy working environment that enables our Mindtree Minds to
work with equality and without fear of discrimination, prejudice, gender bias or any form of harassment at workplace. Your Company has in
place a Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) policy in accordance with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The policy is frequently communicated at regular intervals through assimilation programs to
Mindtree Minds. Following are some of the awareness programs imparted to train Mindtree Minds and Internal complaints committee (ICC) during
the year.
1. Every Mindtree Mind has to undergo mandatory e-learning module on “Prevention of Sexual Harassment” at workplace.
2. Every new joiner is trained on Prevention of Sexual Harassment during induction program.
3. The Internal Complaints Committee is trained by an external agency when the committee members are on-boarded to the committee.
4. Policy of “Prevention of Sexual Harassment” at workplace is available on the intranet portal for Mindtree Minds to access as and when
required.
Further, your company has setup an ICC both at the head office / corporate office and at every location where it operates in India. ICC has equal
representation of men and women and is chaired by senior woman and has an external women representation.
Penal consequences of Sexual Harassment (“SH”) and the constitution of the ICC is displayed at conspicuous places.
The following are the summary of the complaints received and disposed off during the Financial Year 2018-19:
In India
a) No. of SH complaints received: 10
b) No. of SH complaints disposed off: 9
Rest of the World
a) No. of SH complaints received: 1
b) No. of SH complaints disposed off: 1
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Your Company has undertaken several projects in accordance with Schedule VII of
the Act. Mindtree implements its CSR initiatives via three channels:
- Directly by Mindtree;
- Through Mindtree Foundation;
- Through “Individual Social Responsibility” programs undertaken by Mindtree Minds and supported by Mindtree as appropriate.
Further, Mindtree’s CSR will primarily focus on programs that:
- Benefit the differently abled;
- Promote education;
- Create sustainable livelihood opportunities.
The Annual Report on CSR activities, is annexed herewith as Annexure 6.
Auditors
Statutory Auditors
Your Company at its Sixteenth Annual General Meeting held on June 22, 2015 had appointed M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants
(Firm Registration No. 008072S) as Statutory Auditors of the Company up to the conclusion of the Twenty First Annual General Meeting at a
remuneration as may be fixed by the Board of Directors or Audit Committee in consultation with the Auditors thereof. The requirement for the
annual ratification of auditor's appointment at the Annual General Meeting has been omitted pursuant to Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017
notified on May 7, 2018. The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they satisfy the independence criteria as required under the Act.
Secretarial Auditor
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,
Secretarial Audit has been carried out by Mr. G Shanker Prasad, Practicing Company Secretary.
Corporate Governance
Mindtree has a strong legacy of following fair, transparent and ethical governance practices. Mindtree’s Corporate Governance policy is based on
the belief that a good governance is an essential element of business, which helps the Company to fulfill its responsibilities to all its stakeholders.
The fundamentals of the governance at Mindtree includes transparency, accountability, integrity and independence. A detailed report on Corporate
Governance is a part of this Annual Report. Auditor's Certificate on Corporate Governance obtained from Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered
Accountants (Firm Registration No.008072S) for compliance with LODR Regulations, is provided as Annexure 9 and is a part of this Report.
Annual Return
As per the requirements of Section 92(3) of the Act and Rules framed thereunder, the extract of the annual return for FY 2018-19
is given in Annexure 7 in the prescribed Form No. MGT-9, which is a part of this report and the same is also available on our website :
https://www.mindtree.com/about/investors.
Listing Fees
The Company affirms that the annual listing fees for the year 2019-20 to both National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and BSE Limited
(Bombay Stock Exchange) has been paid.
Acknowledgements
The Board places on record, their deep sense of appreciation to all the Mindtree Minds, support staff, for adopting to the values of the Company, viz.,
collaborative sprit, unrelenting dedication and expert thinking, for making Mindtree an expertise led organization and the Company’s customers
for letting us deliver the Company’s Mission statement, to engineer meaningful technology solutions to help the businesses and societies
flourish. The Board also immensely thank all the Departments of Government of India, Central Government, State Government, Tax Authorities,
Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Stock Exchanges and other governmental/ Semi-
governmental bodies and look forward to their continued support in all future endeavors . The Board also would like to thank our shareholders,
investors, vendors, service providers, bankers and academic institutions and all other stakeholders for their continued and consistent support to
the Company during the year.
Annexure 1
Form AOC-1
[Pursuant to first proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 129 of the Act, read with Rule 5 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014]
Financial Summary of the Subsidiaries ` in million
Mindtree Software (Shanghai) Bluefin Solutions Limited - UK Bluefin Solutions Sdn Bhd -
Name of Subsidiary
Co. Ltd (Consolidated)* Malaysia**
As at March 31 As at March 31 As at March 31
Particulars
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018**
Share capital / Members' Funds 14 14 - - 2 2
Reserves and Surplus 1 - - - - -
Total Assets 16 15 - - 2 2
Total Liabilities 1 1 - - - -
Details of investments - - - - - -
Total income 8 11 - 812 - -
Profit /(Loss) before taxation 1 2 - (188) - -
Provision for taxation - - - - - -
Profit /(Loss) after taxation 1 2 - (188) - -
Proposed dividend - - - - - -
% of share holding 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Reporting Currency CNY CNY GBP GBP MYR MYR
Exchange Rate to INR on March 31 10.3055 10.3711 90.1480 91.2520 16.9350 16.8460
* Refer to Note 36 of the standalone financial statements.
** Until August 31, 2017, Bluefin Solutions Sdn Bhd - Malaysia was a step-down subsidiary of Mindtree Limited and the financial information was part
of the consolidated financial statements of Bluefin Solutions Limited - UK.
Notes: During the year, Magnet 360, LLC, the wholly owned subsidiary amalgamated with the Company and ceased to exist. Blouvin (Pty) Limited, the
step-down subsidiary was liquidated during the year. The detailed financials of the Subsidiaries shall be made available to any Shareholder seeking
such information.
Annexure 2
Details of unclaimed shares as per LODR Regulations
As required under the LODR Regulations, the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent of the Company had sent three reminders to the Shareholders
whose physical shares were unclaimed/undelivered. These unclaimed/undelivered shares have been transferred to Unclaimed Suspense Account
opened by the Company as required under LODR Regulations, when no response was received from any Shareholder to the reminders.
The status of the aforesaid unclaimed shares, as on March 31, 2019 is given below:
The voting rights on these shares shall remain frozen till the rightful owner of such shares claims the shares.
Krishnakumar Natarajan
Place: Bengaluru Chairman
Date: April 17, 2019
Annexure 3
Details of Ratio of Remuneration of Directors
[Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel), Rules,
2014]
(i) The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration
Name of the Director Ratio to the Median
of the employees of the Company for the financial year
Krishnakumar Natarajan 35.77
Rostow Ravanan 42.02
N S Parthasarathy 19.89
Subroto Bagchi 3.32
Apurva Purohit 3.32
Bijou Kurien1 2.35
Milind Sarwate 3.32
Akshaya Bhargava2 7.48
1
Appointed as Independent Director on July 17, 2018.
2
Remuneration paid in GBP.
(ii) The percentage increase in remuneration of each Director, Chief Financial
Name of the Director/ KMP % change
Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary or Manager, if any, in
Krishnakumar Natarajan 23%
the Financial Year
N S Parthasarathy 23%
Rostow Ravanan 41%
Subroto Bagchi 50%
Apurva Purohit 50%
Milind Sarwate 50%
Akshaya Bhargava -
Bijou Kurien1 NA
Jagannathan Chakravarthi2 NA
Pradip Kumar Menon 3
NA
Vedavalli S 32%
1
Appointed as Independent Director on July 17, 2018.
2
Resigned as CFO on July 20, 2018.
3
Appointed as CFO on Sept 24, 2018.
(iii) The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in The percentage increase in the median remuneration of Mindtree Minds during
the Financial Year FY 18-19 is 4%. This has been arrived at, by comparing the median remuneration
of the cost-to-the company of all the Mindtree Minds globally as on March 31,
2019 and the median remuneration of the cost-to-the Company of all the
Mindtree Minds globally as on March 31, 2018. This also has the impact of
change in exchange rate.
(iv) The number of permanent employees on the rolls of Company The total number of Mindtree Minds excluding subsidiaries as on March 31,
2019 is 20,204 and as on March 31, 2018 was 17,552.
(v) Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees The average % of increase for employees eligible for a compensation increase
other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year and its was 7%. This is the average % globally – each geography would have a different
comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration average depending on the approved budgets for that geography. For the Executive
and justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptional Directors, the average % of increase was 30% including the variable amount
circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration payable to them based on the performance of the company in FY 18-19 as
compared to the previous FY 17-18. The compensation decisions for each year are
taken after considering the following parameters: comparison of Mindtree salaries
for various roles, benchmark data for such roles and the approved compensation
budget as per the financial plan for the Financial Year. In addition the compensation
revision of the senior leadership team is approved by the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee
(vi) Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of Yes, the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.
the Company.
* For employees based overseas, the average exchange rates as on March 31, 2019 have been used for conversion to INR. Remuneration paid includes perquisite value of shares allotted, if any, under
ESPS/ERSP 2012.
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Directors’ Report
B. Employees drawing remuneration of ` 1.02 crores or above per annum posted in India (other than Employees included in A above)
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Sl. Employee Name Designation Qualification Age Previous Employer Total Experience Designation at Previous Date of Joining Remuneration*
No. (in years) (in years) Employment (Amount in `)
1 Manas Chakraborty Senior Vice President M.Sc 50 HCL Technologies 23 Associate Vice President 1-Feb-16 29,197,335
2 Ramesh Gopalakrishnan Executive Vice President BE 51 Tata Infotech 28 Core Member E-Commerce 14-Aug-00 28,014,238
Group
Directors’ Report
3 Madhusudhan K M Chief Technology Officer M.Tech 50 Misys International 27 Principal Architect 25-Oct-06 19,550,663
Financial Systems
Pvt Ltd
4 N S Parthasarathy Executive Vice Chairman M.Tech 58 Wipro Technologies 35 General Manager 14-Aug-99 17,981,900
& COO
5 Suresh H P Senior Vice President M.Tech 51 Abacus International 28 Staff Analyst 2-Nov-00 17,751,559
6 Anil M Rao Senior Vice President MBA 50 Wipro Technologies 27 Consultant 16-Apr-01 16,647,650
7 Anindya Maitra Associate Vice President M.Tech 49 IBM India Pvt Ltd 14 Advisory Project Manager- 14-May-07 16,048,450
DY GM
8 Erwan Carpentier Senior Vice President LLB 45 Wipro Limited 18 Legal Head of Europe 12-Jan-15 15,153,451
9 Pramod Prakash Panda Senior Vice President B.Tech 45 Infosys 21 Senior Vice President 5-Jun-17 11,372,106
10 Rajesh Kumar R Vice President BE 44 Sutherland 23 Vice President 11-Apr-16 10,959,209
Technologies
11 Balaji Krishnan Senior Vice President PGDSM 52 IR Multi-Media 30 Project Manager 10-Nov-99 10,922,444
Solutions Pvt. Ltd
12 Sudarshan Byataraya Vice President BE 48 HCL Technologies Ltd 21 Operations Director 2-Apr-14 10,619,806
13 Srinivasa Rao Senior Vice President M.Tech 51 United Layer 29 Executive Vice President 12-Dec-16 10,524,229
Kottamasu
14 Prashant Mehra Vice President B.Tech 45 Wipro Technologies 24 Systems Manager 2-Nov-99 10,472,896
15 Anish Philip Associate Vice President- PGDM 44 Sasken Technologies 19 Vice President 27-Jan-15 10,380,883
People Function
16 Rosalee M Kombial Associate Vice President- PGDM 44 Larsen & Toubro 20 Deputy Head-Human 23-Jan-13 10,334,021
People Function Infotech Ltd Resources
17 Manoj N Karanth Associate Vice President BE 42 SLK Software Service 20 Senior Engineer 27-May-02 10,320,217
Analysis -Design
* Remuneration paid includes perquisite value of shares allotted if any, under ESPS/ERSP 2012.
Sl Employee Name Designation in the Qualification Age Previous Employer Total Experience Designation at Previous Date of Joining Remuneration*
No. Company (in years) (in years) Employment (Amount in `)
1 Pradip Kumar Menon Senior Vice President & CA 50 Akzo Nobel India Ltd 26 CFO 24-Sep-18 12,329,756
CFO
2 Jagannathan Vice President & CFO CA 46 Bharti Airtel Limited 21 Deputy General Manager- 27-Apr-09 9,481,772
Narasimhan Finance
Chakravarthi
3 Venkatraman G S Associate Vice President & MBA 50 Accenture 29 Operations Manager 13-Mar-06 8,030,745
Financial Controller
4 Sharmila Saha Vice President BE 54 Wipro Technologies 30 Technical Manager 24-Apr-00 3,276,200
5 Abraham Moses General Manager BA 61 Wipro Technologies 43 Administrative Executive 5-Aug-99 2,223,731
6 Subramanyan Vice President PGDM 51 Wipro Technologies 21 General Manager 26-Aug-13 1,443,260
Ananthanarayanan
7 Srinivas Reddy Gadi General Manager MCA 45 Wipro Ltd 22 Senior Architect 22-Feb-10 1,337,616
8 Gururaja NM Rao Program Director MS 46 VED Software Systems 20 Consultant 1-Oct-11 1,210,886
Inc
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Directors’ Report
Directors’ Report
Annexure 4
Form AOC-2
Details of Related Party Transactions
[Pursuant to clause (h) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014]
Form for disclosure of particulars of contracts/ arrangements entered into by the Company with related parties referred to in sub-section (1)
of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arm’s length transactions under fourth proviso thereto:
Krishnakumar Natarajan
Place: Bengaluru Chairman
Date: April 17, 2019
Annexure 5
Details of Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign
Exchange Earnings and Outflow
[Clause (m) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014]
Technologies Alignment
I Emerging Technologies
Your Company has consistently invested in technology and innovation to prepare for the future. In this financial year, this has been
further strengthened by our investments in Centers of Excellence (CoE) under Chief Technology Officer (CTO) organization, tasked with all
round concerted thrust on emerging technologies and to understand their role in the context of business of customers.
In these CoEs, the following emerging technologies were explored in depth and several reusable assets were built to enable delivery.
1.1 Internet of Things
Your company recognizes that Internet of Things (IoT) is an area of focus for many of its customers. Your Company has therefore invested
in building capabilities in device engineering, IoT specific protocols and application development. Your company has created horizontal
solutions for ‘Remote Monitoring of Assets’, and ‘Employee location sensing’. These solutions are targeted at factories and premises.
Your company has also invested in building hardware solutions to integrate with multiple wired and wireless systems, to sense location
indoors and outdoors, and to enable long-range communication. Your company already has established credentials in the space of Short
Range Wireless Communication, and In-vehicle systems. These investments will enable your company to build and position IoT solutions
for its customers and prospects in all its verticals in the areas of Smart Factories, Smart Premises, Connected Travelers, and Connected
Vehicles.
Your company is involved in crucial solution integration and value added reselling partnerships with industry leading IoT PaaS platforms
such as ThingWorx™, Microsoft Azure™, IBM Watson IoT, and AWS IoT.
Solution Accelerators
Product/Solution/Accelerator Description
iTrack iTrack is a very specific workforce tracking solution where the workers’ safety and security is the top most
priority, like in the case of coal mines or oil and gas refineries. iTrack solution enhances the safety measures by
providing the real time tracking of the workforce and alerts in case of emergency or any unauthorized entry into
a particular zone. It also provides the intuitive dashboards for monitoring the real time location status of the
workforce. iTrack is built on AWS IoT platform. Tracking of the workforce is enabled using the RFID.
FusionNode Mindtree’s Fusion Node, is an aggregator device platform that enables aggregation and harmonizing of data from
various sensors over the different connectivity protocols and standards. Fusion Node ingests data coming over a
variety of southbound protocols like serial, ZigBee, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It adapts to application protocols such
as Modbus or OPC UA. It also enables to send aggregated data to the next hop which can be edge gateways or
any IoT application platform like Azure IoT, AWS or ThingWorx over the MQTT or HTTP.
Asset+ Mindtree’s Asset+ solution enables a comprehensive monitoring of remote assets across the assembly lines or in
the remote location. Asset+ is uniquely positioned to span both asset life cycle management, asset monitoring
and device management capabilities. For asset management, Asset+ provides workflows for registration and
approval of new assets, scheduling events, and decommissioning. For asset monitoring, Asset+ integrates with
a multitude of industrial systems and presents data as intuitive dashboards. Asset+ boasts of a sophisticated
stream processing engine which enables authoring of rich rules to take actions on breaches for one or more
assets. Asset+ is built on the AWS IoT platform as well as Azure IoT platform.
People+ Mindtree’s People+ solution enables real-time tracking of employees within the indoor premises using short
range wireless technologies. It augments this capability with that of managing rosters and schedules. People+
is uniquely positioned to correlate a range of information like employee location, asset telemetry, schedules, as
well as ambient conditions such as temperature, or presence of noxious gases. People+ provides dashboards and
various reports for visualization purpose. It also incorporates a sophisticated stream processing engine which
enables authoring of rich rules to take actions on many different types of situations – unexpected crowding,
dwell time breaches, zone violations, unexpected direction and speed of movement, among others. People+ is
built on Azure IoT platform.
such as Facebook, Google, and Microsoft providing platforms on which to build such applications. Your Company is investing in building
frameworks and capability on conversational applications, using platforms such as Microsoft Bot Framework, Microsoft LUIS, Facebook
Messenger, and Google’s API.ai. Your Company is also investing in integrating these conversational capabilities with its other capabilities
on Automation to be able to build automation solutions that use conversation as a way to interact with systems such as ticketing software.
1. MindFlow: A Mindtree’s Conversational Platform, that can Integrate, Orchestrate and Automate with different NLP- NLU engines,
ability to integrate deep learning and machine learning algorithms for business users to create specific domain conversational apps
for B2E, B2C and B2B bots. The vision of this platform is to ensure
a. Faster Go to market
b. Easy maintainable
c. Reduce dependency on Developers
d. Enhance customer experience
2. MACI: Chat bot on people hub for Mindtree minds, has 7000+ users, 40234 queries answered & 32% workload reduced.
3. Voice Bots: Seamless integration with Alexa, Google Home, Cortana and Cloud IVR Application
Tools and Technologies:
• Microsoft Technologies, C#, Html5, AngularJS
• MongoDB, MS-SQL
• NLP-NLU: RASA, LUIS, DialogFlow, Wit.ai, LEX, QnAMaker
• Redis cache
• Azure hosting
1.5 AI, Machine Learning & Deep Learning
1. POCs/Pilots: We have worked on 36 POCs-Pilots in areas of decision augmentation, virtual agents, process optimization (non RPA),
product intelligence and smart bots.
2. Advanced Learning Engine : An accelerator to do ML modeling, testing and deployment to any platform. Pre-trained models that can
bootstrap implementations in several areas like sentiment analysis, entity extraction, service ticket classification, intent classification.
3. Process Optimization: Extend the RPA system to include intelligent automation using ML via Artificial Neural Net Framework. Built a
ML Dispatcher component to learn to triage service tickets and route to the appropriate RPA bot or support engineer. It has helped 4
FTEs to focus on higher value tickets and saved $112,000 per year.
4. Structuring of Unstructured Data: Helped client to classify the documents and extract entities from the documents even if the
placement is different across documents. Deep Neural Network model has increased document classification accuracy and helped in
extraction of text from scanned documents.
5. Loyalty rewards with receipts: Helped in receipt validation and product mapping to help client in providing loyalty based discounts to
the customers. It involves Structuring unstructured receipt data to identify product and variance from retailer and product mapping
using a robust MDM.
6. Image based product search: Provides a completely new, visual way to search for items in a catalogue. Provides contextual search and
similar experience of assistance from a knowledgeable store associate.
Tools & Technology
• Emphasis on open source tools & platforms
• Platforms: TensorFlow, Keras, Pytorch, Caffe and others as applicable
• Technology: Deep Neural Networks
• Language: Python
1.6 Automation
Your company recognizes that Automation is a business imperative as it is becoming ever so critical to achieve enhanced efficiency,
improved productivity and higher quality while realizing significant cost savings and automation will be a big disruptor in the IT industry.
Your company is therefore working on building solutions for automating various aspects of IT such as build and deployments, cloud
management, infrastructure monitoring and management, support and defect triage, problem resolution and Robotic Process Automation.
Your Company is investing on building a strategic platform CAPE (Composable Automated Platform for Enterprises) to rapidly bring
together multiple automations at various stages of Enterprise IT life cycle and integrate them. Your Company is also investing on
integrating its work on autonomous computing and cognitive technologies such as Machine Learning and Deep Learning, to be able to
achieve intelligent automation systems with capabilities like self-healing and inherently becomes adaptive
1.7 Blockchain
Blockchain is a new technology that can change how multi-party transactions happen in Banking, Finance, Logistics, and Energy. Blockchain
can significantly change how business partners interact with each other, and can create new business models around disintermediated
transactions. Your Company is investing in Blockchain technologies such as Ethereum and Eris, and in building solutions utilizing these
technologies in the areas of smart contracts. Your Company will therefore be well positioned to embrace this technology as it becomes
mainstream.
Software testing is becoming technology driven, with a “Shift Left” & “Start Left” methodology. Firms are initiating testing as early as the
requirements stage to improve the built quality of their applications.
Understanding the need of a continuous test delivery platform to integrate TestOps with DevOps, and bundle SaaS and services adoption,
Mindtree has built the Dynamic Test Engineering Platform (DTEP) to rapidly integrate multiple automations at various stages of STLC, and
across the UI, and API layers. We also use our work on autonomous computing and cognitive technologies such as Machine Learning and
Deep Learning, to achieve intelligent test automation, which is focused on changes, self-healing and inherently adaptive to changes in
the application.
Your company also facilities Continuous Integration, Continuous Automation and Continuous Delivery, across the full IT stack including
– Development, Application Management, Infrastructure, Testing and Packages. The tighter alignment to the business delivers faster time
to market, better quality releases, and reduced TCO. Your company has invested in performance monitoring solutions like Continuous
Performance Evaluation (CPE) and Big Data Performance Testing Framework that help us monitor application performance as part of the
CI-CD pipeline.
• Financial Assistant
• Risk Profiling
Stock Assistant: Provides live Stock and ETF price which are traded in US Market.(NASDAQ and NYSE). Attributes covered in Conversation
are Stock Price, Change in Price for day, Percentage Change, Day’s High and Low, Day’s Opening price and Closing Price.
Financial Assistant: Helps Investors, Advisers, Portfolio Managers to get up-to-date Financial Data of Company, AMC’s Funds. Attributes
covered in Conversation are AUM, Net income, Revenue, Asset allocation and Diversification in various asset Classes.
Risk Profiling: Risk profiling questionnaire are integrated in Conversational AI solution.
• Enabled Risk Profiling features in Conversational AI through Voice user interface (VUI).
• Voice services communicate or interact with Investors in understanding the pulse of Investors towards investment and Risk.
• Helps Financial Advisory, Asset management firms to arrive the best Investment strategies for Investors
Technology Stack: Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
4. Murex on Cloud – The advent of cloud computing in financial services firms.
Murex on Cloud is Mindtree solution to accelerate your journey to MS Azure cloud with Mindtree services for Murex. Some of the major
requirements that financial institutions, banks and capital market firms look to achieve while migrating their applications to the cloud
include maintenance free infrastructure, cost savings, business agility, scalability and robustness, emerging technologies adoption.
Mindtree Murex Cloud Service Offerings include:
• Security – We help set-up best-in-class security platforms for Mx.3 infrastructure on public and private cloud.
• Self-managed solutions - Our team of experts deploy cloud infrastructure that offers self-driven maintenance, backup, recovery, scaling
on IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud service models.
• Timely plug in environments - We offer user-friendly plug-ins that can be used f or quick application spin up or spin down. For example
- MX.3 development, UAT, pre-production, MIG, integration, disaster recovery, etc.
• Shift Support - We also provide solutions for MX.3 migration, lift and shift, new setup, models for OS, infrastructure, data for Murex
GRID, load balancer, Sybase-Oracle Database, EOD, VAR, SVAR, application servers, interface servers, etc.
MWatch
Your Company has invested in MWatch, an integrated IT infrastructure monitoring, management and service delivery platform that gives
a consolidated end-to-end view of the customer’s IT landscape for both infrastructure and applications running either in an hosted-on
premise data center or public (Azure, AWS)-private cloud. Your company continues to enhance MWatch to add capabilities like application
monitoring, monitoring on Cloud, machine learning, predictive analytics, robotic process automation etc. It is also a very powerful enabler of
Automation of a variety of tasks to enhance engineer productivity. With its capability to optimize IT performance, it helps customers to not
only reduce the operational cost but also reduce the downtimes. Its integration bridge capability allows Mindtree to protect and leverage
customer’s existing tools and consolidate and store different IT datasets into a single IT Ops data repository. In the recently concluded ISG
Provider Lens Study, MWatch was positioned as a Rising Star in the Service Operation & Delivery quadrant.
imPulse
Your Company recognizes that for managing IT operations, managers look at a multitude of data sources like, ticketing tools, text data, and log
data across multiple products. To make available meaningful & actionable information in a timely manner, your company has built imPulse
(infrastructure management Pulse), for IT managers. This allows for traversing from a macro view of operations to drill down to the last
element of delivery. imPulse runs in key projects, collects inputs from various ticketing tools such as ServiceNow, SalesForce, MWatch, ITRP,
SDE, etc., and provides timely, insightful operational metrics. imPulse has been made available to customers as well.
D-Engine
D-Engine is a stack orchestration and maintenance tool, which automates CI-CD for applications with the underlying infrastructure
provisioned through ‘Infrastructure as Code’. DevOps driven automation projects are normally complex and require multiple teams to
handle operations, driving up costs. D-Engine steps ahead of these issues using a ‘No Ops’ approach, with complete automation handling of
project operations. D-Engine also provides centralized control to manage all the resources, independent of on-cloud (AWS, Azure and GCP)
or on-premises (AzureStack, OpenStack and VMware).
Accelerators that help your company deliver better solutions for the clients in terms of infrastructure management:
2.4. Digital
Your company is continuing to invest in building Digital solutions across industries and business functions. Some of these solutions are
listed here below:
2.5 Solutions for Verticals and Service Lines: Application Managed Services
Machine First Operations:
Your company’s Machine First Operations is about infusing intelligent automation in to the very fabric of Application management service
operations. Enabling this vision is the bond between Machine Learning (ML), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Engineering intelligence
powered by our Intelligent Automation platform – Mindtree CAPE™ to create Predictive, Cognitive and Powerful automation solutions.
Our Data science and ML component – INTELYZERS is applied to a multitude of problems where there is access to large volumes of historical
data like Instrumentation data, Incident data, Effort data, Application logs, System monitoring alerts and Application monitoring alerts.
• Enhanced Dev-Ops capabilities by integrating new marquee enterprise grade COTS products with CAPE;
• Auto-Scaling and Auto healing capabilities, making the platform micro services ready.
Your company also demonstrated integrated services delivery & CAPE enabled automation to one of the leading American consumer
goods company recently. This was achieved by harmonizing the existing end-to-end toolchain in the IT lifecycle, for business critical
Digital Marketing portfolio of applications with key drivers to increase productivity and ability to deliver faster.
Your company also launched Integrated Services for Duck Creek – an insurance industry product and Digital marketing solutions
which offers a differentiated way of managing end-to-end IT services and aims to provide a superior digital experience supported
across devices. The solutions helps to get a unified view across the IT lifecycle through a platform led approach using CAPE accelerator
with pre-built Integrations between Duck Creek- Digital marketing components and other tools in the CI-CD toolchain to deliver the
results of faster time-to-market, better quality releases and reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
3. Innovative Solutions
and security.
- Flooresense In-store Analytics: A store associate platform that increases in-store conversions, builds customer loyalty and helps
in better shopper engagement. It does all these by leveraging the existing video cameras and IoT sensors at stores to provide real
time recommendations about shoppers’ needing assistance at the shop floor without identifying them. Flooresense also provides
analytical insights on shopper’s journey such as heat maps, dwell time reports and conversion ratios using the same infrastructure.
• InspectMind is mobile-first SaaS platform to automate asset-facility inspection processes across industries. It serves use cases like
- environmental inspections, project audits, pre-underwriting and claims inspections, equipment maintenance inspections, quality
checks etc. It provides facility to configure intelligent data capture forms, enables on the go data capture using mobile devices and
distribution of inspection information. It also provides intelligent analytics on the survey data out of the box. InspectMind is ideal for
entities which deal with frequent and-or variety of inspections.
• ShotClasses is a mobile based micro-learning platform that enables workforce and partners to stay up-to-date for enhanced
productivity, efficiency and better business outcomes. It delivers bite-sized content relevant to the learner’s focus area, such as:
- Disseminating product knowledge to sales and customer service teams
- Onboarding new joiners on standard operating procedures and internal processes
- Periodic internal communications
Your Company has spent ` 476 million on research and development during the FY 2018-19 as against ` 396 million for the FY 2017-18.
The capital investment on energy conservation equipment was ` 13 million during the FY 2018-19.
Annexure 6
Annual Report on CSR Activities
1. CSR Policy: Mindtree will focus on CSR initiatives that promotes the areas identified in this policy. Mindtree implement the chosen
programs via three channels:
a) Directly by Mindtree;
b) Through Mindtree Foundation;
c) Through “Individual Social Responsibility” programs undertaken by Mindtree Minds and supported by Mindtree as appropriate.
Further, Mindtree’s CSR will primarily focus on programs that:
a) Benefit the differently abled;
b) Promote education;
c) Create sustainable livelihood opportunities.
The members of the CSR Committee of the Board as on March 31, 2019 are:
a) Mr. Subroto Bagchi, Chairman
b) Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan, Member
c) Mr. N S Parthasarathy, Member
d) Mr. Milind Sarwate, Member
3. Average Net Profit of the company for last three Financial Years: ` 5,460,792,715
4. Prescribed CSR Expenditure (two percent of the amount as in item 3 above): ` 109,215,854
Sl. CSR project or activity identified Sector in which Projects or Amount Amount spent on Cumulative Amount spent:
No. the Project is Programs outlay the projects or expenditure Direct or
covered (1) Local area or budget- programs upto the through
others project or Subheads: reporting implementing
(2) Specify the program (1) Direct period agency
state and district wise* expenditure on
where project or project
programs were (2) Overheads
undertaken
I. Mindtree.org - 72,786,809 Direct: 72,786,809 72,786,809 Direct: 72,786,809
Mindtree.org is a digital platform for
social inclusion. Through Mindtree.
org initiative, we make digital tech-
nology and professional services
accessible to millions of people
working in India’s informal sector.
Here is an overview of our domain
solutions:
Sl. CSR project or activity identified Sector in which Projects or Amount Amount spent on Cumulative Amount spent:
No. the Project is Programs outlay the projects or expenditure Direct or
covered (1) Local area or budget- programs upto the through
others project or Subheads: reporting implementing
(2) Specify the program (1) Direct period agency
state and district wise* expenditure on
where project or project
programs were (2) Overheads
undertaken
I Got Garbage (IGG) - Initiative in the Schedule 7(i), Delhi,
area of poverty reduction for rag- Eradicating poverty Bhopal (Madhya
pickers and waste reduction. Pradesh),
Enabling the waste pickers to climb Goa,
up the value chain and earn a Ghaziabad (Uttar
dignified livelihood by setting up Pradesh),
their own micro-businesses. Mysore, Bengaluru
(Karnataka),
Hyderabad
(Telangana),
Hazaribagh
(Jharkhand)
I Got Crops (IGC) - A digital platform Schedule 7(i), Regode (Telangana),
to improve farmer’s earning. Eradicating poverty Aruppukottai
Enabling the small-holders and (Virudhunagar
marginal farmers climb up the food District, Tamilnadu),
value chain and earn a fair share Bagepalli
of profits by setting up their own (Chikballapur District,
micro-businesses Karnataka),
Bankhedi
(Bhopal District,
Madhya Pradesh),
Kanakapura
(Karnataka),
Nasrullaganj
(Sehore District,
Madhya Pradesh),
Chattisgarh
(Chattisgarh),
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana
Sl. CSR project or activity identified Sector in which Projects or Amount Amount spent on Cumulative Amount spent:
No. the Project is Programs outlay the projects or expenditure Direct or
covered (1) Local area or budget- programs upto the through
others project or Subheads: reporting implementing
(2) Specify the program (1) Direct period agency
state and district wise* expenditure on
where project or project
programs were (2) Overheads
undertaken
University of Commons Schedule 7 (ii), Delhi,
Promoting Balrampur, Shrawasti,
education and Sonbhadra, Bahraich
vocational skills (Uttar Pradesh),
Jaisalmer, Baran,
Churu (Rajasthan),
Barpeta, Dhubri,
Goalpara, Baksa,
Darrang (Assam),
Katihar, Sheikhpura,
Sitamarhi, Araria,
Begusarai (Bihar),
Nandurbar
(Maharashtra),
Pakur, Sahibganj
(Jharkhand),
Singrauli, Damoh,
Vidisha, Khandwa,
Barwani, Chitrakoot
(Madhya Pradesh),
Churu, Jhunjhunu,
Udaipur, Dungarpur,
Banswara (Rajasthan),
Thane, Amravati,
Ganchiroli,
Mumbai Suburban,
Ahmednagar
(Maharashtra),
Gurgaon (Haryana),
Bageshwar
(Uttarakhand),
Ahmedabad (Gujarat),
North Goa,
Khunti (Jharkhand)
II. Employee Cost : Cost of the Administrative - 7,159,340 Overhead: 7,159,340 Direct: 7,159,340
employees working on CSR Expenses 7,159,340
III. Donation to Mindtree Foundation: Details as provided Details as provided 70,400,000 70,400,000 70,400,000 70,400,000
Donation has been made to below: below: Details of Details of the Details of Through Mindtree
Mindtree Foundation during the the Projects Projects are given the Projects Foundation
year are given below: are given
below: below:
Total CSR Expenditure (I+II+III) 150,346,149 150,346,149 150,346,149 150,346,149
CSR Project Project Objective Sector in which Projects or Amount Amount spent Cumulative Amount spent:
or activity the Project is Programs outlay on the projects expenditure Direct or
identified covered (1) Local area or budget - or programs upto the through
others project or Subheads: reporting implementing
(2) Specify the program (1) Direct period agency
state and district wise expenditure on
where projects or project
programs were (2) Overheads
undertaken
Bal Roshini To identify children Schedule 7(ii), (Bengaluru
with disabilities from Promoting (Karnataka)
economically weaker Education and
background and support Livelihood
them for their school Enhancement to
education by ways of the differently
Academic Fees, Assistive abled
Devices, Physiotherapies
etc.
Literacy 1. Strengthen the Schedule 7(ii), Magadi Taluk
Enhancement educational Promoting (Ramanagar District,
approaches and education Karnataka)
enhancing learning
in children from 6 to
15 ages with learning
difficulties from 12
Govt. schools from
As per details provided in Sl. No. III
Harohalli
2. To minimize school
Dropouts and enhance
the literacy levels and
ability to think and
solve problems in
higher grades.
3. To promote the value
of literacy in rural
areas.
4. To provide additional
support by training the
local community based
workers and establish
Three Reading rooms
for children in main
stream schools
CSR Project Project Objective Sector in which Projects or Amount Amount spent Cumulative Amount spent:
or activity the Project is Programs outlay on the projects expenditure Direct or
identified covered (1) Local area or budget - or programs upto the through
others project or Subheads: reporting implementing
(2) Specify the program (1) Direct period agency
state and district wise expenditure on
where projects or project
programs were (2) Overheads
undertaken
Information 1. To develop knowledge Schedule 7 (iii), Across India
Accessibility base on Information Providing
Accessibility, including measures
the best practices, for reducing
guidelines and inequalities faced
standards vis-a-vis by socially and
disability inclusion economically
and to formulate backward groups
recommendations to
the Government.
2. To bring together
stakeholders for
creating awareness
and building
capacity on the
issue of information
accessibility
for people with
disabilities.
3. To advocate with
the Governments
at the Centre and
State level for
ensuring information
accessibility for
persons with
disabilities vis-à-vis As per details provided in Sl. No. III
the Digital India and
Accessible India
Campaigns and other
programmes, schemes
and initiatives of the
Government.
Coaching To provide special Schedule 7(ii), Bychapura
Program - coaching in Maths, Promoting (Koratagere Taluk,
Education Science, English, Social, education Tumakuru District,
and in Kannada subjects Karnataka)
to 7th to 10th standard
children from 5 Govt
schools from 10 villages
around Bychapura
Udaan To inspire, mentor and Schedule 7(ii), Kanakapura Taluk
coach the young bright Promoting (Bengaluru Rural
minds from the rural education District, Karnataka)
corners of India to
become Doctors. Prepare
the children to get
through Medical Entrance
exams and create doctors
for the rural India.
Bala Janaagraha To transform quality of Schedule 7(ii), Kanakapura Taluk
life in India’s cities and Promoting (Bengaluru Rural
towns. education District, Karnataka)
CSR Project Project Objective Sector in which Projects or Amount Amount spent Cumulative Amount spent:
or activity the Project is Programs outlay on the projects expenditure Direct or
identified covered (1) Local area or budget - or programs upto the through
others project or Subheads: reporting implementing
(2) Specify the program (1) Direct period agency
state and district wise expenditure on
where projects or project
programs were (2) Overheads
undertaken
Not Just a Piece Goonj creates awareness Schedule 7(ii), Daringbadi
of Cloth (NJPC) among Kui tribal women Promoting (Kandhamal District,
about menstrual education Odisha)
challenges, makes the
clean cloth ‘MY Pad’ kits
at free of cost made from
surplus cotton cloth from
the cities. Goonj creates
a safe space for women
to share their challenges
and restrictions and
make their menstrual
challenges normal.
Gubbachi To provide foundational Schedule 7(ii), Kodathi and
literacy and numeracy Promoting Sullikunte Dinne,
for migration children education (Bengaluru Rural
enrolled in grades 1st District, Karnataka)
to 3rd thereby creating
a Positive condition for
strong future learning of
the child.
Indian Young To help youths to Schedule 7(ii), Kanakapura Taluk
Leadership inculcate values in Promoting (Bengaluru Rural
Development their life & lead a value education District, Karnataka)
Program based life. To facilitate
the unveiling of the
hidden potentials of
humanbeings. Principles
and values of Life are As per details provided in Sl. No. III
introduced in a way that
can be understood easily.
VACHANA Sparsh in collaboration Schedule 7 (iii), Vijapura Taluk
with APD conducts Providing ( Karnataka)
screening camps in measures
rural areas and identify for reducing
children with disabilities inequalities faced
from families with poor by socially and
economic background economically
and do complex backward groups
surgeries, post-surgical
physiotherapies, provide
mobility-aids and will do
follow-ups
Prison Women Prison inmates are Schedule 7 (iii), Bengaluru
Livelihood trained in computer, Providing (Karnataka)
tailoring, embroidery, measures
mushroom cultivation for reducing
and horticulture to inequalities faced
enable them to earn their by socially and
remissions that results in economically
the reduction of a prison backward groups
sentence, especially as a
reward for good behavior.
For every month they
work the convicts earn
seven days remission of
their sentence.
CSR Project Project Objective Sector in which Projects or Amount Amount spent Cumulative Amount spent:
or activity the Project is Programs outlay on the projects expenditure Direct or
identified covered (1) Local area or budget - or programs upto the through
others project or Subheads: reporting implementing
(2) Specify the program (1) Direct period agency
state and district wise expenditure on
where projects or project
programs were (2) Overheads
undertaken
School support The Adivasi children Schedule 7(ii), Kakrana village,
are trained in modern Promoting (Alirajpur District in
education such that they education Madhya Pradesh)
are equipped to play a
part in the larger society
As per details provided in Sl. No. III
at the same time, they
are provided confidence
to preserve their rich
culture and heritage for
generations to come.
6. Reasons for not spending the prescribed CSR expenditure: Not Applicable.
7. The CSR Committee, hereby confirms that the implementation and monitoring of CSR Policy is in compliance with CSR objectives and CSR
Policy of the company.
Annexure 7
Form No. MGT-9
Extract of Annual Return as on the Financial Year ended on March 31, 2019
[Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Act and Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014]
Particulars Details
CIN L72200KA1999PLC025564
Registration Date August 05, 1999
Name of the Company Mindtree Limited
Category/Sub-Category of the Company Company Limited by shares
All the business activities contributing 10 % or more of the total turnover of the Company are as below:
Name and Description of main products / services NIC Code of the Product/ service % to total turnover of the Company
Computer Programming, Consultancy and Related 620 100
Activities
Notes:
1. Magnet 360, LLC, wholly owned subsidiary amalgamated with Mindtree Limited and ceased to exist during the year.
2. Blouvin (Pty) Limited, step-down subsidiary was liquidated during the year.
Category of Shareholders No. of Shares held at the beginning of the year No. of Shares held at the end of the year % change
Demat Physical Total % of Total Demat Physical Total % of Total during the
Shares Shares year
141
Directors’ Report
Category of Shareholders No. of Shares held at the beginning of the year No. of Shares held at the end of the year % change
142
Demat Physical Total % of Total Demat Physical Total % of Total during the
Shares Shares year
i) Individual shareholders holding 8,262,048 134,792 8,396,840 5.1223 8,110,671 117,021 8,227,692 5.0103 (0.1119)
nominal share capital upto Rs.1
lakh
ii) Individuals shareholders 16,292,408 13,280 16,305,688 9.9470 9,482,384 13,280 9,495,664 5.7825 (4.1645)
holding nominal share capital in
excess of Rs.1 lakh
c) NBFC registered with RBI - - - - 27,614 - 27,614 0.0168 0.0168
d) Others (specify)
Clearing Members 741,211 - 741,211 0.4522 376,025 - 376,025 0.2290 (0.2232)
Foreign Nationals 633,373 13,400 646,773 0.3946 649,035 16,860 665,895 0.4055 0.0109
Hindu Undivided Family 271,627 - 271,627 0.1657 297,378 - 297,378 0.1811 0.0154
Non Resident Indians 633,140 50,423 683,563 0.4170 693,672 51,728 745,400 0.4539 0.0369
(Repatriable)
Non Resident Indians (Non 484,927 - 484,927 0.2958 603,318 - 603,318 0.3674 0.0716
Repatriable)
Directors (excluding Promoter 40,000 - 40,000 0.0244 - - - - (0.0244)
Directors)
Trusts 15,360 - 15,360 0.0094 61,928 - 61,928 0.0377 0.0283
IEPF - - - - 17,582 - 17,582 0.0107 0.0107
SUB TOTAL: (B) (2) 58,808,504 211,895 59,020,399 36.0042 58,810,984 198,925 59,009,909 35.9348 (0.0694)
Total Public Shareholding 141,791,918 211,895 142,003,813 86.6266 142,137,399 198,925 142,336,324 86.6773 0.0507
(B) = (B) (1) + (B) (2)
C. Shares held by Custodian for - - - - - - - - -
GDRs & ADRs
GRAND TOTAL (A+B+C) 163,714,416 211,895 163,926,311 100.00 164,015,116 198,925 164,214,041 100.00
Sl. No. Name of the Promoters and Shareholding at the beginning of the year Shareholding at the end of the year % change in
Person Acting in Concert No. of shares % of total % of shares No. of shares % of total % of shares shareholding during
shares of the pledged / shares of the pledged / the year
company encumbered to company encumbered to
total shares total shares
1 Krishnakumar Natarajan 6,102,262 3.723 - 6,102,262 3.716 - (0.007)
2 Subroto Bagchi 5,098,221 3.110 - 5,098,221 3.105 - (0.005)
3 LSO Investment Private Limited 2,268,375 1.384 - 2,223,375 1.354 - (0.03)
4 N S Parthasarathy 2,340,527 1.428 - 2,340,527 1.425 - (0.003)
5 Rostow Ravanan 1,168,436 0.713 - 1,168,436 0.712 - (0.001)
(iii) Change in Promoter’s Shareholding including date wise increase / decrease in each of the Promoter’s Shareholding during the year specifying the reasons for increase / decrease
Krishnakumar Subroto Bagchi LSO Investment N S Parthasarathy Rostow Ravanan Cumulative Reason for Change
Natarajan Private Limited Shareholding
(Total No. of
shares)
Shares as on April 1, 2018 6,102,262 5,098,221 2,268,375 2,340,527 1,168,436 16,977,821 -
(At the beginning of the year)
% of total shares of the Company as on 3.723% 3.110% 1.384% 1.428% 0.713% 10.358% -
April 01, 2018 (At the beginning of the year)
Date wise increase/decrease during the
year (Sale/ Purchase/ allotment/ Transfer/
Bonus)
8-May-18 - (25,000) - - 16,952,821 Sale
6-Nov-18 - - (20,000) - - 16,932,821 Sale
Shares as on March 31, 2019 6,102,262 5,098,221 2,223,375 2,340,527 1,168,436 16,932,821 -
(At the end of the year)
% of total shares of the Company as on 3.716% 3.105% 1.354% 1.425% 0.711% 10.311% -
March 31, 2019 (At the end of the year)
143
Directors’ Report
(iv) Change in Shareholding of Persons Acting in Concert (PAC) including date wise increase / decrease in each of the PAC’s Shareholding during the year specifying the reasons for
144
increase / decrease
Susmita Akila Sanjay Seema Siddarth Abhirath K NG Jayanthi Jayasri Krishna Cumula- Reason for
Bagchi Krishna Kumar Ravanan Krishna Kumar Srinivasan Vasudevan Dwara- swamy L P tive Share- Change
kumar Panda Kumar kanath holding
Directors’ Report
(Total No.
of shares)
Shares as on April 1, 2018 2,687,577 1,105,627 58,050 16,072 510,000 510,000 26,477 19,600 9,274 2,000 4,944,677 -
(At the beginning of the
year)
% of total shares of the 1.640% 0.674% 0.035% 0.010% 0.311% 0.311% 0.016% 0.012% 0.006% 0.001% 3.016% -
Company as on April 01,
2018 (At the beginning of
the year)
Date wise increase/decrease during the year
(Sale/Purchase/allotment/Transfer/Bonus)
6-Apr-18 - - 19 - - - - - - - 4,944,696 Purchase
18-May-18 - - - 200 - - - - - - 4,944,896 Purchase
Shares as on 2,687,577 1,105,627 58,069 16,272 510,000 510,000 26,477 19,600 9,274 2,000 4,944,896 -
March 31, 2019
(At the end of the year)
% of total shares of the 1.637% 0.673% 0.035% 0.010% 0.311% 0.311% 0.016% 0.012% 0.006% 0.001% 3.011% -
Company as on March 31,
2019 (At the end of the
year)
SCB Escrow Nalanda UTI-Equity Amansa WGI Emerg- Nalanda Rekha N S Janakira- Arohi Vanguard Cumulative Reason
A/C – Proj- India Fund Fund Holdings ing Markets India Shah man Emerging Total Inter- Shareholding for
ect Carna- Limited Private Smaller Equity Fund Asia national (Total No. of change
tion, Lotus Limited Companies Limited Master Stock Index Shares)
& Marigold* Fund, LLC Fund Fund
Shares as on 0 14,568,212 3,891,754 6,731,593 1,020,948 2,859,520 3,329,809 2,582,120 2,015,336 1,793,620 38,792,912 Opg Bal.
April 1, 2018 (At
the beginning of
the year)
% of total 0% 8.887% 2.374% 4.106% 0.623% 1.744% 2.031% 1.575% 1.229% 1.094% 23.665% Opg Bal.
shares of the
Company as
on April 01,
2018 (At the
beginning of the
year)
Date wise increase/decrease during the year
(Sale/Purchase/allotment/Transfer/Bonus)
145
Directors’ Report
SCB Escrow Nalanda UTI-Equity Amansa WGI Emerg- Nalanda Rekha N S Janakira- Arohi Vanguard Cumulative Reason
146
A/C – Proj- India Fund Fund Holdings ing Markets India Shah man Emerging Total Inter- Shareholding for
ect Carna- Limited Private Smaller Equity Fund Asia national (Total No. of change
tion, Lotus Limited Companies Limited Master Stock Index Shares)
& Marigold* Fund, LLC Fund Fund
5-Oct-18 - - 2,400 - - - (125,563) - - - 36,867,899 Purchase/
Sale
Directors’ Report
* As per the arrangement mentioned in the draft letter of offer of Larsen and Toubro Limited (L&T) dated April 02, 2019, we note that the shares held by (a) V. G. Siddhartha, (b) Coffee Day Trad-
ing Limited, and (c) Coffee Day Enterprises Limited amounting to 19.95% stake in Mindtree moved to SCB Escrow A/C - Project Carnation, Lotus & Marigold as on March 31, 2019.
V. Indebtedness
Indebtedness of the Company including interest outstanding/accrued but not due for payment
Amount in `
Secured Loans Unsecured Loans Unsecured Loans Deposits Total Indebtedness
excluding deposits (Commercial Paper
Liability)
Indebtedness at the beginning of the financial year
(i) Principal Amount - 3,013,742,700 - - 3,013,742,700
(ii) Interest due but not paid - - - - -
(iii) Interest accrued but not due - 11,444,937 - - 11,444,937
Total (i+ii+iii) - 3,025,187,637 - - 3,025,187,637
Change in Indebtedness during the financial year
Addition - 297,760 - - 297,760
Reduction - (3,016,094,553) - - (3,016,094,553)
Net Change - (3,015,796,793) - - (3,015,796,793)
Indebtedness at the end of the financial year
(i) Principal Amount 9,161,800 - 9,161,800
(ii) Interest due but not paid - - - - -
(iii) Interest accrued but not due - 229,044 - - 229,044
Total (i+ii+iii) - 9,390,844 - - 9,390,844
Annexure 8
SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2019
[Pursuant to section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule No.9 of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014]
To,
The Members,
MINDTREE LIMITED,
CIN:L72200KA1999PLC025564
Bengaluru, Karnataka
I have conducted the secretarial audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good corporate practices by
Mindtree Limited (hereinafter called the “Company”). The Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner that provided me a reasonable basis for
evaluating the corporate conduct/ statutory compliances and expressing my opinion thereon.
Based on my verification of the Company’s books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the company
and also the information provided by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized representatives during the conduct of secretarial audit, I
hereby report that in my opinion, the company has, during the audit period covering the financial year ended on 31st March 2019 complied with
the statutory provisions listed hereunder and also that the Company has proper Board-processes and compliance-mechanism in place to the
extent, in the manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter.
I have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the Company for the financial year
ended on 31st March 2019 according to the provisions of:
i. The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the rules made thereunder;
ii. The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (‘SCRA’) and the rules made thereunder;
iii. The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed thereunder;
iv. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules and regulations made thereunder to the extent of Foreign Direct Investment,
Overse as Direct Investment and External Commercial Borrowings;
v. The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (‘SEBI Act’), as applicable:-
a) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;
b) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015;
c) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 and The Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 and amendments from time to time;
d) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014;
e) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008;
f) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993 regarding the Companies
Act and dealing with client;
g) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations 2015.
h) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 1998 and The Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 2018.
vi. The other laws as applicable to the company, as per Para I of Annexure hereto.
I have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of the Secretarial Standards 1 and 2 issued by The Institute of Company
Secretaries of India.
During the period under review the Company has complied with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines and Standards
mentioned above.
I further report that:
• The Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors and
Independent Directors including Woman Director. The changes in the composition of the Board of Directors that took place during the
period under review were carried out in compliance with the provisions of the Act.
• Adequate notice was given to all Directors to schedule the Board/ Committee Meetings, agenda and detailed notes on agenda were sent
at least seven days in advance, and a system exists for seeking and obtaining further information and clarifications on the agenda items
before the meeting and for meaningful participation at the meeting.
• The decisions at the Board and Committee meetings were carried unanimously and the related discussions were duly recorded in
the minutes.
I further report that there are adequate systems and processes in the Company commensurate with the size and operations of the Company to
monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.
I further report that during the audit period there was the following specific event/ action having a major bearing on the Company’s affairs in
pursuance of the laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, standards, etc. mentioned above - Passing of the Order by the Hon’ble National Company
Law Tribunal (NCLT) approving the Scheme of Amalgamation of Magnet 360, LLC (Transferor Company) - the wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, with the Company.
I further report that on March 18th, 2019, Larsen & Toubro Limited made a Public Announcement for acquisition of up to ` 5,13,25,371 fully
paid-up equity shares of ` 10/- each from the shareholders of the Company. As on March 31, 2019, the said acquisition awaited approvals from
Regulators.
G. Shanker Prasad
ACS No.: 6357
CP No: 6450
Place: Bengaluru
Date: 17.04.2019
This report is to be read with my letter of even date (Para II) of the Annexure and forms an integral part of the report.
Part I of Annexure
I. (The other laws as may be applicable to the Company referred to in Para (vi) of the report including corresponding State Laws, wherever
applicable, and the relevant regulations thereunder.)
A. Environmental Laws
a) Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
b) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
c) Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
d) Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply
and Distribution) Act, 2003
e) Electricity Act, 2003
B. Employment Laws
a) Labour Welfare Fund Acts and the rules made thereunder
b) Apprenticeship Act 1961 and the rules made thereunder
c) Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and Other Holidays) Acts and the rules made thereunder.
d) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
e) Minimum Wages Act, 1948
f) Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and the rules made thereunder
g) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and the rules made thereunder
h) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
i) Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
j) Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
k) Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
l) Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
m) The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 and the rules made thereunder
n) The Employee's Compensation Act, 1923
o) The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 and the rules made thereunder
p) The Employee State Insurance Act, 1948 and the rules and regulations made thereunder
q) The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and rules made thereunder
r) The Shops and Commercial Establishments Acts and rules made thereunder
s) Workmen Compensation Act, 1923
t) Tax on professions, Trade, callings and employment Acts and rules made thereunder
u) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
v) Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
C. Establishment Laws
a) Lift Acts
b) Fire Acts
c) Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Municipal Corporations (Collection of Tax On Professions, Trades, Callings And Employments)
Rules, 1999
d) Municipal Laws
e) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
f) Petroleum Act, 1934 and the rules made thereunder
g) Explosives Act 1884
D. Fiscal Laws
a) Central Goods and Service Tax Act 2017 and rules made thereunder
b) Integrated Goods and Service Tax Act 2017 and rules made thereunder
c) Income-Tax Act, 1961 and the rules made thereunder
d) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules made thereunder
e) Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020
E. Sectoral Laws
a) Information Technology Act, 2000 and the applicable rules thereunder
b) Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the rules made thereunder
c) National Telecom Policy, 1999
F. Other Laws
a) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
b) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
c) Competition Act, 2002
G. Shanker Prasad
ACS No.: 6357
CP No: 6450
Place: Bengaluru
Date: 17.04.2019
Annexure 9
Independent Auditor’s Certificate on Corporate Governance
1. This certificate is issued in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated July 17,2018.
2. We, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants, the Statutory Auditors of Mindtree Limited (“the Company”), have examined the
compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance by the Company, for the year ended on March 31, 2019, as stipulated in regulations 17
to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of regulation 46(2) and para C and D of Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 (the Listing Regulations).
Management’s Responsibility
3. The compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is the responsibility of the Management. This responsibility includes the design,
implementation and maintenance of internal control and procedures to ensure the compliance with the conditions of the Corporate
Governance stipulated in Listing Regulations.
Auditor’s Responsibility
4. Our responsibility is limited to examining the procedures and implementation thereof, adopted by the Company for ensuring compliance
with the conditions of the Corporate Governance. It is neither an audit nor an expression of opinion on the financial statements of the
Company.
5. We have examined the books of account and other relevant records and documents maintained by the Company for the purposes of providing
reasonable assurance on the compliance with Corporate Governance requirements by the Company.
6. We have carried out an examination of the relevant records of the Company in accordance with the Guidance Note on Certification of
Corporate Governance issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (the ICAI), the Standards on Auditing specified under Section
143(10) of the Companies Act 2013, in so far as applicable for the purpose of this certificate and as per the Guidance Note on Reports or
Certificates for Special Purposes issued by the ICAI which requires that we comply with the ethical requirements of the Code of Ethics issued
by the ICAI.
7. We have complied with the relevant applicable requirements of the Standard on Quality Control (SQC) 1, Quality Control for Firms that
Perform Audits and Reviews of Historical Financial Information, and Other Assurance and Related Services Engagements.
Opinion
8. Based on our examination of there levant records and according to the information and explanations provided to us and the
representations provided by the Management, we certify that the Company has complied with the conditions of Corporate Governance
asstipulated in regulations 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of regulation 46(2) and para C and D of Schedule V of the Listing Regulations during
the year ended March 31,2019.
9. We state that such compliance is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor the efficiency or effectiveness with which
the Management has conducted the affairs of the Company.
Chartered Accountants
(Firm‘s Registration No. 008072S)
V. Balaji
Partner
BENGALURU, April 17, 2019 (Membership No. 203685)