Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) Announces Results for the Quarter and Year Ended March 31, 2012

Bangalore, India (ots/PRNewswire) -

Q4 revenues declined by 1.9% sequentially; FY12 revenues grew by
15.8%

Fiscal 2013 revenues expected to grow by 8.0% to 10.0%

Highlights

Consolidated results under International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) for the quarter ended March 31, 2012

- Revenues were $1,771 million for the quarter ended March 31,
2012; QoQ decline was 1.9%; YoY growth was 10.5%

- Net income after tax was $463 million for the quarter ended
March 31, 2012; QoQ growth was 1.1%; YoY growth was 15.2%

- Earnings per American Depositary Share (EPADS) was $0.81 for
the quarter ended March 31, 2012; QoQ growth was 1.3%; YoY growth was
15.7%

- 52 clients were added during the quarter by Infosys and its
subsidiaries

- Gross addition of 10,676 employees (net addition of 4,906) for
the quarter by Infosys and its subsidiaries

- 149,994 employees as on March 31, 2012 for Infosys and its
subsidiaries

- The Board of Directors recommended a final dividend of `22 per
ADS for fiscal 2012 and a special dividend of `10per ADS on account
of completion of 10 years of Infosys BPO operations (equivalent to
final dividend of approximately $0.43 per ADS and special dividend of
10 years of Infosys BPO operations of $0.20 per ADS at the prevailing
exchange of `50.88per US$). The Register and Share Transfer Books of
the Company will be closed from May 26, 2012 to June 9, 2012 (both
days inclusive)

"The year ahead looks challenging for the IT services industry,
with slow recovery in the global markets," said S. D. Shibulal, CEO
and Managing Director. "We are executing on our Infosys 3.0strategy
which is meant to deliver high quality growth in the medium to long
term. We are making investments and have put in place a structure to
deliver on this strategy."

Business outlook

The company's outlook (consolidated) for the quarter ending June
30, 2012 and for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, under IFRS is
as follows:

Outlook under IFRS - consolidated*

Quarter ending June 30, 2012

- Revenues are expected to be in the range of $1,771 million and
$1,789 million; YoY growth of 6.0% to 7.1%

- Earnings per American Depositary Share (EPADS) is expected to
be $0.73; YoY growth of 9.0%

Fiscal year ending March 31, 2013

- Revenues are expected to be in the range of $7,553 million and
$7,692 million; YoY growth of 8.0% to 10.0%

- Earnings per American Depositary Share (EPADS) is expected to
be in the range of $3.12 to $3.17; YoY growth of 4.0% to 5.7%

* Exchange rates considered for major global currencies: AUD /
USD - 1.04; GBP / USD - 1.60; Euro / USD - 1.33

Awards and Recognition

Infosys was recognized by analysts, industry bodies and other
influencers in the last quarter.

Business Today, one of India's leading business magazines,
recognized Infosys as the top recruiter out of business schools in
India. InStep, our Global Internship Program, won the National
Council for Work Experience Award 2012 for short term work placements
in the UK.

Infosys' implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX at Farabi
Petrochemicals, Saudi Arabia was recognised by Microsoft(R) with the
Industry Excellence Award, as part of the Microsoft Dynamics 2012
Customer Excellence Awards program.

Infosys BPO won several awards at the World HRD Congress 2012,
including the Global HR Excellence Award, Fun at Work Award, RASBIC
Award which recognizes exemplary practices in innovative acquisition
of talent, Employer Branding Awards for innovation in retention
strategy and innovation in career management, STAR News Talent
Leadership and HR Award for best overall talent management
organization of the year and Top 10 Best Employers of the Year Award.

Consulting and Systems Integration

We continue to help clients realize business value through
business process and IT transformation. We were chosen by an American
public electric and water utility to help transform its legacy IT
applications, thereby enabling greater efficiency and compliance, and
improving its customer and employee satisfaction. We were engaged by
a Middle East gas distributor as a strategic partner for its customer
relationship management implementation, to drive operational
efficiency, faster customer response time and effective governance
through integrated customer operations.

A U.S. cable multi-system operator selected us as its strategic
partner to create a center of excellence for data integration to
address the dynamic needs of its business users, resulting in cost
optimization and faster time to market for new offerings.

A U.S. based security systems corporation has engaged us as its
single source IT services provider for global transformation and
consolidation of its Oracle based business applications roadmap over
the next five years. This will include strategic IT planning, change
management, package implementation to streamline and optimize
business processes, consolidation and creation of a scalable
application ecosystem to drive reduction in total cost of ownership.

Business IT Services

Our IT-enabled business solutions and complementary services help
clients build efficiency into their operations.

We have been selected by a combination natural gas and electric
utilities to modernize its data center, thereby helping it move to
industry standard infrastructure, and implement robust disaster
recovery and operational processes.

A North American telco chose us for a billing migration program
to move customers from several billing systems onto one integrated
system to provide better customer experience, and reduce costs and
errors. A European finance and insurance company has engaged us to
support its global infrastructure services in order to improve
quality of IT infrastructure, reduce costs and time to market, and
establish best practices to be leveraged globally.

We are working on a multi-year open source adoption program for a
corporation which manufactures and sells machinery and engines, to
reduce its licensing and infrastructure costs.

Infosys BPO

Infosys BPO continues to addresses our clients' business
challenges, unlocking business value by applying proven process
methodologies, integrated IT and business process outsourcing
solutions. A high-end retailer of apparel, accessories and jewellery
has engaged us to develop a comprehensive business process value
solution to streamline its online digital channel operations. We have
partnered with a corporation which sells, markets and distributes
food products, to optimize its enterprise resource planning roll-out
strategy. The solution includes streamlining the process of
maintaining its master database, delivering clearly defined outcomes
with a milestone based roadmap.

A brewing and soft drinks company selected us for two strategic
transformation initiatives - to drive group wide procurement synergy
benefits for direct material purchases, and to review its entire
manufacturing and distribution footprint, as it consolidates its
operations and distribution network.

We were also chosen to assist an Australian engineering services
firm with its offshore sourcing strategy, including identifying new
sources of supply globally and enabling the necessary adaptations in
the organization's infrastructure to implement international supply
chains.

Infosys Public Services

We are partnering with public sector organisations in the U.S. to
help them leverage the potential of technology to drive business
value. A Medicaid managed care organization has engaged us for
Medicaid claims processing services to be delivered from our U.S. BPO
center in Atlanta. We are customizing and testing a new trading
partner system for a Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plan operator
to transact with healthcare providers and other parties in compliance
with the U.S. government mandates, and improve partner satisfaction.

Another Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plan operator
implemented our iTransform(TM) product to fast-track compliance with
the U.S. government International Classification of Diseases
revision-10 (ICD-10) mandate and improve medical coder productivity.
A health system provider has selected us to assess the impact of
ICD-10 transition on its financial neutrality, contracts and clinical
documentation.

Engineering services

Our engineering and technology services are seeing good traction.
A semi-conductor chip manufacturer, partnered with us to develop and
validate a path breaking Wi-Fi solution, built on a future tablet
platform. We are designing and developing a new wireless medical
communication chipset, along with firmware, pre-compliance testing
and prototype development for a medical device major in collaboration
with its eco-system of labs and board manufacturing partners.

A provider of industrial productivity solutions has engaged us to
improve the collaboration of its research and development centers
across the globe, reduce time to market and product development costs
through a transformational Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
implementation. The marine division of an independent safety
assurance player selected us to develop knowledge based engineering
solutions and tools to monitor the structural health and sea
worthiness of its ships.

An aircraft manufacturer partnered with us to harmonize its
design and PLM systems to overhaul performance and improve the time
to volume for critical aircraft parts.

Products, Platforms and Solutions

Infosys Products and Platforms business continued to gain
momentum.

We had twelve client wins in this category this quarter, eight
for Infosys Edge(TM) and four for our industry-focused products.

Infosys Edge(TM) saw strong momentum across its platforms.
Airtel, an integrated telecommunications company with operations in
19 countries across Asia and Africa, partnered with us to build
India's first-of-its-kind mobile wallet service. The Infosys
WalletEdge(TM) platform, with Finacle(TM) Digital Commerce solution
at its core, will enable a ubiquitous mobile wallet service to
support cashless payments and settlement needs of diverse customer
segments. A consumer packaged goods company has selected Infosys
TradeEdge(TM) to improve data collection from distributors and
retailers. The platform will use this data to help plan production,
distribution and enhance the efficiency of its supply chain.

A loan servicing and real estate niche player has chosen Infosys
Credit Servicing Platform to integrate various business operations
across geographies, driving business efficiency and visibility by
streamlining loan servicing and real estate asset management
processes. The Infosys Digital Marketing Platform is driving the
digital transformation initiative for a European consumer goods
major, allowing its marketing teams to create, share, and re-use all
forms of digital assets.

Our industry specific products are seeing traction across
sectors. A European oil and gas company selected us to maintain the
integrity of its pipeline system. The product offered by us will also
provide damage assessment and 3D visualization of close to 500 kms of
pipelines. A telecommunications company in the Middle East has chosen
Infosys Flypp(TM) and mConnect(TM) to offer consumers a host of
ready-to-use experiential applications across multiple devices.

Finacle(TM)

Finacle(TM), our flagship offering for the banking industry,
continued to grow its business with 14 client wins this quarter. Of
these, six were from Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and eight
were from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. 12 client projects went
live on Finacle(TM) in the quarter. Of these, four went live in APAC,
six in EMEA and two in the Americas.

ING Belgium selected Finacle(TM) universal banking solution to
transform its core banking software, expanding Infosys' footprint in
the Benelux market. The solution from Infosys will replace the banks
existing legacy systems to provide future ready technology which can
be customized to meet the bank's on-going operational, product and
regulatory requirements. Kotak Mahindra Bank, one of India's fastest
growing banks completed the successful implementation of Finacle(TM)
across its 335 branches. The bank has already seen a 44% increase in
the number of accounts added post the Finacle(TM) implementation.

Cloud

We continue to grow our Cloud business and currently have close
to 140 engagements and 3,000 experts in our Cloud practice. We are
working with over 30 partners as we strengthen our proposition as a
Cloud Ecosystem Integrator. Over the last quarter, we won 15 programs
across Cloud services, Big Data and Security.

We were selected by a retail major in America to migrate its
applications to the Windows Azure platform in a phased manner. A
manufacturing company based out of North America partnered with us
for its Big Data journey, including the implementation of a
reconciliation platform to store and process millions of transactions
across the globe, at a fraction of the cost and time.

A railroad company in North America has selected as the principal
partner for a large technology modernization program to re-host its
mainframe applications on Windows servers on a private Cloud. We have
been engaged in a program to revamp the reservations system of an
international hotel chain using Cloud leveraged Big Data solutions to
add agility to its sales and marketing functions.

Mobility

Our mobile technology solutions are helping clients realise the
potential of mobility. A resources conglomerate with interests in oil
and gas, partnered with us to build a tablet based business
intelligence solution to monitor energy consumption patterns and aid
faster decision making to optimize energy consumption. An oilfield
services company has engaged us to build a mobile asset tracking
solution to monitor and manage heavy equipment deployed on the field.

We have created a tablet based sales lead management solution for
senior executives of a Canada based insurer. For an American
retailer, we are creating a gift catalogue application, combining the
power of mobile and social media allowing its customers to choose
products and share it as gift wish lists with their friend circles.

Process Innovation

During the fourth quarter, Infosys applied for 38 unique patent
applications in India and the U.S. With this, Infosys has an
aggregate of 474 unique patent applications (pending) in India, the
U.S. and other jurisdictions, and has been granted 47 patents by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and 1 patent by Luxembourg
patent office.

Liquidity

As on March 31, 2012, cash and cash equivalents, including
investments in available-for-sale financial assets and certificates
of deposits was $4.1bn ($3.8bnas on March 31, 2011).

"We had a very difficult quarter with revenues declining
sequentially. Our focus on high quality growth coupled with strong
financial discipline helped us to deliver on EPS guidance in US
dollar terms," said V. Balakrishnan, Member of the Board and Chief
Financial Officer. "The global currency market volatility continues
to be a challenge for the industry."

About Infosys Ltd

Many of the world's most successful organizations rely on the
150,000 people of Infosys to deliver measurable business value.
Infosys provides business consulting, technology, engineering and
outsourcing services to help clients in over 30 countries build
tomorrow's enterprise.

For more information about Infosys , visit http://www.infosys.com

Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth
prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks
and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not
limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in
earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to
manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those
factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India,
our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time
and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client
concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment
concentration, our ability to manage our international operations,
reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in
telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to
successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability
for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in
which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or
expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability
and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or
acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our
intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our
industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating
results are more fully described in our United States Securities and
Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 and on Form 6-K for the
quarter ended June 30, 2011September 30, 2011 and December 31,
2011.These filings are available at http://www.sec.gov. Infosys may,
from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking
statements, including statements contained in the company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to
shareholders. The company does not undertake to update any
forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or
on behalf of the company.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
prepared in compliance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting

Infosys Limited and subsidiaries

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of

(Dollars in millions except share data)
March 31,2012 March 31,2011
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $4,047 $3,737
Available-for-sale financial assets 6 5
Investment in certificates of deposit 68 27
Trade receivables 1,156 1,043
Unbilled revenue 368 279
Derivative financial instruments - 15
Prepayments and other current assets 300 206
Total current assets 5,945 5,312
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 1,063 1,086
Goodwill 195 185
Intangible assets 34 11
Available-for-sale financial assets 2 5
Deferred income tax assets 62 85
Income tax assets 204 223
Other non-current assets 32 103
Total non-current assets 1,592 1,698
Total assets $7,537 $7,010
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Derivative financial instruments $9 -
Trade payables 5 10
Current income tax liabilities 207 183
Client deposits 3 5
Unearned revenue 107 116
Employee benefit obligations 98 31
Provisions 26 20
Other current liabilities 482 451
Total current liabilities 937 816
Non-current liabilities
Deferred income tax liabilities 2 -
Employee benefit obligations - 58
Other non-current liabilities 22 14
Total liabilities 961 888
Equity
Share capital- `5 ($0.16) par value
600,000,000 equity shares authorized, issued
and outstanding 571,396,401 and 571,317,959,
net of 2,833,600 treasury shares each as of
March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011,
respectively 64 64
Share premium 703 702
Retained earnings 6,509 5,294
Other components of equity (700) 62
Total equity attributable to equity holders
of the company 6,576 6,122
Non-controlling interests - -
Total equity 6,576 6,122
Total liabilities and equity $7,537 $7,010

Infosys Limited and subsidiaries

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Dollars in millions except share data)
Three Three
months months Year ended Year ended
ended March ended March March 31, March 31,
31, 2012 31, 2011 2012 2011
Revenues $1,771 $1,602 $6,994 $6,041
Cost of sales 1,041 936 4,118 3,497
Gross profit 730 666 2,876 2,544
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing
expenses 91 88 366 332
Administrative expenses 111 114 497 433
Total operating expenses 202 202 863 765
Operating profit 528 464 2,013 1,779
Other income, net 131 92 397 267
Profit before income taxes 659 556 2,410 2,046
Income tax expense 196 154 694 547
Net profit $463 $402 $1,716 $1,499
Other comprehensive income
Fair value changes on
available - for-sale
financial asset, net of
tax effect - (1) (2) (2)
Exchange differences on
translating foreign
operations 244 23 (760) 72
Total other comprehensive
income $244 $22 $(762) $70
Total comprehensive income $707 $424 $954 $1,569
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the company $463 $402 $1,716 $1,499
Non-controlling interest - - - -
$463 $402 $1,716 $1,499
Total comprehensive income
attributable to:
Owners of the company $707 $424 $954 $1,569
Non-controlling interest - - - -
$707 $424 $954 $1,569
Earnings per equity share
Basic ($) 0.81 0.70 3.00 2.62
Diluted ($) 0.81 0.70 3.00 2.62
Weighted average equity
shares used in computing
earnings per equity share
Basic 571,392,171 571,305,965 571,365,494 571,180,050
Diluted 571,399,573 571,391,425 571,396,142 571,368,358

NOTE:

1. The unaudited Consolidated Balance sheets and Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months and year
ended March 31, 2012 has been taken on record at the Board meeting
held on April 13, 2012

2. A Fact Sheet providing the operating metrics of the company
can be downloaded from http://www.infosys.com

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