Your Directors are pleased to present the Thirty-Third Annual Report on the business and operations of your Company along withthe audited annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 (FY2025). The consolidated performance of the Companyand its subsidiaries has been referred to wherever required.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY
The highlights of the performance results for the FY2025 are as follows:
Particulars
FY 2024-25
FY 2023-24
Consolidated financials
Standalone financials
Income from operations
120,507
90,089
55,570
48,489
Other Income
1,647
454
4,856
7,598
Total Income
122,154
90,543
60,426
56,087
Profit before depreciation, exceptional items andtaxes
17,237
13,670
8,129
11,971
Depreciation
4,276
2,972
1509
1,283
Exceptional Item
-
Provision for tax & (deferred tax)
3,326
2209
1,345
770
Non-Controlling Interest
1,322
286
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
9,635
8,489
5275
9,918
(Loss)/Profit after tax for the year fromdiscontinued operations
-274
-133
Profit for the year
9,361
8,356
5,275
Earnings Per Share for continuing operations (Basic)(In INR)
127.16
133.73
79.90
161.49
Earnings Per Share for discontinued operations(Basic) (In INR)
-4.15
-2.16
Earnings Per Share for continuing & discontinuedoperations (Basic) (In INR)
123.01
131.56
Fiscal Year 2025 has been a year of continued strong growth forCoforge. The Company registered a consolidated US$ revenue ofUS$ 1,445 million (INR 120,507 million) and has clocked a revenuegrowth of 32.0% in CC terms, 31.5% in USD terms and 33.8% inINR terms.
During the year Coforge signed fourteen large deals, five ofwhich were signed during the recent quarter i.e. Q4FY25. Onthe back of fourteen large deals signed through the year, theTCV of Company's order book has increased to a record high ofUS$ 3.5 billion and is up 75% on a year-on-year basis. Coforge'sinvestment in sales and marketing, despite tough marketconditions, have resulted in an increasing velocity and mediansize of the large contracts it has signed during the year.
On a consolidated basis, revenues increased 33.8% to 120,507million in FY2025 from INR 90,089 million in FY2024. The growthwas led by Travel vertical which saw 35.8% YoY growth. Bankingand Financial Services vertical grew by 22.9%, Insurance verticalgrew 15.6%, Govt. outside India vertical grew 29.9% and theother emerging verticals including healthcare and retail grew71.1% in US$ terms.
For the full year FY25, the Company's gross margin at 33.6%.EBITDA (before ESOP costs) stood at INR 21,713 milliontranslating in to margin of 18.0% for the year.
The net profits (after minority interest) for the year stood atINR 8,121 million.
During the financial year, the company added a net of 8,786professionals to its headcount thus taking its total headcountto 33,023, at the end of FY25.
The above operating and financial highlights pertain tocontinuing operations.
The Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) of the
Company's global business during the year under review aswell as business outlook, along with a discussion of internalcontrols & risk management and mitigation practices, appearsseparately in this Annual Report.
The consolidated financial statements are enclosed in additionto the standalone financial statements pursuant to section129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with all relevantRules and amendments thereto & SEBI (Listing Obligations& Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended,prepared in accordance with the Accounting Standardsprescribed by ICAI in this regard. The consolidated FinancialStatements together with Auditors Report thereon form thepart of the Annual Report.
During the FY25, we continuously followed the practice ofreturning of surplus cash available with the Company to theshareholders and based on the Company's performance, theDirectors have declared four interim dividends, of INR 76 perequity share involving a cash outflow of INR 4,979.6 Mn.
During the year, the Company has not transferred any amountto the General Reserves.
Pursuant to Regulation 57(1) of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Companyon June 28, 2024 has made the payment of full redemptionamount towards redemption of listed, rated, redeemable,nonconvertible bonds of a face value of INR 10,00,000 (IndianRupees Ten Lakhs only) each and aggregating up to INR340,00,00,000 (Indian Rupees Three Hundred and Forty Croresonly) issued by the Company ("Bonds") along with the applicableinterest amount of INR 777.24 Lakhs (including withholding taxof INR 116.58 Lakhs) to Bonds holder.
Hulst B.V. ("Hulst"), the erstwhile Promoters of the Companyhas sold all the equity shares held by it in the Company onAugust 24, 2023, and all its nominees i.e. Hari Gopalakrishnan,Patrick John Cordes, Kirti Ram Hariharan and Kenneth Tech KuenCheong have resigned from the board with effect from May02, 2024 (in so far as Gopalakrishnan and Cordes is concerned)and October 19, 2023 (in so far as Hariharan and Cheong isconcerned) respectively.
Accordingly, on receipt of reclassification request from Hulst,it was placed before the Board of Directors of the Company attheir meeting held on July 22, 2024 and filed an application withthe Stock Exchanges on July 31, 2024 for the reclassificationof Hulst to public category pursuant to Regulation 31A of SEBI
I istina Regulations
The National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited,on January 08, 2025, has granted approval for reclassificationof the Hulst from "Promoter /Promoter Group Category" to"Public Category". The Company is operating successfully as aprofessionally managed company since then.
The Board of Directors of your Company at their meeting heldon July 22, 2024 has decided to shift the Registered Office ofthe Company from '8, Balaji Estate, Third Floor, Guru Ravi DasMarg, Kalkaji, New Delhi - 110019, NCT of Delhi' to 'Plot No.13, Udyog Vihar Phase - IV, Sector 18, Gurugram - 122015,State of Haryana' to carry on the business of the Companymore efficiently and with better operational convenience andshareholders of the Company at Annual General Meeting heldon August 23, 2024 accorded their approval for the same.Further, the Regional Director (Northern Region), Ministry ofCorporate Affairs, has vide its order dated November 06, 2024,has approved the aforesaid shifting of the Registered Officeand the Registrar of Companies, Delhi & Haryana has issued theCertificate of Registration of Regional Director order for Changeof State dated February 12, 2025.
The Board of Directors of the Company, at their meeting heldon March 16, 2024, has approved raising of funds by way ofissuance of such number of equity shares having face value ofINR 10 each of the Company ("Equity Shares") and / or othereligible securities or any combination thereof (hereinafterreferred to as "Securities"), for an aggregate amount notexceeding INR 3,200 crores (Rupees Thirty Two Hundred Croresonly) or an equivalent amount thereof by way of qualifiedinstitutional placement ("QIP") or other permissible modes inaccordance with the applicable laws, which was also approvedby the members of the Company at their Extra-ordinaryGeneral Meeting held on April 12, 2024 subject to the receiptof the necessary approvals including regulatory / statutoryapprovals, as may be required.
Further, the Fund Raising Committee (the "Committee") at itsmeeting held on May 28, 2024 approved the issue and allotmentof up to 48,69,565 Equity Shares to 143 qualified institutionalbuyers at the issue price of ? 4,600 per Equity Share (including apremium of INR 4,590 per Equity Share), aggregating to ? 22,400million (Rupees Twenty Two-thousand Four-hundred MillionOnly) (rounded off), pursuant to the Issue. The Issue opened onMay 21, 2024 and closed on May 27, 2024.
The Company has entered into a share purchase agreement onMay 02, 2024, with the promoters and select public shareholdersof Cigniti Technologies Limited to acquire up to 54% of the sharecapital of Cigniti Technologies Limited (collectively, the "SharePurchase Agreements") subject to execution of definitiveagreements and completion of certain identified conditionsprecedent. The Company triggered a mandatory open offerdated May 02, 2024, in terms of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisitionof Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011, as amended.
In terms of the Share Purchase Agreements, the Companyhas completed the acquisition of 7,639,492 equity sharesaggregating to 27.98% of paid up share capital of Cigniti on July04, 2024 and July 05, 2024.
Further, the Open Offer, triggered upon entering into the SharePurchase Agreements, has concluded on November 20, 2024and 12,81,239 equity shares (aggregating to 4.69% of paid-upshare capital of Cigniti) have been credited to the Company'sdemat account. The Company has also completed the finaltranche closing on December 20, 2024, through an off-markettransaction pursuant to which the Company has purchasedadditional 59,54,626 equity shares amounting to 21.62% of theexpanded voting share capital of Cigniti.
Accordingly, the Company holds an aggregate of 1,48,75,357equity shares amounting to 54% of the expanded voting sharecapital and has the majority of voting powers in the Cigniti.
Scheme of Amalgamation of Cigniti TechnologiesLimited with and into the Company and theirrespective Shareholders and Creditors
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on December27, 2024, approved the Scheme of Amalgamation of CignitiTechnologies Limited ("Cigniti") with and into Coforge Limitedand their respective shareholders and creditors under Sections230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act,2013 read with rules made thereunder ("Scheme"). The Schemeinter alia provides for the amalgamation of the TransferorCompany with and into the Company. Pursuant to the proposedScheme, as amended post split of shares of Coforge Limited,One equity share of the Company of INR 2/- each fully paid upshall be issued to the shareholders of Cigniti for every 1 equityshares of INR 10/- each fully paid up held by them. The Schemeis subject to the receipt of necessary statutory and regulatoryapprovals, including approval of Stock Exchanges, Securitiesand Exchange Board of India, the respective shareholders andcreditors of respective companies and jurisdictional bench ofthe National Company Law Tribunal. On January 10, 2025, theCompany filed the Scheme of Amalgamation of Cigniti with andinto the Company with the stock exchanges/SEBI, for which theapproval is awaited.
The proposed Scheme aims to enhance operational integrationand streamline corporate structures. By pooling resources,sharing best practices, and fostering cross-functional learning,the amalgamation will promote systemic efficiency andeliminate redundancies such as duplicate work streams andadministrative overheads. This will lead to reduced operationalcosts, seamless access to assets, and enhanced cash flowmanagement, enabling sustained growth and development ofthe respective businesses through Coforge.
Additionally, the amalgamation will facilitate market expansion,cross-selling opportunities, and operational efficienciesthrough consolidated processes and shared services. It willalso foster innovation through the pooling of technologicalresources and talent, while enabling efficient management ofbusiness operations of the combined entity i.e. Coforge. Thescheme ensures that the rights and interests of employees
and shareholders of both Coforge and Cigniti remain unaffectedand aligns with the objective of creating long-term valuefor stakeholders.
On the view of the Board the Scheme is fair, reasonable and notdetrimental to the shareholders (promoters and non-promotershareholders), KMPs and staff and employees of the Companyand that there shall be no prejudice caused to them in anymanner by the Scheme.
Other Acquisitions
OptML Inc. (Asset Purchase Agreement):
Coforge DPA NA Inc., a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary ofthe Company has entered into an asset purchase agreementwith OptML Inc. and its shareholders to acquire customercontracts, key managerial personnel, employees and sub-contractors/vendors of OptML Inc. (collectively, the "AssetPurchase Agreement") subject to completion of conditionsprecedent as per Asset Purchase Agreement.
Xceltrait Inc.
Coforge Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, hasentered stock purchase agreement with Xceltrait Inc. and itsstockholders ("Stock Purchase Agreement") to acquire all ofthe outstanding shares of capital stock of Xceltrait Inc. Thetransaction contemplated under the Stock Purchase Agreementcompleted on February 20, 2025, pursuant to which Coforge Inc.has acquired all outstanding shares of Xceltrait Inc.
Rythmos Inc.
Coforge Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, hasentered into a stock purchase agreement with Rythmos Inc.and its stockholders ("Stock Purchase Agreement") to acquireall of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Rythmos Inc.("Rythmos Transaction"), subject to completion of closingconditions and closing deliverables as per the Stock PurchaseAgreement. Further, Coforge Inc. has acquired 100% of theoutstanding shares of Rythmos Inc. from its stockholdersin accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement on April04, 2025.
TMLabs Pty Ltd
The Company, through its wholly-owned step-down subsidiary,Coforge Technologies Australia Pty Ltd, has agreed to enterinto a share sale agreement with and its shareholders ("ShareSale Agreement") to acquire all of the outstanding shares ofTMLabs Pty Ltd ("TMLabs Transaction"), subject to completionof closing conditions and closing deliverables as per the ShareSale Agreement. Further, Coforge Technologies Australia PtyLtd. has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of TMLabsPty Ltd from its shareholders in accordance with the Share SaleAgreement on April 16, 2025.
Sabre launches strategic collaboration with trustedengineering partner Coforge to accelerate pace ofproduct innovation and delivery
The Company has entered into a new agreement and SabreCorporation, a leading global travel technology company, thatwill strengthen the long-standing partnership to supercharge
Sabre's product roadmap. This multi-year agreement positionsCoforge as a key partner in furthering Sabre's ability toaccelerate product delivery and launch additional innovativeAI-enabled solutions, further underscoring the company'scommitment to speed and scale.
Sabre's future-forward technology and disruptive approach tothe market, coupled with Coforge's scale and expertise, seeksto become a driving force in modernizing the travel industry asa whole - leading a new standard for the pace of change. This13-year partnership contract is valued at approximately USD1.56 billion.
This multi-year agreement positions Coforge as a key partnerin furthering Sabre's ability to accelerate product deliveryand launch additional innovative AI-enabled solutions, furtherunderscoring the company's commitment to speed and scale.Sabre's future-forward technology and disruptive approach tothe market, coupled with Coforge's scale and expertise, seeksto become a driving force in modernizing the travel industry asa whole - leading a new standard for the pace of change. Thescale and the complexity of the mandate reflects the deep trustand capability that both organizations bring to this partnership.It underlines, once again our strong commitment to engineeringexcellence and driving emerging innovation and transformationfor our clients.
OTHER MATERIAL CHANGES OCCURRED BETWEEN THEEND OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TOWHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THEDATE OF THE REPORT
There have been following material changes and commitmentssubsequent to the close of the Financial Year to which FinancialStatements relate and the date of the Report.
• Split of Shares
With a view to enhance the liquidity of the Company'sequity shares and to encourage the participation ofsmall investors by making it more affordable to invest inthe equity shares of the Company, leading to enhancedshareholder base, the Board of Directors at their meetingheld on March 04, 2025, have approved the alteration inthe equity share capital of the Company by sub-division /split of existing equity shares of the Company, such thateach fully paid-up equity share having face value of INR10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each be sub-divided into 5 (five)fully paid-up equity shares having face value of INR 2/-(Rupees Two Only) each ranking pari-passu with each otherin all respects and consequential alteration of the CapitalClause of the Memorandum of Association of the Company,subject to approval of Members of the Company.
The Members of the Company have approved the sameby passing the resolution through postal ballot on April17, 2025.
Further, the Board of Directors at their meeting held onMay 05, 2025, fixed the Record Date for the sub-division/split as June 04, 2025. A new ISIN INE591G01025 was
allotted to the Company post the requisite approvals ofthe Stock Exchanges i.e. BSE and NSE and the depositories
i.e. NSDL and CDSL. The effect of change in face value ofthe share was reflected on the share price at the StockExchanges where your Company is listed (BSE and NSE)effective from June 04, 2025. The necessary effect toadjust the number of Equity Shares in the Demat Accountsof the Members was also completed on June 05, 2025.Retail shareholders have welcomed this move, as it letsthem share in the Company's value creation. The capitalstructure of your Company pre and post sub-division asset out below as on June 4, 2025:
Pre sub-
division
Post sub
-division
No. of
Amount
No of
Shares
shares
Authorised Capital
7,70,00,000
77,00,00,000
38,50,00,000
Issued & Paid-upCapital
6,68,85,199
66,88,51,990
33,44,25,995
• Sale of Step-down Subsidiary
Coforge U.K. Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of theCompany has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement('SPA') with Sapiens UK Limited for sale and transfer ofentirety of shareholding held by it in Coforge AdvantageGoLimited ("Share Purchase Agreement"), subject tosatisfaction or waiver of conditions to Completionand Completion obligations as per the Share PurchaseAgreement. Further, the transaction contemplated underthe SPA completed on May 30, 2025.
• Status update on merger of subsidiaries in India
The company has received the revised Certified True Copyof the Order of Merger issued by the Regional Directorof the South East Region on June 03,2025 dated May28,2025 , approving the merger of Coforge ServicesLimited (CSL), Coforge Smartserve Limited (CSSL), andCoforge SF Private Limited (SF)-step-down whollyowned subsidiaries of the Company (collectively referredto as "Transferor Entities")-into Coforge DPA PrivateLimited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company(referred to as "Transferee Entity"). The necessary filingswith the Registrar of Company under the provisions ofthe Companies Act, 2013, were made on June 30, 2025, tomake the Scheme effective.
COMPANIES ACT DISCLOSURES & CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Annual Return
As required, pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management andAdministration) Rules, 2014 every company shall place thecopy of annual return on the website of the Company, if anyand shall provide the web-link of the same in this report. Sincethe Company has a website the Annual return is uploaded onthe website of the Company and the web link for the same ishttps://www.coforgR.com/invRstors/statutory-disclosures
With the reclassification of promoter and completion of tenureof Independent Directors on the Board, the Company hasidentified and appointed new Directors on the Board. The listof all the directors with changes is provided below:
Name of the Director & DIN
Designation
O P Bhatt* (00548091)(appointed w.e.f. May 01, 2024)
Independent Director-Chairperson
Sudhir Singh(07080613)
Chief Executive Officer& Executive Director
Beth Boucher(09595668)
Independent Director
Anil Chanana(00466197)
IndependentDirector
DK Singh(10485073)
Gautam Samanta(09157177)
(appointed w.e.f. May 02, 2024)
Executive Director
Directors whose tenure completed or resigned
Basab Pradhan*
(00892181)
(tenure completed on June 28, 2024)
Hari Gopalakrishnan(03289463)
(resigned w.e.f. May 02, 2024 - close ofbusiness hours)
Non-Executive
Director
Patrick John Cordes(02599675)
* Considering the completion of tenure of Basab Pradhan as IndependentDirector and Chairperson of the Board effective June 28, 2024, theBoard appointed O P Bhatt as Independent Director effective May 01,2024, which was further approved by the shareholders through postalballot on July 07, 2024, and as Chairperson of the Board effective June29, 2024.
Gautam Samanta, Director, retire by rotation and being eligible,offers himself for re-appointment at the 33rd Annual GeneralMeeting of the Company scheduled to be held on September26, 2025.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act,2013 & SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, as amended (SEBI Listing Regulations), Thereare four Independent Directors on the Board of the Company O PBhatt, Anil Chanana, Beth Boucher & DK Singh. The compositionof the Board is in accordance with the terms of the SEBI ListingRegulations & Companies Act, 2013 as amended from time totime. Basab Pradhan (DIN: 00892181) has completed his termas an Independent Director & Chairperson of the Company
on June 28, 2024. The Board of Directors have approved theappointment of O P Bhatt as Additional Director (Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director) w.e.f. May 01, 2024, and Shareholders viapostal ballot approved the said appointment on July 07, 2024,on mutually agreed terms and conditions.
All Independent Directors have given declarations that theymeet all the requirements specified under Section 149(6) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations. Theeligible Independent directors had qualified the proficiencytest, as prescribed by the IICA. In the opinion of the Board, theIndependent Directors possess the requisite expertise andexperience and are persons of high integrity and repute. Theyfulfil the conditions specified in the Act as well as the Rulesmade thereunder and are independent of the management.
During the year, Independent Directors of the Company hadno pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company,other than sitting fees, commission and reimbursement ofexpenses incurred by them for the purpose of attendingmeetings of the Company. Details of the Familiarizationprogram for Independent Directors of the Company areavailable on the website of the Company. Further, at the timeof appointment of an Independent Director, the Companyissues a formal letter of appointment outlining his/her role,functions, duties and responsibilities. The terms and conditionsof the appointment of Non-Executive Directors are placed onthe website of the Company at https://www.coforge.com/Thedetailed information about the familiarization programme isprovided in Corporate Governance Report forming part of theAnnual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, the Company has the following Directors/employeesas Whole-time Key Managerial Personnel as on March 31, 2025:
a) Sudhir Singh - Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
b) Gautam Samanta - President & Executive Director
c) Saurabh Goel - Chief Financial Officer
d) Barkha Sharma - Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Gautam Samanta has been appointed as the Executive Directorof the Company with effect from May 02, 2024. There was noother change in the status of the KMPs during the FY2024-25.
The Board of Directors of the Company met 6 (Six) times in theFY2024-25. The details pertaining to the Board Meetings andattendance are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.The intervening gap between two Board Meetings was within theperiod prescribed under Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (ListingObligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 asamended. The details of the attendance and other relevantdetails are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
As required under Section 134(3)(c) read with 134(5) of theCompanies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Companyhereby states and confirms that:-
a) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicableAccounting Standards have been followed along withproper explanation relating to material departures;
b) The Company has selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Companyat the end of the Financial Year and of the Profit & Loss ofthe Company for that period;
c) Proper and sufficient care has been taken for themaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assetsof the Company and for preventing and detecting fraudand other irregularities;
d) The Annual Accounts are prepared on a going concern basis;
e) Suitable internal financial controls have been implementedby the Company and such internal financial controls areadequate and are operating effectively.
f) Proper systems have been devised to ensure compliancewith the provisions of all applicable laws and such systemsare adequate and are operating effectively.
g) Based on the framework of internal financial controls andcompliance systems established and maintained by theCompany, the work performed by the internal, statutoryand secretarial auditors and external consultants,including the audit of internal financial controls overfinancial reporting by the statutory auditors and thereviews performed by management and the relevantboard committees, including the audit committee, theCompany's internal financial controls were adequate andeffective during FY2025.
The Board of Directors has the following Committees. Thereport contains the details of composition of Committees ason July 23, 2025.
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination & Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
5. Risk Management Committee
The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted as perSection 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 & Regulation 18 of theSEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 as amended, and it consists of all Independent Directors.The details of the attendance in the meetings and other details
are provided in the Corporate Governance Report. The AuditCommittee of the Board comprises of the following members:
1. Anil Chanana- Chairperson
2. O P Bhatt
3. Beth Boucher
4. DK Singh
Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an IndependentDirector and ceased to be the member of the Audit Committeew.e.f. June 28, 2024, and further, Anil Chanana has beenappointed as the Chairperson of the Committee w.e.f. April 01,2024, and O P Bhatt, DK Singh appointed as members of theCommittee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Barkha Sharma is the Secretaryto the Committee. The Board accepted all the recommendationsof the Audit Committee made during the year. Details pertainingto the number of meetings of the Committee held during theyear and terms of reference, functioning and scope are givenin the Corporate Governance Report in detail in terms of therequirements under SEBI Listing Regulation, 2015 as amended.The Company also conducts pre-meetings of Audit CommitteeChairperson with management officials including CFO/ InternalAuditors/Statutory Auditors respectively before the quarterlymeetings for his review and comments to incorporate the same.
The Company has a duly constituted Nomination & RemunerationCommittee under the provisions of Section 178 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 & SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 as amended. The Nomination & RemunerationCommittee with the following as members:
1. DK Singh - Chairperson of the Committee
Hari Gopalakrishnan ceased to be member of the Committeepursuant to resignation as Non-Executive Director of theCompany w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of business hours). BasabPradhan completed his second term as an Independent Directorand ceased to be the member of the Committee w.e.f. June 28,2024. Further, DK Singh and O P Bhatt have been appointed as theChairperson and member, respectively, of the Committee w.e.f.June 11, 2024. The details of the attendance in the meetings,terms of reference and other relevant details are disclosedunder the Corporate Governance Report of the Company. Duringthe year, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee alsopassed the circular resolutions on April 20, 2024, April 24, 2024,September 28, 2024, and February 21, 2025.
In terms of provisions of section 178 of the Companies Act,2013 & Regulation 20 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has dulyconstituted Stakeholders' Relationship Committee. TheCommittee is headed by a Non-Executive Independent DirectorO P Bhatt and Barkha Sharma, Company Secretary is Secretaryfor Stakeholders' Relationship Committee meeting. The scopeof Stakeholders' Relationship Committee is as per SEBI (ListingObligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. TheCommittee has delegated work related to share transfer, issue
of duplicate shares, dematerialisation/ rematerialisation ofshares to the Share Transfer Committee which reports to theCommittee. Details pertaining to the number of meetings ofthe Committee held during the year and terms of reference,functioning and scope are given in the Corporate GovernanceReport in detail in terms of the requirements under SEBIListing Regulations, 2015 as amended. The constitution of theStakeholders' Relationship Committee is as follows:
1. O P Bhatt - Chairperson of the Committee
2. Sudhir Singh
3. DK Singh
Note: Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an IndependentDirector on June 28, 2024, and ceased to be the chairperson of theCommittee w.e.f. June 11, 2024, and as member of the Committee w.e.f.June 28, 2024. O P Bhatt appointed as chairperson of the Committeew.e.f. June 11, 2024. DK Singh has been appointed as the member of theCommittee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Further, Patrick John Cordes ceased tobe member of the committee pursuant to resignation as Non-ExecutiveDirector of the Company w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of business hours)and Beth Boucher ceased to be member of the Committee w.e.f. June10, 2024 (close of business hours) pursuant to reconstitution of theCommittee.
In terms of provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 & Rule 9of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,2014 read with various clarifications issued by Ministry ofCorporate Affairs, the Company has a CSR/ESG Committeewhich formulates and recommends to the Board, a CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) Policy indicating the activitiesto be undertaken by the Company, as per Schedule VII tothe Companies Act, 2013, recommending the amount ofexpenditure to be incurred and monitoring the expenditure andactivities undertaken under the CSR/ESG Policy of the Company.The Annual Report on CSR Activities for FY25 is enclosed withthis Report. Details pertaining to the number of meetings ofthe Committee held during the year and terms of reference,functioning and scope are given in the Corporate GovernanceReport in detail in terms of the requirements under SEBI ListingRegulations, 2015 as amended. The constitution of the CSR/ESGCommittee is as follows:
a) Beth Boucher - Chairperson of the Committee
b) Sudhir Singh
c) Gautam Samanta
Note: Beth Boucher has been appointed as chairperson of the committeew.e.f. April 01, 2024. Gautam Samanta has joined as the member of thecommittee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Further, Hari Gopalakrishnan ceased tobe member of the committee pursuant to resignation as Non-ExecutiveDirector of the Company w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of business hours).
The Committee comprises of the following Directors:
1. Beth Boucher - Chairperson
3. Anil Chanana
4. Gautam Samanta
Note: Basab Pradhan completed his second term as an IndependentDirector and ceased to be the member of the Committee w.e.f. June
28, 2024, and ceased to be the chairperson of the Committee w.e.f.June 11, 2024. Beth Boucher has been designated as the chairpersonof the Committee w.e.f. June 11, 2024. Hari Gopalakrishnan ceased tobe member of the committee pursuant to resignation as Non-ExecutiveDirector of the Company w.e.f. May 02, 2024 (close of business hours).Further, Sudhir Singh ceased to be a member of the Committee w.e.f.June 10, 2024 (close of business hours) and O P Bhatt and GautamSamanta have been appointed as members of the Committee w.e.f.June 11, 2024, pursuant to reconstitution of the Committee.
The Internal Auditor is invited to the Committee meetings &the Company Secretary of the Company is the Secretary tothe Committee. The terms of reference of the Committeeare provided under the Corporate Governance Report of theCompany. All the Directors are invited for all the Meetings whoare not serving members of the Risk Management Committee.The Company has appointed a Chief Risk Officer to overseethe enterprise-wide risk management framework includingidentification of Risks and their assessment and mitigation plan.
Pursuant to the provisions Section 178(3) of the Companies Act,2013, the Board has on the recommendation of the Nominationand Remuneration Committee framed a policy for selectionnomination and / or appointment of Senior Management/ KeyManagerial Personnel including Directors of the Company andtheir remuneration. The Policy has been revised by the Boardof Directors during the year in terms of the amendmentsin the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 as amended, the detailed Policy is stated inthe Corporate Governance Report.
In view of the requirement as stipulated by Section 177 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetingof Board & its power) Rules, 2014 and Corporate Governanceunder SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 as amended, the Company has complied withall the applicable provisions and has adopted a Whistle BlowerPolicy duly approved by the Audit Committee to report concernsabout ethics, unethical behavior, actual & suspected frauds, orviolation of Company's Code of Conduct and Ethics. The policyis hosted on the website of the Company. The same providesfor adequate safeguards against victimization of director(s)/employee(s) who avail of the mechanism and also provides fordirect access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee inexceptional cases. It is affirmed that no person has been deniedaccess to the Audit Committee.
The Policy for determining the material subsidiaries of theCompany is in terms of the amendments in the SEBI (ListingObligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Thesaid Policy is available on the Website of the Company at https://www.coforge.com/
The Company's Board has established a Risk ManagementCommittee, comprising a majority of Independent Directors.
Comprehensive details regarding the Committee and its termsof reference are provided in the Corporate Governance report.During the year, the Company revamped and implemented anenhanced risk management framework to identify variousrisk elements. This framework encompasses five principal riskcategories: strategic, technological, financial, operational, andESG-related risks. The Committee also reviewed developmentsrelated to emerging risks—including cybersecurity, dataprivacy, and geopolitical uncertainties—and considered detailedmitigation strategies. These actions enabled the Board tomaintain thorough alignment with the Company's evolvingrisk profile and ensured proactive oversight consistent withregulatory requirements and global best practices.
The Risk Management Committee reviews key risk elements ofthe Company's business, finance, operations and compliance, andtheir respective mitigation strategies. The Risk ManagementCommittee reviews strategic, business, compliance andoperational risks. On the other hand, the Audit Committeereviews issues around ethics and fraud, internal control overfinancial reporting (ICOFR), as well as process risks and theirmitigation. Similarly other committees also work around theirrisk areas and mitigation. The Risk Management Committeeoperates under the Company's Risk Management Policy andfocuses on all major risks associated with the Company.This Committee periodically reviews matters pertaining torisk management.
The Company has a Policy for Distribution of Dividend underRegulation 43A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, this policy aims at layingdown a broad framework for considering decisions by theBoard of the Company, with regard to distribution of dividendto shareholders and/or retention or plough back of its profits.The Policy is enclosed as Annexure -A of the Report and is alsoavailable on the website of the Company.
The Company Code of Conduct is available on the website ofthe Company at https://www.coforge.com . The Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Company has given a declaration that the Directorsand Senior Management of the Company have complied with theCode of Conduct during the year 2024-25.
The Company has formulated and adopted a Policy in accordancewith the requirements of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)Regulations, 2015 as amended. In compliance to the SEBI PITRegulations, the Company has a robust Code of Conduct toprohibit and monitor insider trading in the Company, which isstrictly followed within the Company and the reporting is doneto the Audit Committee/ Board at regular intervals. The Policylays down the guidelines and procedures to be followed, anddisclosures to be made while dealing with the shares of theCompany along with consequences for violation. The policy isamended to bring it in line with the provisions of the prevailingregulations, from time to time.
Training programs were also conducted to spread awarenessand self-assessment tests with a passing score. Further, theCompany is working rigorously on the effective compliance ofSEBI PIT Regulations with all the amendments being discussedand their implementation within the stipulated time period.Pursuant to the provision of Regulation 3(5) and 3(6) of SEBI(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 read withSEBI Circular issued in this regard and in view of Coforge Code ofConduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by designatedpersons ("Coforge PIT Code"), the Company has put in place aStructured Digital Database System SDD) in compliance with theSEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The AuditCommittee also reviews the compliances under the regulationat the quarterly/annual meetings. Procedures have beenestablished for Directors, officers, designated persons, andtheir relatives regarding trading in the Company's securities.These procedures are regularly communicated to employeesidentified as insiders. In addition, insider trading awarenesssessions are held for designated persons. Notifications abouttrading window closures, during which Directors and designatedpersons/insiders are not allowed to trade in the Company'ssecurities, are provided in advance. The company adopted astringent penalty framework for any violations and any policyviolations are addressed and reported to SEBI/Stock Exchangesas required, if any.
The Company's Code of Fair Disclosure is placed on the websiteof the Company https://www.coforge.com .
The management of the Company develops and implementspolicies, procedures and practices that attempt to translatethe Company's core purpose and mission into reality. It alsoidentifies, measures, monitors and minimises risks in thebusiness and ensures safe, sound and efficient operations.These risks are internally supervised and monitored throughthe Company's Management.
The Company engaged renowned, an external consultant,to conduct performance evaluation of the Board for theyear. This aimed to ensure an independent, transparent, andcomprehensive assessment of the Board including its membersand committees.
The methodology for performance evaluation covered variousaspects such as a survey on overall Board effectiveness andBoard Member 360 survey, interviews with Directors andexternal members, review Board practices including structureof Board and Committees, information flow, dynamics andgovernance processes, skill and competencies of individualDirector, to develop a comprehensive report including areas ofstrength and development.
They conducted the evaluation in accordance with Sections134 and 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, and Regulation 19of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the annual performance evaluation ofthe Board, including its committees, individual directors,independent directors, and the Chairperson, for FY25. A detailedreport was submitted by them to the Chairperson.
The Chairperson communicated the feedback to all the membersand deliberated on the same. The Directors including theChairperson expressed their satisfaction with the evaluationprocess duly noted in the NRC and Board meeting.
The information required under section 197(12) read with Rule5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in Annexure-B.Further, managerial remuneration is also provided in theCorporate Governance Report. The information as requiredunder Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 5(2) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules 2014, is applicable and forms partof the Report.
However, as per first proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act andsecond proviso of Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, theReport and Financial Statements are being sent to the Membersof the Company excluding the statement of particulars ofemployees under Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. AnyMember interested in obtaining a copy of the said statementmay write to the Company Secretary and the said annexure isalso open for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company.
The Company has not accepted any Deposits under Chapter V ofthe Companies Act, 2013 during the year and hence no amountof principal or interest was outstanding on the date of theBalance Sheet.
There were no proceedings initiated/pending against yourCompany under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016which impacts the business of the Company.
There were no instances where your Company required thevaluation for one time settlement or while taking any loan fromthe Banks or Financial Institutions.
a) Issue of equity shares with differential rights orsweat equity shares
During the year, the Company has not issued any equityshares with differential rights/sweat equity shares underCompanies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014.
b) Issue of Employee Stock Options
During the year, the Company issued 1,88,299 (OneLakh Eighty Eight Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Nine)Equity shares on the exercise of stock options under theEmployee Stock Option Scheme of the Company (ESOP2005). Consequently, the issued, subscribed and Paid- upEquity Capital increased to INR 668,788,560 as at March 31,2025, pursuant to Rule 12(9) of Companies (Share Capitaland Debentures) Rules, 2014. The grant-wise details of theEmployee Stock Option Scheme are partially provided inthe Notes to Accounts of the Financial Statement in theAnnual Report and a comprehensive note on the sameforms part of the Board Report, which is available onthe website of the Company https://www.coforge.com/investors
c) Provision of money by Company for purchase ofits own shares by employees or by trustees forthe benefit of employees
In terms of Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital andDebentures) Rules, 2014, the Company has not providedany funds for purchase of its own shares by employees orby trustees for the benefit of employees.
d) Buy-back of equity shares of the Company
The Company has not bought back any shares duringthe year.
Environmental sustainability aims to enhance human life qualitywhile minimizing strain on the Earth's resources. It embodiesthe responsibility to conserve natural resources and safeguardglobal ecosystems for present and future well-being. Achievingthis equilibrium between humans and the natural worldinvolves living in a manner that doesn't deplete resources.An unsustainable situation arises when natural resources aredepleted faster than they can be replenished.
At Coforge Limited, we are committed to continuously improvingour environmental performance to reduce our carbon footprintand contribute to the environment. Our initiatives include:
• Greater Noida campus running on 100% green energy sinceNovember 2024, which contributes 62% of the total energyconsumption of Coforge in India.
• Utilizing rooftop areas at Campus for the generation ofsolar energy with a Solar plant worth 75KW, contributingto the reduction in our carbon footprint and overall gridpower consumption.
• Collaborating with regional government authorities in allareas where Coforge operates, with the goal of securingrenewable energy connections to power our facilities,aligning global sustainability standards.
• Converting our employee transport fleet from diesel/petrolto CNG in NCR locations and installing EV charging stations
based on current fleet size and its external ecosystem inrespective states within India locations to promote electricvehicle adoption.
• Transitioning from LPG to PNG, a natural and safe versatilefuel for cooking within Coforge in-house cafeterias atcampus, aiding in energy savings and reducing hazardsassociated with gas cylinders.
• Achieving LEED certification for our campus, Hyderabadand Bengaluru facilities from construction and operationspoints of view, and working towards similar certificationsfor other locations.
• Certified with Environment Health & Safety ManagementSystem (EHSMS) standards i.e., ISO 14001:2015 and ISO45001:2018 to ensure compliance through periodic audits.
• Upgrading AC units to use environmentally friendlyrefrigerants, aligning with international agreements.
• An energy-efficient chiller system with a CTI(CoolingTechnology Institute)-approved cooling tower will beinstalled on campus, reducing our HVAC kWh consumptionby 20% and saving water from the cooling tower.
• The hot water system at the guest house has been replacedwith an energy-efficient solar hot water system, reducingour energy consumption.
• An energy-efficient VRV system has been installed at theguest house, allowing independent operation and eliminatingthe need to run the entire 628 TR chiller plant during off-peak times.
• Two DGs at our Greater Noida campus are now equippedwith RECD to treat exhaust air before releasing it intothe atmosphere.
• The reduction of 224 units of 150 Ah batteries from the datacenter UPS has significantly minimized lead acid battery(hazardous) waste on campus.
• Encouraging tree plantation activities in nearby villagesand forests.
• Recycling and treating wastewater for low-end useslike horticulture.
• Committing to making our offices free from single-useplastic, with plastic waste limited to packaging material anddisposed of through authorized recyclers.
• Processing food and horticulture waste in-house for manureproduction and disposing of all e-waste only throughgovernment-approved recyclers.
• Prioritizing the usage of green products for new facilitiesand appropriate waste segregation throughout during andpost-construction phases in India.
• Launching Health, Safety & Environment training modulesin India to instill sustainability concepts in our employees'routines and actions.
• The Greater Noida campus has achieved remarkable progressin reducing single-use paper waste and plastics. Paper cup
usage has drastically reduced from 6 million to 0.2 millionannually. In FY25, 6,295 kilograms of Type 1 and 2 paper wererecycled into internal-use stationery.
• In FY26, the campus initiated several measures to reducesingle-use plastics. Approximately 1.5 lakh compostablegarbage bags replaced conventional ones, ensuring thesustainable handling of around 14 tons of waste for the year.Dedicated bins were installed to improve waste segregation.In meeting rooms, plastic water bottles were replaced withreusable glass ones, and recyclable bottles were introducedfor client meetings. Additionally, plastic carry bags andfood wraps were eliminated in dining areas, reinforcing thecommitment to a single-use plastic-free campus.
Coforge is a client centric and growth obsessed organization,focusing on providing holistic and integrated solutions to ourclients globally. Our GTM and Integrated solution approach tosolve client problems leverages a 4-tiered approach:
• Strategy Tier: The overarching strategy for the enterpriseis chalked out at the cusp of Domain Consulting StrategicDesign Enterprise Architecture. We co-work with ourclients in a strategic partnership to define their long-termtransformation roadmap.
• Technical Capabilities Tier: To realize the transformativeroadmap we leverage our horizontal technical capabilitiesas end-to-end Value Streams. Our Technical capabilities spanacross: User Experience, Process Journeys, High VelocityEngineering, AI & Analytics and Packaged Applications.
• Product Engineering Capabilities Tier: To realize Platformsand Products, we leverage new ways of working and iterativelyimplement them with a business aligned IT operating model,Product Management, Full Stack Developers, DevSecOps,Quality Engineering, based fully stacked agile teams thatfocus on modern/cloud based technologies.
• Cloud Hyper-scaler & Security Capabilities Tier:
Infrastructure is built on Agile, Nimble and Reliable designprinciples that have built in zero trust security capabilities. Wealways strive to be at the forefront of emerging technologiesand use the same for realising Business Value for our clients.Our Innovation mindset, Design Thinking methodology andfocus on Emerging Technologies and Patterns help us usethese technologies to gain disproportionate value for thebusiness. Our partnership with Microsoft is a strategic assetthat enables us to deliver value to our clients and grow ourbusiness. Microsoft is one of the hyper-scalers that can drivesignificant growth for Coforge. A relationship that spans 360degrees including, buying-from, selling-to and partner-withwhich forms the basis of the go-to-market with Microsoft. Weleverage Microsoft's cutting-edge technologies to optimizeour operations, enhance our productivity, and improve ourefficiency. We use Microsoft Azure as our preferred cloudplatform to host our applications, data, and infrastructure,taking advantage of its scalability, security, and reliability.We also use Microsoft 365 as our main productivity suite,