Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of September 2021

Commission File Number 001—32945

 

 

WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex

Pirojshanagar, Vikroli (W)

Mumbai 400 079, India

+91-22-4095-2100

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

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WNS (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”) is incorporating by reference the information set forth in this Form 6-K into its registration statements on Form S-8 filed on July 31, 2006 (File No. 333-136168), Form S-8 filed on February 17, 2009 (File No. 333-157356), Form S-8 filed on September 15, 2011 (File No. 333-176849), Form S-8 filed on September 27, 2013 (File No. 333-191416), Form S-8 filed on October 11, 2016 (File No. 333-214042) and Form S-8 filed on October 31, 2018 (File No. 333-228070) and Form S-8 filed on October 21, 2020 (File No. 333- 249577).

Other Events

At the annual general meeting of shareholders (“AGM”) held on September 23, 2021, the following resolutions, which were set forth in the notice of AGM dated August 19, 2021, were duly approved and passed by the shareholders of the Company:

 

  1.

Adoption of the annual audited accounts of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2021, together with the auditors’ report;

 

  2.

Re-appointment of Grant Thornton Bharat LLP (formerly known as Grant Thornton India LLP) as the auditors of the Company until the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held in respect of the financial year ending March 31, 2022;

 

  3.

Approval of auditors’ remuneration for the audit services to be rendered in respect of the financial year ending March 31, 2022;

 

  4.

Re-election of Mr. John Freeland as Class III Director of the Company;

 

  5.

Re-election of Ms. Francoise Gri as Class III Director of the Company;

 

  6.

Re-election of Mr. Jason T Liberty as Class III Director of the Company;

 

  7.

Confirmation of appointment of Mr. Timothy L Main as Class I Director of the Company; and

 

  8.

Approval of Directors’ remuneration and other benefits for the period from the AGM until the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held in respect of the financial year ending March 31, 2022.

Please refer to Annexure I below for details of the voting results.


Annexure I:

Annual General Meeting, Thursday, September 23, 2021

Voting results per resolution

Total number of outstanding ordinary shares (which excludes treasury shares) as of the record date, August 20, 2021: 48,688,583

 

Resolution Number 

          For      Against      Abstain      Total Votes Cast  
   Adopted/
Rejected
     Number of
votes
     Percentage
with
respect to
total votes
cast (%)
     Number
of votes
     Percentage
with
respect to
total votes
cast (%)
     Number
of
votes
     Percentage
with
respect to
total votes
cast (%)
     Number
of
votes
     Percentage
With respect to total number of
outstanding ordinary shares
(excluding treasury shares) (%)
 

1

     Adopted        38,064,069        99.7048        32,534        0.0852        80,170        0.2100        38,176,773        78.4101  

2

     Adopted        37,825,482        99.0798        350,348        0.9177        943        0.0025        38,176,773        78.4101  

3

     Adopted        38,094,258        99.7839        81,438        0.2133        1,077        0.0028        38,176,773        78.4101  

4

     Adopted        36,934,425        96.7458        1,241,983        3.2532        365        0.0010        38,176,773        78.4101  

5

     Adopted        34,507,531        90.3888        3,667,447        9.6065        1,795        0.0047        38,176,773        78.4101  

6

     Adopted        38,173,565        99.9916        2,841        0.0074        367        0.0010        38,176,773        78.4101  

7

     Adopted        37,728,214        98.8250        448,167        1.1739        392        0.0010        38,176,773        78.4101  

8

     Adopted        38,048,457        99.6639        36,685        0.0961        91,631        0.2400        38,176,773        78.4101  


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 23, 2021

 

WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Gopi Krishnan

Name:   Gopi Krishnan
Title:   General Counsel