WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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 2007
Commission File Number 00132945
WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in the charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrants name into English)
Jersey, Channel Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Gate 4, Godrej & Boyce Complex
Pirojshanagar, Vikroli (W)
Mumbai 400 079, India
+91-22-6797-6100
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F þ Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information contained in this
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12g3-2(b): Not applicable.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Other Events
On
September 10, 2007, WNS (Holdings) Limited (the Company) issued a press release announcing the
AVIVAs extention of its call option exercise date. A copy of
the press release dated September 10,
2007 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Exhibit
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Press release of WNS (Holdings) Limited dated
September 10, 2007. |
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, thereunder duly authorized.
Date:
September 10, 2007
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WNS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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/s/ Zubin Dubash
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Name: |
Zubin Dubash |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 |
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Press release of WNS (Holdings) Limited dated
September 10, 2007. |
EX-99.1 Press release dated September 10, 2007
Exhibit 99.1
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CONTACT:
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Investors:
Jay Venkateswaran
Senior VP Investor Relations
WNS (Holdings) Limited
+1 212 599 6960
ir@wnsgs.com |
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Media:
Mike Sherrill
Gutenberg Communications
+1 212 239 8741
msherrill@gutenbergpr.com |
WNS Announces AVIVA Extends Call Option Exercise Date
New York and Mumbai, September 10, 2007 WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading
provider of offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) services, announced today that it has
entered into a letter agreement with AVIVA, a major client, amending the terms of exercise of
AVIVAs option to require WNS to transfer the relevant project and operations of its facility at
Pune, India, to AVIVA provided in its contract with AVIVA. Pursuant to the amendment letter, the
earliest date of exercise of the call option has been extended from October 1, 2007 to January 1,
2008. Accordingly, if the option to transfer the Pune facility is exercised, the earliest date WNS
would be required to transfer the Pune facility to AVIVA would be April 2, 2008.
For the quarter ended June 2007, the AVIVA facility at Pune accounted for 4.76% of WNS revenue and
7.68% of WNS revenue less repair payments.
About WNS
WNS is a leading provider of offshore business process outsourcing, or BPO, services. We provide
comprehensive data, voice and analytical services that are underpinned by our expertise in our
target industry sectors. We transfer the execution of the business processes of our clients, which
are typically companies located in Europe and North America, to our delivery centers located
primarily in India. We provide high-quality execution of client processes, monitor these processes
against multiple performance metrics, and seek to improve them on an ongoing basis.
WNS ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit our website
at www.wnsgs.com
Safe Harbor Statement under the provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our current expectations,
assumptions, estimates and projections about our company and our industry. The forward-looking
statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Those statements include estimates of
the benefits of the proposed acquisition and future plans of the company. We caution you that
reliance on any forward-looking statement involves risks and uncertainties, and that although we
believe that the assumptions on which our forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any
of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and, as a result, the forward-looking statements
based on those assumptions could be materially incorrect. These factors include but are not limited
to: technological innovation; telecommunications or technology disruptions; future regulatory
actions and conditions in our operating areas; our dependence on a limited number of clients in a
limited number of industries; our ability to attract and retain clients; our ability to expand our
business or effectively manage growth; our ability to hire and retain enough sufficiently trained
employees to support our operations; negative public reaction in the U.S. or the U.K. to offshore
outsourcing; regulatory, legislative and judicial developments; increasing competition in the
business process outsourcing industry; political or economic instability in India, Sri Lanka and
Jersey; worldwide economic and business conditions; our ability to successfully consummate
strategic acquisitions; and other risks described from time to time in our SEC filings, including
our annual report on Form 20-F for our fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 filed on June 26, 2007, as
amended.
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