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Exhibit 4.1
Wipro Limited — Results for the Quarter & Nine months ended December 31, 2008
WIPRO LIMITED — CONSOLIDATED AUDITED SEGMENT
REPORT FOR THE QUARTER AND
NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
                                                         
                                            (Rs. in Million)
 
                                                    Year ended
    Quarter ended December 31,   Nine months ended December 31,   March 31,
Particulars   2008   2007   Growth%   2008   2007   Growth%   2008
Revenues
                                                       
IT Services
    50,792       38,904       31 %     142,338       105,420       35 %     146,626  
IT Products
    8,369       6,716       25 %     25,854       18,562       39 %     26,400  
Consumer Care and Lighting
    5,270       4,347       21 %     15,666       10,399       51 %     15207  
Others
    1,919       3,122               7,675       8,419               11,691  
Eliminations
    (167 )     (64 )             (609 )     (227 )             (349 )
TOTAL
    66,183       53,025       25 %     190,924       142,573       34 %     199,575  
Profit before Interest and Tax — PBIT
                                                       
IT Services
    10,449       8,316       26 %     29,594       22,649       31 %     31,290  
IT Products
    431       298       45 %     1,109       852       30 %     1,227  
Consumer Care and Lighting
    613       525       17 %     1,865       1,270       47 %     1,900  
Others
    (242 )     296               (38 )     485               770  
TOTAL
    11,251       9,435       19 %     32,530       25,256       29 %     35,187  
Interest and Other Income, Net
    295       176               882       1,702               1,883  
 
Profit Before Tax
    11,546       9,611       20 %     33,412       26,958       24 %     37,070  
 
Income Tax expense including Fringe Benefit Tax
    (1,605 )     (1,100 )             (4,792 )     (3,150 )             (4,550 )
 
Profit before Share in earnings of associates and minority interest
    9,941       8,511       17 %     28,620       23,808       20 %     32,520  
Share in earnings of associates
    114       40               327       233               333  
Minority interest
    (16 )     (11 )             (50 )     (8 )             (24 )
 
PROFIT AFTER TAX
    10,039       8,540       18 %     28,897       24,033       20 %     32,829  
 
EARNINGS PER SHARE — EPS
                                                       
Equity shares of par value Rs. 2/- each
                                                       
Basic (in Rs.)
    6.90       5.88               19.87       16.56               22.62  
Diluted (in Rs.)
    6.89       5.86               19.79       16.48               22.51  
 
Operating Margin
                                                       
IT Services
    20.6 %     21.4 %             20.8 %     21.5 %             21.3 %
IT Products
    5.1 %     4.4 %             4.3 %     4.6 %             4.6 %
Consumer Care and Lighting
    11.6 %     12.1 %             11.9 %     12.2 %             12.5 %
TOTAL
    17.0 %     17.8 %             17.0 %     17.7 %             17.6 %
CAPITAL EMPLOYED
                                                       
IT Services and Products
    99,503       87,125               99,503       87,125               93,969  
Consumer Care and Lighting
    18,848       16,459               18,848       16,459               17,292  
Others
    63,332       40,597               63,332       40,597               50,659  
TOTAL
    181,683       144,181               181,683       144,181               161,920  
CAPITAL EMPLOYED COMPOSITION
                                                       
IT Services and Products
    55 %     60 %             55 %     60 %             58 %
Consumer Care and Lighting
    10 %     11 %             10 %     11 %             11 %
Others
    35 %     28 %             35 %     28 %             31 %
TOTAL
    100 %     100 %             100 %     100 %             100 %
RETURN ON AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED
                                                       
IT Services and Products
    44 %     41 %             42 %     44 %             44 %
Consumer Care and Lighting
    13 %     13 %             14 %     17 %             19 %
TOTAL
    25 %     27 %             25 %     28 %             27 %
 
Notes to Segment Report:
 
a)   The segment report of Wipro Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries and associates has been prepared in accordance with the AS 17 “Segment Reporting” issued pursuant to the Companies (Accounting Standard) Rules, 2006 and by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
 
b)   PBIT for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2008 is after considering restricted stock unit amortization of Rs. 452 Million and Rs. 1,340 Million respectively (2007: Rs. 303 Million and Rs. 875 Million respectively).
 
c)   Capital employed of segments is net of current liabilities. The net current liability of segments is as follows :
                         
            (Rs. in Million)
 
    As of   As of
    December 31,   March 31,
Particulars   2008   2007   2008
IT Services and Products
    58,671       26,340       30,456  
Consumer Care and Lighting
    4,421       3,505       3,382  
Others
    17,263       12,623       20,582  
 
    80,355       42,468       54,420  
d)   The Company has four geographic segments: India, USA, Europe and Rest of the World. Significant portion of the segment assets are in India. Revenue from geographic segments based on domicile of the customers is outlined below:
                                                                                 
                                                            (Rs. in Million)
 
    Quarter ended   Nine months ended   As of
    December 31   December 31   March 31,
Particulars   2008   %   2007   %   2008   %   2007   %   2008   %
India
    13,335       20       12,454       24       41,247       22       34,556       24       48,847       24  
USA
    30,752       46       23,505       44       85,052       45       62,929       44       87,439       44  
Europe
    14,663       23       12,442       23       43,776       23       34,704       25       48,259       24  
Rest of the world
    7,433       11       4,624       9       20,849       11       10,384       7       15,030       8  
 
    66,183       100       53,025       100       190,924       100       142,573       100       199,575       100  
e)   For the purpose of reporting, business segments are considered as primary segments and geographic segments are considered as secondary segments.
Notes to Audited Financial Statements:
1.   The above audited financial results were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on January 21, 2009.
     
2.
  Status of Redressal of Complaints received for the period
from October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008
                                         
            Opening   Complaints   Complaints    
Particulars   Nature   Balance   Received   Disposed   Unresolved
Non- Receipt of Securities
  Complaint     0       1       1       0  
Non- Receipt of Annual Reports
  Complaint     0       5       5       0  
Correction / Duplicate Revalidation of dividend warrants
  Request     0       104       104       0  
SEBI / Stock Exchange Complaints
  Complaint     0       1       1       0  
Non Receipt of Dividend Warrants
  Complaint     0       76       70       6  
TOTAL
            0       187       181       6  
Note:   There are certain pending cases relating to disputes over title to shares in which the company has been made a party. However these cases are not material in nature.
3.   The above financial results have been prepared in accordance with Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) under historical cost convention on accrual basis, except for certain financial instruments, which are measured on a fair value basis. Uniform accounting practices have been adopted for all the periods except for adoption of Accounting Standard (AS) 30, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, from April 1, 2008. GAAP comprises Accounting Standards (AS), issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and other generally accepted accounting principles in India.
 
    The interim financial results have been prepared in accordance with the recognition, measurement and disclosure provisions of AS 25, Interim Financial Reporting issued pursuant to the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006.
 
4.   The total revenues represent the aggregate segment revenue and includes all allocable other income and exchange differences which are reported in other income in the financial statements.
 
5.   In accordance with AS 21 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ and AS 23 ‘Accounting for Investments in Associates in Consolidated Financial Statements’ issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the condensed consolidated financial statements of Wipro Limited include the financial statements of all Subsidiaries of Wipro Limited which are more than 50% owned and controlled and Associates where the Company has significant influence.
 
6.   In December 2007, the ICAI issued AS 30, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. Although AS 30 becomes recommendatory in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after April 1, 2009 and mandatory in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after April 1, 2011, in March 2008 the ICAI announced that the earlier adoption of AS 30 is encouraged. AS 30, along with limited revision to other accounting standards has currently not been notified pursuant to Companies (Accounting Standard) Rules, 2006.
 
    On April 1, 2008, the Company early adopted AS 30 and the limited revisions to other accounting standards which come into effect upon adoption of AS 30.
 
    AS 30 states that particular sections of other accounting standards; AS 4, Contingencies and Events Occurring after Balance sheet Date, to the extent it deals with contingencies, AS 11 (revised 2003), The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, to the extent it deals with the ‘forward exchange contracts’ and AS 13, Accounting for Investments, except to the extent it relates to accounting for investment properties, would stand withdrawn only from the date AS 30 becomes mandatory (April 1, 2011 for the Company). Accordingly, the Company continues to comply with the guidance under these accounting standards; AS 4 — relating to Contingencies, AS 11- relating to Forward Contracts and AS 13 until AS 30 becomes mandatory.
WIPRO LIMITED — CONSOLIDATED
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE QUARTER
AND NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
                                                 
                            (Rs. in Million except share data)
 
            Quarter ended   Nine Months   Year ended
            December 31,   ended December 31,   March 31,
            2008   2007   2008   2007   2008
        Particulars   Audited   Audited   Audited   Audited   Audited
  1    
Net Income from Sales / Services
    66,343       53,396       191,351       143,278       200,397  
 
  2    
Cost of Sales / Services
                                       
       
a) (Increase)/Decrease in stock in trade and work in progress
    408       (84 )     (654 )     (135 )     (592 )
       
b) Consumption of raw materials
    5,016       3,940       17,540       12,306       17,090  
       
c) Purchase of traded goods
    5,425       5,734       17,577       13,622       19,765  
       
d) Other expenditure
    33,763       26,324       94,871       71,004       99,016  
 
  3    
Gross Profit (1-2)
    21,731       17,482       62,017       46,481       65,118  
 
  4    
General and Administrative expenses
    4,152       2,890       10,736       7,512       10,602  
  5    
Selling and Distribution expenses
    4,577       3,729       13,757       9,863       13,971  
  6    
Depreciation
    1,753       1,428       4,993       3,850       5,358  
 
  7    
Operating Profit before interest (3) — (4+5+6)
    11,249       9,435       32,531       25,256       35,187  
 
  8    
Interest expense
    1,090       760       3,016       1,221       1,892  
  9    
Exceptional Items
                             
 
  10    
Operating Profit after interest and Exceptional Items (7-8-9)
    10,159       8,675       29,515       24,035       33,295  
 
  11    
Other Investment income
    1,387       936       3,897       2,923       3,775  
 
  12    
Profit from Ordinary Activities before tax (10+11)
    11,546       9,611       33,412       26,958       37,070  
 
  13    
Tax Expense (Including Fringe Benefits Tax)
    1,605       1,100       4,792       3,150       4,550  
 
  14    
Net Profit from Ordinary Activities after tax (12-13)
    9,941       8,511       28,620       23,808       32,520  
 
  15    
Minority Interest
    (16 )     (11 )     (50 )     (8 )     (24 )
  16    
Share in Earnings of Associates
    114       40       327       233       333  
  17    
Extraordinary items (net of tax expense)
                             
 
  18    
Net Profit for the period (14+15+16-17)
    10,039       8,540       28,897       24,033       32,829  
 
  19    
Paid up equity share capital (Face value Rs. 2 per share)
    2,927       2,921       2,927       2,921       2,923  
  20    
Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserves (as per balance sheet) of previous accounting year
                                    113,991  
 
  21    
EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)
                                       
 
       
Before extraordinary items (not annualised)
                                       
       
Basic (in Rs.)
    6.90       5.88       19.87       16.56       22.62  
       
Diluted (in Rs.)
    6.89       5.86       19.79       16.48       22.51  
       
After extraordinary items (not annualised)
                                       
       
Basic (in Rs.)
    6.90       5.88       19.87       16.56       22.62  
       
Diluted (in Rs.)
    6.89       5.86       19.79       16.48       22.51  
 
  22    
Public shareholding *
                                       
 
       
Number of shares
    278,949,754       276,575,603       278,949,754       276,575,603       277,096,250  
       
Percentage of holding
    19.06 %     18.94 %     19.06 %     18.94 %     18.96 %
       
Details of expenditure
                                       
       
Items exceeding 10% of total expenditure Employee Cost
    28,012       21,915       79,360       59,528       82,726  
 
*   Public shareholding as defined under clause 40A of the listing agreement (excludes shares beneficially held by promoters and holders of American Depository Receipt)
Notes to Audited Financial Statements (Continued):
Until March 31, 2008, the Company applied the recognition and measurement principles as set out in AS 30 in accounting for derivatives and hedge accounting. Changes in the fair values of derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges were recognized directly in shareholders’ fund and reclassified into the profit and loss account upon the occurrence of the hedged transaction. The Company also designated derivative financial instruments as hedges of net investments in non-integral foreign operation. The portion of the changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments that was determined to be an effective hedge is recognized in the shareholders’ fund and recognized in the profit and loss account upon sale or disposal of related non-integral foreign operation. Changes in fair value relating to the ineffective portion of the hedges and derivatives not designated as hedges were recognized in the profit and loss account as they arose.
As the Company was already applying the principles of AS 30 in respect of its accounting for derivative financial instruments in relation to derivative and hedge accounting, the early adoption of AS 30 did not have a material impact on the Company.
As permitted by AS 30 and the consequent limited revisions to other accounting standards; during the quarter and nine month ended December 31, 2008, the Company designated a yen-denominated foreign currency borrowing amounting to JPY 20 billion, along with a floating for floating Cross-Currency Interest Rate Swap (CCIRS), as a hedging instrument to hedge its net investment in a non-integral foreign operation. In addition the company has also designated yen-denominated foreign currency borrowing amounting to JPY 8 billion along with floating for fixed CCIRS as cash flow hedge of the yen- denominated borrowing and also as a hedge of net investment in a non-integral foreign operation.
Accordingly, the translation gain/(loss) on the foreign currency borrowings and portion of the changes in fair value of CCIRS which are determined to be effective hedge of net investment in non-integral operation aggregating to Rs.677 million and Rs. 2,493 Million for the quarter and nine month ended December 31, 2008, respectively was recognized in translation reserve / hedging reserve in shareholders’ fund. The amount of loss of Rs. 1,429 Million and Rs. 3,245 Million for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2008 recognized in translation reserve would be transferred to profit and loss account upon sale or disposal of non-integral foreign operations and the amount of gain recognized in the hedging reserve of Rs. 752 Million would be transferred to profit and loss upon occurrence of the hedged transaction.
In accordance with AS 11, if the Company had continued to recognize translation losses on foreign currency borrowing in the profit and loss account, the foreign currency borrowing would not have been eligible to be combined with CCIRS for hedge accounting.
Consequently the CCIRS also would not have qualified for hedge accounting and changes in fair value of CCIRS would have been recognized in the profit and loss account. As a result profit after tax for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2008 would have been lower by Rs. 677 Million and Rs. 2,493 Million respectively.
Derivatives: As of December 31, 2008, the Company had derivative financial instruments to sell USD 1,837 Million, GBP 60 Million, EUR 6 Million and JPY 6,518 Million and buy USD 4 Million relating to highly probable forecasted transactions. As of March 31, 2008, the Company had derivative financial instruments to sell USD 2,497 Million, GBP 84 Million, EUR 24 Million and JPY 7,682 Million relating to highly probable forecasted transactions. As of December 31, 2008, the Company has recognised mark-to-market losses of Rs. 15,749 Million (2008: Rs. 1,097 Million) relating to derivative financial instruments that are designated as effective cash flow hedges in the shareholders’ fund.
In addition to Yen denominated foreign currency borrowing and related CCIRS discussed in Note 4, the Company had derivative financial instruments to sell USD 270 Million and Euro 50 Million designated as hedge of net investment in non-integral foreign operations as of December 31, 2008. For the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2008, the Company has recognized Mark to market losses of Rs. 1,083 Million and Rs. 3,577 Million respectively (2008: Rs. 495 Million) relating to the above derivative financial instruments in translation reserve in the shareholders’ fund.
As of December 31, 2008, the Company had undesignated derivative financial instruments to sell USD 375 Million, GBP 76 Million and EUR 49 Million and CHF 12 Million. As of March 31, 2008, the Company had undesignated derivative financial instruments to sell USD 414 Million, GBP 58 Million and EUR 39 Million. The Company has recognized mark-to-market gain/ (losses) on such derivative financial instruments through the profit and loss account.
7.   In December 2008, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% shareholding in India based Citi Technology Services Limited (“CTS”) for US $ 127 million. CTS is an India based captive provider of information technology services and solutions to Citi Group worldwide. CTS has a strong competency in Technology Infrastructure Services (TIS) and application development and maintenance for cards, capital markets and corporate banking. The acquisition will enhance Wipro’s capabilities to address TIS business opportunities in the financial service industry. The acquisition was consummated in January 2009.
 
8.   The list of subsidiaries is included in the condensed consolidated financial statements of Wipro Limited and subsidiaries for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, which are available on our company website www.wipro.com
 
9.   Pursuant to Clause 41 (VI) (b) (iii) of the Listing Agreement, we inform that we have published consolidated financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. The stand-alone financial results of Wipro Limited for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and for the period April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 have been submitted to the stock exchanges and are available for perusal in our company website at www.wipro.com and in stock exchange’s website of both Mumbai Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India Limited namely www.bseindia.com and www.nseindia.com
(WIPRO LOGO)
         
 
  By order of the board   WIPRO LIMITED
 
      Regd. Office: Doddakannelli,
Place: Bangalore
  Azim H Premji   Sarjapur Road, Bangalore — 560 035.
Date: January 21, 2009
  Chairman   www.wipro.com