Investor FAQs

Corporate Profile

1. What is TCS’ area of operations?
2. When was TCS founded?
3. What is the employee strength of TCS?
4. Where is TCS located?
5. What is the address of TCS’ registered office?
6. When does TCS’ financial year end?
7. What is TCS’ revenue and net income for the recently concluded quarter?
8. What is the credit rating of the company?
9. Who are your auditors?

Shares

1. When did TCS have its initial public offer (IPO) and what was the issue price? Was there any follow-on offering / bonus?
2. In which stock exchanges are TCS’ shares listed and what are the codes?
3. What is TCS’ ISIN code?
4. How many shares are outstanding?
5. What is the history of bonus issues at TCS?
6. What is the dividend history at TCS?
7. What is the record date and payment date of the interim / final dividend?
8. Does TCS have a quiet period? When is that?
9. When is the AGM held?
10. How do I buy TCS’ shares?
11. Does TCS have a dividend reinvestment program or dividend stock purchase plan?
12. Does TCS accept fixed deposits from the public?
13. How do I record a change in my address?
14. My dividend check is lost / was never received / has expired. How do I get a fresh check re-issued?

Corporate Profile

1. What is TCS’ area of operations?
   
   Tata Consultancy Services Limited is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization that delivers real results to global businesses, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled services – comprising Application Development and Maintenance, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Solutions, Assurance Services, Engineering & Industrial Services, Infrastructure Services, Consulting, Asset Leveraged Solutions and Business Process Outsourcing – delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model™ (GNDM), recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development.
   
   The company has domain expertise in a broad set of industries, comprising Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution, High Tech, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Transportation, Energy & Utilities, Media & Entertainment and others.
   
   Geographically, TCS operates in all five continents, with North America and Europe constituting the largest markets for our services. We derive over a fifth of our revenues from emerging markets such as India, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle-East & Africa.
   
   

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2. When was TCS founded?
   
   TCS was established in 1968 as a division of Tata Sons Ltd. The date of incorporation is January 19, 1995. Following a hugely successful IPO in July 2004, it was listed on the NSE and BSE on August 25, 2004.
   
   

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3. What is the employee strength of TCS?
   
   As of March 31, 2012, TCS employed 238,583 professionals.
   
   

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4. Where is TCS located?
   
   TCS is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and has a global presence with 145 offices in 42 countries and 106 delivery centers in 20 countries. 
   Learn more about TCS offices in different countries.
   
   

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5. What is the address of TCS’ registered office?
   
   The mailing address of TCS’ registered office is:
   9th Floor, Nirmal Building
   Nariman Point
   Mumbai 400 021
   Tel: 91 22 6778 9595
   Fax: 91 22 6778 9660
   
   

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6. When does TCS’ financial year end?
   
   TCS follows a financial year that begins on April 1 and ends on March 31.

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7. What is TCS’ revenue and net income for the recently concluded quarter?
   
   

   Q4 FY2012	As per Indian GAAP (INR Cr)	As per IFRS ($ Mn)
   Revenue	13,259	2,648
   Net Income	2,895	585

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8. What is the credit rating of the company?
   
   Moody’s Investors Services has issued an investment-grade rating of A3 as well as an indicative foreign currency debt rating of Baa1, with the ratings outlook as stable. The rating is not for any specific debt issuance by TCS. The company has also been rated by Dun & Bradstreet at 5A1 (Condition-Strong). The rating is assigned on the basis of tangible networth and a composite appraisal of the company.
   
   Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned to the Company its “BBB+” corporate credit rating with outlook as stable.
   
   

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9. Who are your auditors?
   
   Internal Auditors: Ernst and Young
   Statutory Auditors: Deloitte Haskins & Sells
   
   

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Shares

1. When did TCS have its initial public offer (IPO) and what was the issue price? Was there any follow-on offering / bonus?
   
   TCS made an initial public offer in July 2004 and its shares were listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India on August 25, 2004. There has been no follow-on offering from the Company.
   
   

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2. In which stock exchanges are TCS’ shares listed and what are the codes?
   
   TCS’ equity shares are listed in India on the National Stock Exchange (NSE: TCS) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE: 532540).
   
   

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3. What is TCS’ ISIN code?
   
   TCS’ ISIN code is INE467B01029
   
   

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4. How many shares are outstanding?
   
   As of March 31, 2012, TCS had 1,957,220,996 shares outstanding.
   
   

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5. What is the history of bonus issues at TCS?
   
   TCS has had two bonus isses (i.e. stock splits) till date, as listed below:
   
   

   Year	Bonus share issue	Stock split ratio	Effective Date
   2006	1:1	2 for 1	August 9, 2006
   2009	1:1	2 for 1	June 18, 2009

   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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6. What is the dividend history at TCS?
   
   The annual dividend history at TCS, not adjusted for the two stock splits, since listing is given below:
   
   

   Year	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011	FY 2012
   Dividend /Share(INR)	11.50	13.50	13	14	14	20*	14	25**

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   *Of which Rs.10 was a special dividend
   ** Pending shareholder approval (includes special dividend of Rs.8)

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7. What is the record date and payment date of the interim / final dividend?
   
   You can find the record date / payment date for the last announced dividend on our website. These details are also notified to the stock exchanges on the same day of the announcement of the dividend and available on the BSE and NSE websites.
   
   

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8. Does TCS have a quiet period? When is that?
   
   The quiet period at TCS begins ten days before the end of every quarter and lasts until the day of that quarter’s earnings release. During this period, the company’s management refrains from communicating with market participants.
   
   

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9. When is the AGM held?
   
   The Annual General Meeting is typically held in end June / early July. The formal announcement will be published on the Investors page of our website, closer to the event. If you are a shareholder, you will receive a formal notice of the meeting, containing details of the date, time and venue, alongside the Annual Report.
   
   

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10. How do I buy TCS’ shares?
    
    TCS’ shares can be purchased on the open market in India through either a stock broker or any financial institution that provides brokerage services at the BSE or NSE. TCS does not offer a direct stock purchase plan.
    
    

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11. Does TCS have a dividend reinvestment program or dividend stock purchase plan?
    
    No. The Company does not have any such program at present.
    
    

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12. Does TCS accept fixed deposits from the public?
    
    No. The Company does not accept fixed deposits.
    
    

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13. How do I record a change in my address?
    
    For physical holdings, please send a letter, duly signed by the first holder, stating the new address and folio numbers of the shares you own to our Share Registrar, M/S TSR Darashaw Ltd (mailing address in the Investor Contacts section). A computerized acknowledgement will be sent to your new address confirming the updation of the change in our records.
    In the case of dematerialized holdings, please write to your Depository Participant (DP) intimating them of the change and ask for a confirmation that their records reflect the new address.
    
    

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14. My dividend check is lost / was never received / has expired. How do I get a fresh check re-issued?
    
    Please write to our Share Registrar, M/S TSR Darashaw Ltd (mailing address in the Investor Contacts section) with details of folio numbers (in the case of physical holdings) or th DP ID and account number in the case of dematerialized holdings. After verification, they will issue a fresh check.
    
    To avoid this problem in the future, you can use the ECS facility in which the dividend amount is automatically credited to the bank account of your choice. To avail of this facility, give your request to M/S TSR Darashaw Ltd in writing.
    
    Also, you might consider dematerializing your holdings through a reliable Depository Participant. This would not only eliminate the issues of storage and risk of loss of paper certificates but also ensure automatic crediting of dividends to your bank account. Click on the links to the see the list of Depository Participants empaneled with each of the two depositories in India – NSDL and CDSL.
    
    

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