200909 - Quarter 1

Total public shareholding as defined under Clause 40A of the Listing
Agreement (excludes shares held
by founders and American Depositary Receipt Holders)

Note: The
audited Profit & Loss
Account has been taken on record at the Board meeting held on October
09, 2009.

Other
Information (Rs Crores)

For the quarter ended September 30,
2009:

Staff costs :
2563

Items exceeding 10% of aggregate expenditure -
Nil

Details of other income:


- Interest on deposits with banks and others : 187
-
Dividend on investments in liquid
mutual  funds : 22
- Miscellaneous income : 7
- Exchange
differences : 16

Total :
232

Other Information (Rs Crores)

For the Half year
ended September 30,
2009:

Staff costs : 5069

Items exceeding 10% of
aggregate expenditure -
Nil

Details of other income: 

- Interest on deposits
with banks and others : 405
-
Dividend on investments in liquid mutual  funds : 32
-
Miscellaneous income : 12
- Exchange
differences : 48

Total : 497

1. The audited financial
statements have been taken on
record by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on October 09,
2009. There are no
qualifications in the auditors´ reports for these periods.
The information presented
above is extracted from the audited financial statements as
stated.

2. An interim dividend
of Rs. 10.00 per share has been declared at the above board meeting.
The record date for the
payment of the dividend will be October 16, 2009. The interim
dividend declared in the previous
year was Rs. 10.00 per share.

S D Shibulal
Chief Operating
Officer &
Director

S. Gopalakrishnan
Chief  Executive Officer &
Managing Director