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Patni's Q2 2006 Revenues up 32% at US$ 143.0 million (Rs. 6,560.7 million).


MUMBAI Mumbai (mmbī`, mm`bī), formerly Bombay (bŏmbā`), city (1991 pop. , India India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c.  -- Patni Computer Systems Patni Computer Systems Ltd., is a provider of Information Technology services and business solutions. The company employs over 14,000 people, and has 23 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific,as well as offshore development centers in 8 cities in India.  Limited (Patni Patni may refer to:
  • Patni Computer Systems
  • Patnitop, aka Patni Top
  • Sanskrit for Lady, Mistress; see Potnia
) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June June: see month.  2006.

Performance Highlights

Important note:

Prior years' tax review by IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws.  and review by Department of Labor of Patni's US operations has resulted in additional provisions leading to an increase in gross profit and operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 by approx. US$ 7.0 million and decrease in net income by US$ 19.9 million. Variations in Patni's Q2 2006 financial performance as a result of these reviews have been referred to as 'additional provisions' in this press release.

Sequential One after the other in some consecutive order such as by name or number.  Quarter Review (Q2 2006 v/s. Q1 2006):

--Revenues increased by 10.2% to US$ 143.03 million (Rs.6,560.66 million) from US$ 129.85 million (Rs. 5,775.53 million).

--Gross Profit at US$ 53.69 million (Rs. 2,462.65 million) compared to US$ 46.09 million (Rs. 2,050.08 million). Gross Profit adjusted for additional provisions at approx. US$ 46.6million.

--Operating income at US$ 24.21 million (Rs. 1,110.72 million) compared to US $ 17.65 million (Rs. 784.97 million). Operating Income adjusted for additional provisions at approx. US$ 17.1 million.

--Net income at (-) US$ 3.21 million ((-) Rs. 146.96 million) from US$ 14.44 million (Rs. 642.48 million). Net Income adjusted for additional provisions at US$ 16.7 million.

Corresponding Quarter Review (Q2 2006 v/s. Q2 2005):

--Revenues increased by 31.6% to US$ 143.03 million (Rs. 6,560.66 million) from US$ 108.72 million (Rs. 4,730.23 million).

--Gross Profit at US$ 53.69 million (Rs. 2,462.65 million) from US$ 37.34 million (Rs. 1,624.74 million).

--Operating income at US$ 24.21 million (Rs. 1,110.72 million) compared to US$ 15.23 million (Rs. 662.77 million).

--Net income was at (-) US$ 3.21 million ((-) Rs. 146.96 million) compared to US$ 14.28 million (Rs. 621.46 million)

Business Analysis - sequential quarter perspective

--Revenue contribution from GE reduced to 14.5% in Q2 2006 from 16.5% in Q1 2006 and from 23.0% in Q2 2005. Revenues from clients other than GE were sequentially se·quen·tial  
adj.
1. Forming or characterized by a sequence, as of units or musical notes.

2. Sequent.



se·quen
 higher by 12.8% in Q1 2006.

--Strong growth achieved across most vertical/technology segments including double-digit dou·ble-dig·it
adj.
Being between 10 and 99 percent: double-digit inflation. 
 sequential expansion in manufacturing, telecom and ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer.  practices.

--Non-US regions grew 22.8% sequentially with key growth drivers being Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). , Asia Pacific and Rest of the World.

--Patni's revenue growth was driven by volume growth of 7.2%, and price increase of about 2.5%.

Key Corporate Developments in Q2 2006:

--Top management appointments -- Mrinal Sattawala and Surjeet Singh Surjeet Singh is a Fijian of Indian descent who has made valuable contribution to the development of Chess in Fiji.

He re-vitalised the University of the South Pacific Chess Club.

He was a founder member of the Fiji Chess Federation.
(1) elevated to the respective positions of COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning.  and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. .

--Acquired ZAiQ Technologies, a US-based design and verification See verify.

verification - The process of determining whether or not the products of a given phase in the life-cycle fulfil a set of established requirements.
 company, for ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor.  design capabilities and to strengthen existing verification and validation Verification and Validation (V&V) is the process of checking that a product, service, or system meets specifications and that it fulfills its intended purpose. These are critical components of a quality management system such as ISO 9000.  practice.

--Launched LegacyX solution framework to help insurers implement their legacy renewal strategy.

--Strategic alliances announced with Clear Technology, Inc. in the insurance and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 solutions space and Eagle Investment Systems in the investment management space.

(1) W.e.f. 14th August 2006

Future Outlook:

--Q3 2006 revenues expected to grow by 4.5-5% and net income expected to be in the range of US$ 18-18.2 million excluding foreign exchange gain/loss and taking the operations at a constant dollar value of Rs. 45.48 per US$.

Notes to this release:

--Fiscal Year

Patni follows a January January: see month.  - December December: see month.  fiscal year. The current review covers the financial and operating performance of the Company for the second quarter ended 30 June 2006.

--U.S. GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

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All figures in this release pertain to pertain to
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 accounts presented as per U.S. GAAP unless stated otherwise.

--Percentage analysis

Any percentage amounts, as set forth in this release, unless otherwise indicated, have been calculated on the basis of the U.S. Dollar amounts derived de·rive  
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v.tr.
1. To obtain or receive from a source.

2.
 from our consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements

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Notes:
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 amount. Calculation of percentage amounts on the basis of Rupee amounts may lead to results that are different, in a material way, from those calculated as per U.S. Dollar amounts.

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Prior years' tax review by IRS and Department of Labor review of Patni's US operations has resulted in net reversal reversal n. the decision of a court of appeal ruling that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and is reversed. The result is that the lower court which tried the case is instructed to dismiss the original action, retry the case, or is ordered to change its  of additional provisions leading to an increase in gross profit and operating income by approx. US$ 7.0 million and decrease in net income by US$ 19.9 million.

In the second quarter ended June 30, 2006, Patni's revenues were at US$ 143.0 million (Rs. 6,560.66 million), higher by 31.6% compared to US$ 108.72 million (Rs. 4,730.23 million) in Q2 2005. Gross profit was at US$ 53.69 million (Rs. 2,462.65 million) compared to US$ 37.34 million (Rs. 1,624.74 million). After adjusting for the liabilities arising from IRS and Department of Labor reviews, gross profit for Q2 2006 was at approx. US$ 46.6 million. Operating income and income before income taxes (PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet)
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PBT Profit Before Tax
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) reported during the quarter were at US$ 24.21 million (Rs. 1,110.72 million) and US$ 28.29 million (Rs. 1,297.57 million) respectively. After adjusting for the liabilities arising from IRS and Department of Labor reviews, operating income for Q2 2006 was at approx. US$ 17.1 million. Net income was at US$ -3.21 million (Rs. -146.96 million) compared to US$ 14.28 million (Rs. 621.46 million) in Q2 2005. After adjusting for the liabilities arising from IRS and Department of Labor reviews, net income for Q2 2006 was at US$ 16.7 million. Diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format.  for the quarter was at US$ -0.02 (Rs. -1.07).

Management comments

Commenting on the Q2 2006 performance, Mr. Narendra K Patni, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Patni Computer Systems Ltd., said, "Our Q2 performance underscores Patni's ability to deliver sustained growth by leveraging the advantages of its highly scalable business model. We have delivered revenue growth significantly ahead of our guidance and internal estimates. Margins have been impacted by the annual salary revisions ReVisions is a 2004 anthology of alternate history short-stories. It is edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel. Contents

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 and the re-assessment of our obligations for taxes pertaining per·tain  
intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains
1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident.

2.
 to prior years by IRS and a review by Department of Labor. Net income after adjusting for these additional provisions Is at US$ 16.7 million ahead of our guidance. Net income for Q2 includes operational efficiency benefits in line with our expectations.

Moving into Q3, we expect revenue growth of 4.5% to 5% and net income in the range of US$ 18 to 18.2 million excluding forex variations and considering a constant dollar value of Rs.45.48 per US$.

Overall, we remain very confident about our business momentum and continue to further expand the focus on driving internal efficiencies for delivering margin expansion."

Commenting on the performance, Mr. Mrinal Sattawala, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
, Patni, said, "Patni has delivered close to double digit Noun 1. double digit - a two-digit integer; from 10 to 99
integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; "an integer is a number that is not a fraction"
 growth during the quarter through revenue expansion across a diverse segment of its clients, across its focus vertical and technology segments and in most regions globally. This has resulted in further diversification Diversification

A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. It is designed to minimize the impact of any one security on overall portfolio performance.

Notes:
Diversification is possibly the greatest way to reduce the risk.
 of our revenue streams, a key focus area for us. During Q2, we have made several initiatives, some organic and others in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy
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 with our partners, that are expected to accelerate our future growth prospects. Global outsourcers increasingly recognize our strengths in delivering highly robust IT services from a multi-location delivery platform and we expect to leverage this advantage to generate continuing expansion in our operations."

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Deepak Deepak (दीपक) is a Sanskrit word meaning lamp, or source of light. In the twentieth century, it became very popular as a first name for male Hindus.  Sogani, Chief Financial Officer, Patni, added, "In Q2 2006, Patni showed strong revenue growth driven by volume expansion. Annual planned salary revisions implemented across our global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map.  and the seasonal increase in legal immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important.  expenses led to a reduction in operating margins Operating Margin

A ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency.

Calculated by:
. We saw improvements in our operations resulting in better realized prices and higher utilization utilization,
n 1. the extent to which a given group uses a particular service in a specified period. Although usually expressed as the number of services used per year per 100 or per 1000 persons eligible for the service, utilization rates may be
 levels. SG&A also declined as a percentage of revenues and excluding salary revisions saw an absolute reduction of US$ 0.8 million in Q2 2006. We have managed our cost base more efficiently during the quarter and expect to derive de·rive
v.
1. To obtain or receive from a source.

2. To produce or obtain a chemical compound from another substance by chemical reaction.
 further upsides upsides
Adverb

Informal, chiefly Brit (foll. by with)equal or level with, as through revenge
 from operating efficiencies in the future. These would supplement the benefits derived from topline growth Topline growth

Growth in revenues. Also see: Bottomline growth.
."

Corporate developments in Q2 2006

Mrinal Sattawala appointed ap·point  
tr.v. ap·point·ed, ap·point·ing, ap·points
1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position: appointed her the chief operating officer of the company.

2.
 Chief Operating Officer

Patni has appointed Mrinal Sattawala as its Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, he has overall responsibility for operations of the business units. The Insurance and Financial Services business units now directly report to Mr. Sattawala. In addition, he will directly hold the responsibility for the sales and regional operations of the Europe and APAC APAC Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing
APAC Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
APAC Asia and Pacific
APAC Asian Pacific American Coalition
APAC Adapted Physical Activity Council (American Alliance for Health) 
 regions, besides overseeing global sales and marketing.

Surjeet Singh appointed Chief Financial Officer

Patni has appointed Surjeet Singh as its Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. 14th August 2006. Surjeet previously headed Mergers & Acquisitions at Patni and continues to hold that responsibility. He previously co-founded Cymbal Corporation This article or section is written like an .
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 and was its CFO prior to its merger with Patni.

Acquired US-based ZAiQ Technologies

Patni announced the acquisition of ZAiQ Technologies, a design and verification company, in Woburn Woburn, village, England
Woburn (w`bərn), village, Bedfordshire, S central England.
, Mass. Through the transaction, Patni has obtained ZAiQ's ASIC design capabilities and IP, as well as expertise in FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market.  and SoC technologies. The addition of ZAIQ will enable Patni to meet the growing demand for ASIC-based services in vertical markets such as consumer electronics, telecom, computing computing - computer  and wireless.

Launch of LegacyX Solution Framework

Patni launched LegacyX, a new solution framework aimed at helping insurers develop and implement their legacy renewal strategy. It is a comprehensive suite of time-tested methodologies, tools, templates and best practices that provide insurers a low-risk and proven approach to modernizing their legacy environments.

Strategic alliance with Clear Technology,Inc.

Patni has formed a strategic alliance with Clear Technology, Inc., a leading global software solutions company serving the insurance, financial services and healthcare industries. Patni will provide worldwide process consulting and system integration services for Clear Technology's insurance and financial services solutions.

Strategic alliance with Eagle Investment Systems

Eagle Investment Systems LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 (Eagle) and Patni have entered into a strategic alliance. The two organizations will work together to leverage their technology and capabilities to offer the investment management community an industry-leading spectrum of services and economic advantage from reduced cost of ownership and time-to-market.
Management Discussion & Analysis of Performance

                                              (Figures in US$ million)
                            Addl.
                          provisions    Q2 2006
                            in Q2      (excl. addl.
Particulars     Q2 2006     2006(a)    provisions)  Q1 2006    Q2 2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenues           143.0          -        143.0     129.8      108.7
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Gross Profit        53.7      +7.0(1)       46.6      46.1       37.3
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Operating
 Profit             24.2      +7.0(1)       17.1      17.6       15.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------
PBT                 28.3      +7.2(2)       21.1      18.9       16.6
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PAT                 (3.2)    -19.9(3)       16.7      14.4       14.3
======================================================================

(a) these additional provisions have altered Q2 2006 numbers to the
extent mentioned in this column
1 - due to reversal of payroll taxes for earlier years, net of accrual
from DOL review
2 - impact of 1, net of write-back of interest/penalty for earlier
years
3 - impact of re-assessed corporate taxes for earlier years, net of 2


Revenues

Patni's Q2 2006 revenues grew by 10.2% sequentially to US$ 143.0 million (Rs. 6,560.7 million) from US$ 129.85 million (Rs. 5,775.53 million) in the preceding quarter. Patni's revenue growth was driven by volume growth of 7.2% and price increases of about 2.5%. Patni experienced robust growth in most of its focus geographies. Q2 2006 revenues were 31.6% higher than the corresponding quarter last year.

Cost of revenues

Cost of revenues during Q2 2006 was at US$ 86.2 million (Rs. 3,951.70 million) compared to US$ 80.77 million (Rs. 3,592.81 million) in the preceding quarter. This variance The discrepancy between what a party to a lawsuit alleges will be proved in pleadings and what the party actually proves at trial.

In Zoning law, an official permit to use property in a manner that departs from the way in which other property in the same locality
 was mainly due to:

--Annual salary revisions that resulted in higher resource costs - revisions averaged approx. 8% at onsite locations and approx. 17% at offshore centers.

--Legal immigration charges increased by approx. US$ 1.5 million during Q2 due to the increased number of L1 and H1 visa applications made during the quarter.

--Improved utilization, weaker rupee and higher number of working days resulted in an overall improvement of US$ 3.3 million in the current quarter.

--Reversal of employment-related/payroll taxes based on the final liability provision for 2001 & 2002 and reassessment Reassessment

The process of re-determining the value of property or land for tax purposes.

Notes:
Property is usually reassessed on an annual basis. You may request a "reassessment" if you disagree with your assessment.
 of liability for 2003 & 2004 - leading to reversal of an additional provision of approx. US$ 9.0 million.

--Accrual of approx. US$2.0 million for Department of Labor review for 2004 and 2005 for our U.S. operations.

On a corresponding quarter basis, cost of revenues was up 24.7%.

Depreciation on direct assets

In Q2 2006, depreciation on direct assets was higher by 7.0% sequentially at US$ 3.2 million (Rs. 146.3 million) from US$ 2.98 million (Rs. 132.64 million) in Q1 2006. On a corresponding quarter basis, it was higher by 40.2%.

Gross profit

Gross profit was at US$ 53.69 million (Rs. 2,462.65 million) compared to US$ 46.09 million (Rs. 2,050.08 million) in the previous sequential quarter. Compared to the corresponding quarter last year, gross profit was higher by 43.8%. Gross profit for the quarter was higher by approx. US$ 7.0 million due to net reversal of additional provisions. Gross profit adjusted for additional provisions is at US$ 46.6 million.

SG&A expenses

Sales and marketing expenses were higher by 9.9% at US$ 11.02 million (Rs. 505.68 million), compared to US$ 10.03 million (Rs. 446.25 million) in the previous sequential quarter. Current quarter expenses bore the impact of salary revisions and payment of additional sales incentives Noun 1. sales incentive - remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal
bonus, incentive - an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
.

G&A expenses were higher on a sequential basis by 7.4% at US$ 17.10 million (Rs. 784.44 million) compared to US$ 15.92 million (Rs. 708.22 million). Apart from the salary revisions, Patni successfully managed its other indirect expenses to limit the increase in G&A expenses during Q2 2006.

Excluding the impact of salary revisions, SG&A expenses for Q2 2006 reduced by approx. US$ 0.8 million compared to Q1 2006.

On a corresponding quarter basis, sales and marketing expenses were higher by 27.2% while G&A expenses increased by 42.1%.

Depreciation on SG&A assets

In Q2 2006, depreciation on Patni's SG&A assets was at US$ 1.28 million (Rs. 58.92 million), lower by 5.5% compared to the previous sequential quarter and lower by 9.0% from the corresponding quarter last year.

Provision for doubtful debts

In Q2 2006, there was a provision for doubtful debts amounting to US$ 0.16 million (Rs. 7.39 million) compared to the provision for doubtful debts of US$ 0.13 million (Rs. 5.95 million) in Q1 2006.

Foreign exchange gain/loss

During Q2 2006, Patni recorded a foreign exchange gain of US$ 0.10 million (Rs. 4.50 million) as against a loss of US$ 0.99 million (Rs 44.20 million) reported in Q1 2006. Patni had recorded a foreign exchange gain of US$ 0.15 million (Rs. 6.72 million) in Q2 2005.

Operating income

In Q2 2006, operating income was at US$ 24.21 million (Rs. 1,110.72 million) compared to US$ 17.65 million (Rs. 784.97 million) in the previous sequential quarter. Operating income was up 59.0% compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Operating income was higher by approx. US$ 7.0 million due to the net reversal of provision adjusted in the cost of revenues. Operating income adjusted for additional provisions is at US$ 17.1 million during Q2 2006.

Other income

Other income (including interest and dividend income, net of interest expenses, profit/loss on sale of investments and other income) was at US$ 4.1 million (Rs. 186.85 million) in Q2 2006 compared to US$ 1.23 million (Rs. 54.85 million) in Q1 2006. On a corresponding quarter basis, other income was higher by 191.5%.

Other income in the quarter under review includes the benefit of approx. US$ 0.1 million from the write-back (memory management) write-back - A cache architecture in which data is only written to main memory when it is forced out of the cache.

Opposite of write-through. See also no-write allocation.
 of interest and related expense provisions for prior years. This relates to the reversal of employment-related/payroll taxes recorded in the cost of revenues.

Profit before tax

Patni's income before income taxes in Q2 2006 was at US$ 28.29 million (Rs. 1,297.57 million) compared to US$ 18.88 million (Rs. 839.82 million) in Q1 2006. On a corresponding basis the income before income taxes in Q2 2006 was higher by 70.1%. PBT has gone up by $7.2 million on account of net reversal of additional provisions.

Income taxes

In Q2 2006, Patni provided US$ 31.49 million (Rs. 1,444.53 million) for income taxes compared to US$ 4.44 million (Rs. 197.34 million) in Q1 2006. This included US$ 27.1 million pertaining to re-assessed corporate taxes for earlier years.

Net income

Net income in Q2 2006 was lower at (-) US$ 3.21 million (Rs. 146.96 million) compared to US$ 14.44 million (Rs. 642.48 million) in Q1 2006. Net income in Q2 2006 was lower by 122.4% compared to the corresponding quarter last year.

Net income in Q2 2006 adjusted for additional provisions is at US$ 16.7 million.

Balance Sheet / Cash Flow perspective

The days' sales outstanding Days' sales outstanding

Average collection period.
 (DSO See CSO. ) levels were at 64 days in Q2 2006 compared to 56 days in Q1 2006.

At the close of Q2 2006, cash and cash equivalents (including short term investments) were at US$ 271.06 million (Rs. 12,433.30 million) compared to US$ 284.20 million (Rs. 12,641.07 million) at the close of Q1 2006 and US$ 151.06 million (Rs. 6,572.58 million) at the close of Q2 2005. During the quarter under review, US$ 12.66 million was used towards capital expenditure.

Revenue analysis

Top clients

During Q2 2006, Patni's top client GE contributed 14.5% of revenues compared to 16.5% in Q1 2006. GE revenues during Q2 2006 were sequentially lower by 3.1% compared to Q1 2006. On a corresponding quarter basis, GE revenues were lower by 16.9% as starting Q4 2005 Patni has re-classified its revenues from Genworth, previously a GE Group company, as non-GE business following its sale by GE. Revenues from the top 10 clients (excluding GE) were higher by 12.0% during Q2 2006 compared to the immediately preceding quarter. On a corresponding quarter basis revenues from top 10 clients (excluding GE) expanded by 38.7%.

Revenues from clients outside the top 10 showed a rise of 13.4% compared to Q1 2006 and increased by 52.9% compared to Q2 2005.

Active / million-dollar relationships

The number of million-dollar relationships increased to 64 at the end of Q2 2006 from 61 at the close of Q1 2006 and 50 at the close of Q2 2005.

Client acquisition data

During Q2 2006, 23 new clients were added compared to 20 in Q1 2006 and 19 in Q2 2005. These additions took the number of Patni's active relationships up to 220 at the end of Q2 2006.

Vertical focus

During the quarter under review, Patni witnessed growth along all major vertical/technology segments. Revenues from telecom, manufacturing, and the ISV practices expanded by 16.7%, 16.0%, and 12.6% respectively compared to Q1 2006. The sequential expansion in Financial Services, Product Engineering and Insurance was 8.3%, 7.2% and 6.1% respectively

On a corresponding quarter basis, Patni's telecom and product engineering technology practice were the outstanding performers, expanding by 76.6% and 86.9% respectively.

Geographical ge·o·graph·ic   also ge·o·graph·i·cal
adj.
1. Of or relating to geography.

2. Concerning the topography of a specific region.



ge
 contribution

Patni's US-based revenues were sequentially higher by 7.5% during Q2 2006. Business in other regions expanded significantly -- Europe grew 21.3%, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) by 115.3% and Rest of the World by 59.4%. Non-US contribution to overall revenues was 19.0% in Q2 2006 compared to 17.0% in Q1 2006 and 14.7% in Q2 2005. Accordingly, U.S. contribution to revenues now stands at 81.0% compared to 85.3% a year back.

Fixed price / T&M contracts

In Q2 2006, revenues from fixed price contracts contributed 36.0% to overall revenues as compared to 37.3% in Q1 2006 and 39.0% in Q2 2005. T&M project revenues expanded by 12.5% on a sequential basis and 38.0% on a corresponding basis, and their contribution to overall revenues has steadily increased.

About Patni Computer Systems Ltd:

About Patni:

Patni Computer Systems Limited (NYSE NYSE

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: PTI PTI - Portable Tool Interface , BSE See Bombay Stock Exchange.

BSE

See Boston Stock Exchange (BSE).
: PATNI COMPUT, NSE NSE - Network Software Environment: a proprietary CASE framework from Sun Microsystems. : PATNI) is a leading Indian provider of information technology services. Patni offers its services through industry-focused practices, including insurance, manufacturing, financial services, and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , and through technology-focused practices.

Patni's service lines include application development, application maintenance and support, packaged software See software package.  implementation, infrastructure management services, product engineering services, business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in  and quality assurance services Assurance services have been defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as 'Independent Professional Services that improve information quality or its context'. .

For more information on Patni, please visit www.patni.com.

Attached Results and analysis tables

--Consolidated Statement of Income (US$)

--Consolidated Statement of Income (INR INR

In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Indian Rupee.

Notes:
The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion.
): based on convenience translation
Details of the schedule of events are as follows:

Earnings Release over    --  July 31, 2006
 the wire services

Earnings Call            --  5:00-6:00 p.m. IST (7:30-8.30 a.m. ET,
 Timing                      7:30-8:30 p.m. Singapore local time) on
                             Tuesday, August 01, 2006

India Toll               --  +91 22 2781 2277/ 6791 7977

Toll free                --  U.S.: 877-209-0463
 dial-in for             --  UK: 0800-917-4860
 International           --  Singapore: 800-101-1350
 Participants            --  Hong Kong: 800-901-700
                         --  Japan: 005-311-60205
                         --  U.S. / International Toll number:
                              +1-706-643-0243
Conference ID:
 3323296#

India Playback           --  Available from 01 August - 04 August,
 Facility                    2006 at: +91-22-2788 0541/ 6791 7908

Playback                 --  Available from 01 August - 03
 Facility for                August, 2006 at:
 U.S./International          U.S. Toll-free: 800-642-1687
 Participants                International Toll number: 706-645-9291
 Conference ID:
  3323296#

Audio webcast            --  Available live and an archive of the
 on www.patni.com            event can be accessed till August 15,
                             2006.

======================================================================


Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
:

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns Noun 1. cost overrun - excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget"
cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
 on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication telecommunication

Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances.
 networks, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Patni has made strategic investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability instability /in·sta·bil·i·ty/ (-stah-bil´i-te) lack of steadiness or stability.

detrusor instability
, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.
PATNI COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED

             FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS INFORMATION FOR THE
          FISCAL YEAR AND SECOND QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2006

                             July 31, 2006

NOTES:

 Fiscal Year

   Patni follows a January - December fiscal year. The current review
   covers the financial and operating performance of the Company for
   the quarter ended June 30, 2006.

 U.S. GAAP

   All figures in this release pertain to accounts presented as per
   U.S. GAAP unless stated otherwise.

 Percentage analysis

   Any percentage amounts, as set forth in this release, unless
   otherwise indicated, have been calculated on the basis of the U.S.
   Dollar amounts derived from our consolidated financial statements
   prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and not on the basis of any
   translated Rupee amount. Calculation of percentage amounts on the
   basis of Rupee amounts may lead to results that are different, in a
   material way, from those calculated as per U.S. Dollar amounts.

 Convenience translation

   We have translated the financial data derived from our consolidated
   financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for each
   period at the noon buying rate in the City of New York on the last
   business day of such period for cable transfers in Rupees as
   certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
   York. The translations should not be considered as a representation
   that such US Dollar amounts have been, could have been or could be
   converted into Rupees at any particular rate, the rate stated
   elsewhere, or at all. Investors are cautioned to not rely on such
   translated amounts.



PATNI COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (US$ '000)

======================================================================
                         Q2      Q2      Shift     Q1    Shift
Particulars             2006    2005       %      2006     %    2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenues               143,027 108,716    31.6 129,846   10.2 450,332
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of revenues        86,150  69,099    24.7  80,774    6.7 278,068
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Depreciation             3,190   2,275    40.2   2,982    7.0  10,413
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross Profit            53,687  37,342    43.8  46,090   16.5 161,851
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sales and marketing
 expenses               11,024   8,668    27.2  10,033    9.9  36,059
----------------------------------------------------------------------
General and
 administrative
 expenses               17,101  12,036    42.1  15,922    7.4  49,022
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Depreciation             1,284   1,412    (9.0)  1,360   (5.5)  4,800
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Provision for doubtful
 debts and advances        161    (162) (199.1)    134   20.3    (152)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Foreign exchange (gain)
 / loss, net               (98)    154  (163.5)    994 (109.9)  1,693
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income        24,214  15,233    59.0  17,648   37.2  70,429
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial public offering
 related expenses            -       -       -       -      -       -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Other income /
 (expense), net          4,073   1,397   191.5   1,232  230.5   4,241
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income
 taxes                  28,287  16,630    70.1  18,880   49.8  74,670
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Income taxes            31,492   2,347 1,241.9   4,437  609.8  13,803
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income              (3,205) 14,283  (122.4) 14,443 (122.2) 60,867
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Earning per share
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Basic                $(0.02)  $0.11           $0.10          $0.48
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Diluted              $(0.02)  $0.11           $0.10          $0.48
======================================================================


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (RS. '000): BASED ON CONVENIENCE
 TRANSLATION
======================================================================
                                  Q2        Q2        Q1
Particulars                      2006      2005      2006        2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Exchange rate                    45.87     43.51     44.48      44.95
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenues                     6,560,658 4,730,225 5,775,534 20,242,423
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of revenues             3,951,697 3,006,518 3,592,810 12,499,165
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Depreciation                   146,314    98,971   132,644    468,056
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross Profit                 2,462,647 1,624,736 2,050,080  7,275,202
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sales and marketing expenses   505,678   377,162   446,247  1,620,845
----------------------------------------------------------------------
General and administrative
 expenses                      784,444   523,714   708,221  2,203,550
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Depreciation                    58,919    61,443    60,486    215,754
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Provision for doubtful debts
 and advances                    7,387    (7,068)    5,953     (6,830)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Foreign exchange (gain) /
 loss, net                      (4,497)    6,719    44,203     76,107
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income             1,110,716   662,766   784,970  3,165,777
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial public offering
 related expenses                    -         -         -          -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Other income / (expense), net  186,850    60,801    54,852    190,623
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes   1,297,566   723,567   839,822  3,356,400
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Income taxes                 1,444,527   102,109   197,339    620,445
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                    (146,961)  621,458   642,483  2,735,955
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Earning per share
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Basic                         (1.07)     4.97      4.66      21.76
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Diluted                       (1.07)     4.92      4.61      21.47
======================================================================

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (US$ '000)

======================================================================
                                        As on      As on      As on
Particulars                           30-Jun-06  31-Mar-06  30-Jun-05
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Assets
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current assets                    428,945    423,349    281,222
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Goodwill                                 39,883     27,987     29,418
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Intangible assets, net                   10,212      9,940     11,564
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Property, plant, and equipment,
 net                                    105,042    100,083     74,463
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Other assets                              7,899      8,048      6,384
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                            591,980    569,407    403,051
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Liabilities
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current liabilities               144,228     96,853     76,411
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital lease obligations
 excluding current installments             480        477        476
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Other liabilities                        12,525     12,225     13,319
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                       157,232    109,555     90,206
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total shareholders' equity              434,747    459,852    312,845
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities & shareholders'
 equity                                 591,980    569,407    403,051
======================================================================

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (RS. '000):  BASED ON CONVENIENCE
 TRANSLATION

======================================================================
                                         As on      As on      As on
Particulars                            30-Jun-06  31-Mar-06  30-Jun-05
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Exchange rate                             45.87      44.48      43.51
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Assets
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current assets                 19,675,692 18,830,550 12,235,970
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Goodwill                              1,829,424  1,244,871  1,279,967
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Intangible assets, net                  468,432    442,147    503,161
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Property, plant, and equipment,
 net                                  4,818,258  4,451,673  3,239,865
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred income taxes
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Security deposits with affiliates
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Other assets                            362,306    357,991    277,779
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                         27,154,112 25,327,232 17,536,743
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Liabilities
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current liabilities             6,615,720  4,308,025  3,324,651
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital lease obligations excl.
 installments                            22,008     21,198     20,694
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Other liabilities                       574,516    543,772    579,512
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred income taxes
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                     7,212,244  4,872,996  3,924,857
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total shareholders' equity           19,941,868 20,454,236 13,611,886
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities & shareholders'
 equity                              27,154,112 25,327,232 17,536,743
======================================================================



CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (US$ '000)

======================================================================
                                Q2        Q1         Q2
Particulars                    2006      2006       2005         2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by
 operating activities          16,787        723     9,053     75,163
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used in investing
 activities                   (12,046)   (91,907)  (12,619)  (113,854)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital expenditure, net      (12,656)   (11,275)  (12,112)   (51,050)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment in securities,
 net                              609    (80,632)     (507)   (57,225)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment in subsidiary,
 net of cash acquired               -          -         -     (5,579)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided / (used)
 in financing activities       (7,303)       149    (5,452)   111,875
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Others                            (99)      (110)      (31)      (329)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Common shares issued, net
 of expenses                      184        259       126    118,736
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividend on common shares      (7,388)        (0)   (5,548)    (6,532)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase / (decrease)
 in cash and equivalents       (2,563)   (91,035)   (9,018)    73,184
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Effect of exchange rate
 changes on cash and
 equivalents                   (5,061)     2,868       524     (1,508)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and equivalents at
 the beginning of the
 period                        60,652    148,820    33,641     77,143
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and equivalents at
 the end of the period         53,027     60,652    25,147    148,820
======================================================================

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (RS '000):  BASED ON CONVENIENCE
 TRANSLATION

======================================================================
                                 Q2        Q1         Q2
Particulars                     2006      2006       2005       2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Exchange rate                   45.87      44.48     43.51      44.95
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by
 operating activities         770,001     32,138   393,904  3,378,586
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used in investing
 activities                  (552,570)(4,088,038) (549,050)(5,117,756)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital expenditure, net     (580,526)  (501,507) (526,977)(2,294,712)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment in securities,
 net                           27,956 (3,586,531)  (22,074)(2,572,278)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Investment in subsidiary,
 net of cash acquired               -          -         -   (250,766)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided / (used)
 in financing activities     (335,002)     6,645  (237,227) 5,028,801
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Others                         (4,536)    (4,874)   (1,332)   (14,796)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Common shares issued, net
 of expenses                    8,418     11,521     5,498  5,337,194
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividend on common shares    (338,884)        (2) (241,393)  (293,597)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase / (decrease)
 in cash and equivalents     (117,570)(4,049,254) (392,373) 3,289,632
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Effect of exchange rate
 changes on cash and
 equivalents                 (232,164)   127,556    22,815    (67,791)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and equivalents at
 the beginning of the
 period                     2,782,103  6,619,496 1,463,699  3,467,600
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and equivalents at
 the end of the period      2,432,370  2,697,797 1,094,141  6,689,441
======================================================================


REVENUE ANALYSIS

======================================================================
                                          Q2       Q1     Q2
Client revenue breakup                   2006     2006   2005     2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Top client                                14.5%   16.5%  23.0%   22.9%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Top 5 Clients                             38.1%   39.8%  48.0%   47.6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Top 10 Clients                            54.0%   55.3%  60.4%   59.8%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Client data
----------------------------------------------------------------------
No of million Dollar clients                64      61     50      61
----------------------------------------------------------------------
No of new clients                           23      20     19      74
----------------------------------------------------------------------
No of active clients                       220     206    191     199
======================================================================

======================================================================
                                           Q2       Q1     Q2
Vertical revenue breakup                  2006     2006   2005   2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance                                 23.2%   24.1%  28.2%   27.7%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Manufacturing                             21.4%   20.3%  22.6%   21.9%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial Services                        15.5%   15.8%  15.3%   16.0%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Telecommunications                        20.0%   18.9%  14.9%   15.3%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
GI                                         6.0%    6.8%   6.5%    6.5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
ISV Practice                               4.2%    4.1%   5.7%    5.0%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Product Engineering Practice               9.7%   10.0%   6.8%    7.5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                    100.0%  100.0% 100.0%  100.0%
======================================================================


======================================================================
                                          Q2       Q1     Q2
Geographical revenue breakup             2006     2006   2005     2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
United States                             81.0%   83.0%  85.3%   84.8%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Europe                                    11.2%   10.2%   9.3%    9.1%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan                                      3.9%    4.5%   4.2%    4.3%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan)             2.2%    1.1%   0.6%    0.7%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Rest of the world                          1.7%    1.2%   0.7%    1.1%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                    100.0%  100.0% 100.0%  100.0%
======================================================================

======================================================================
                                          Q2       Q1     Q2
Type of contract revenue breakup         2006     2006   2005     2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Time and Material                         64.0%   62.7%  61.0%   59.5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Fixed Price (including Fixed Price
 SLA)                                     36.0%   37.3%  39.0%   40.5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Others                                     0.0%    0.0%   0.0%    0.0%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                    100.0%  100.0% 100.0%  100.0%
======================================================================

======================================================================
                                          Q2       Q1     Q2
Efforts by location of delivery          2006     2006   2005     2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Onsite efforts                            33.7%   33.7%  36.2%   35.4%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Offshore efforts                          66.3%   66.3%  63.8%   64.6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                    100.0%  100.0% 100.0%  100.0%
======================================================================

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME - INDIAN GAAP (RS. '000)

======================================================================
                                  Q2        Q1        Q2
Particulars                      2006      2006      2005         2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sales and service income     6,490,885 5,749,578 4,742,280 19,869,306
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Other income                   131,212   148,272    70,519    381,932
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total income                 6,622,097 5,897,850 4,812,799 20,251,238
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Staff costs                  3,538,407 3,223,502 2,713,119 11,197,700
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Selling, general and
 administration expenses     1,524,254 1,519,405 1,198,562  4,931,281
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Depreciation                   205,544   192,641   160,173    678,158
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Less: Transfer from
 revaluation reserve                20        20        21         81
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest                       128,655    34,486     5,999     81,234
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial public offering
 related expenses                    -         -         -          -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total expenditure            5,396,840 4,970,014 4,077,832 16,888,292
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net profit before tax and
 adjustments                 1,225,257   927,836   734,967  3,362,946
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Provision for taxation       1,866,598   221,767   104,453    466,166
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Prior period adjustment        291,898         -         -    909,687
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Profit for the year after
 taxation                     (933,239)  706,069   630,514  1,987,093
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Profit and loss account,
 brought forward             9,583,348 8,877,279 8,159,455  7,480,016
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Equity in earning of
 affiliate
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Amount available for
 appropriation               8,650,109 9,583,348 8,789,969  9,467,109
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed dividend on equity
 shares                            289         -       188    344,684
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividend on equity shares of
 subsidiary                                    -         -          -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividend tax                        40         -     2,417     50,733
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfer to general reserve                    -         -    194,413
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Profit and loss account,
 carried forward             8,649,780 9,583,348 8,787,364  8,877,279
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Earning per share (Rs. per
 equity share of Rs. 2 each)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Basic                         (6.77)     5.12      5.04      15.80
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Diluted                       (6.77)     5.05      4.99      15.59
======================================================================


U.S. GAAP / INDIAN GAAP RECONCILIATION STATEMENT (RS. '000)

======================================================================
                                      Q2       Q1      Q2
Particulars                          2006     2006    2005       2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Consolidated net income as per
 Indian GAAP                       (933,239)706,069 630,514 1,987,093
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Acquisition of entity under
 common control                           -       -       -         -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Income taxes                        (83,933) 12,366  (5,772)  (52,991)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Fixed assets and depreciation          (546)     66    (671)    7,164
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Amortisation of miscellaneous
 expenditure                              -       -       -         -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Foreign currency differences        145,296 (33,988)(14,225)   51,364
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Employee retirement benefits         10,530   5,906  24,699   (22,082)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
ESOP related Compensation Cost      (48,833)(39,712)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Short provision for branch profit
 taxes in earlier years under
 Indian GAAP                              -       -       -         -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Provision for decline in fair
 value of investment                    115       -     (20)        -
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Business acquisition                 (9,904) (9,667)(10,255)  (32,754)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Prior Period Adjustments            774,816       -       -   746,661
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Others                                   (5)    127  (1,668)   (1,845)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                               787,537 (64,902) (7,912)  695,517
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Consolidated net income as per US
 GAAP                              (145,702)641,167 622,602 2,682,610
======================================================================

HUMAN RESOURCES

======================================================================
People related data: Location         Q2       Q1      Q2
 wise analysis                       2006     2006    2005       2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Offshore                              9,908   9,594   8,350     9,221
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Onsite                                2,700   2,554   2,527     2,581
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                12,608  12,148  10,877    11,802
======================================================================

======================================================================
                                      Q2       Q1      Q2
People related data                  2006     2006    2005       2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Opening                              12,148  11,802  10,426     9,661
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Additions - net                         460     346     451     2,141
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Closing                              12,608  12,148  10,877    11,802
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Utilization                            70.2%   67.8%   67.5%     68.6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Attrition (annualized) excluding
 BPO                                   21.0%   20.3%   17.9%     18.6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sales & support staff                 1,265   1,197   1,099     1,135
======================================================================
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