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Group Health Insurance as separate actuarial valuation/premium paid are not available for the
Managing Director and Executive Directors.
The Company does not have any Employee Stock Option Scheme.
Services of the Managing Director and Executive Directors may be terminated by either party giving
the other party six months’ notice or the Company paying six months’ salary in lieu thereof. There is
no separate provision for payment of severance fees.
(ix) Details of Shares of the Company held by the Directors as on March 31, 2009 are as below:
Name Number of Shares
Mr. R. N. Tata 761,628
Mr. S. Ramadorai 99,560
Mr. S. Mahalingam 80,840
Mr. N. Chandrasekaran 44,264
Mr. Phiroz Vandrevala 50,304
The Company has not issued any convertible debentures.
V. Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee
(i) The Company has constituted a Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee of Directors to look into the
redressal of complaints of investors such as transfer or credit of shares, non-receipt of dividend/notices/
annual reports, etc.
(ii) Mr. V. Thyagarajan has been appointed as a Member of the Committee w.e.f. March 9, 2009.
(iii) One meeting of the Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee was held during the year on
March 9, 2009.
(iv) The composition of the Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee and the details of meetings attended
by its members are given below:
Name Category
Number of Meetings during
the year 2008-09
Held Attended
Mrs. Laura M. Cha
Chairperson
Independent, Non-Executive 1 -
Mr. S. Ramadorai
Cheif Executive Officer &
Managing Director
Non-Independent, Executive 1 1
Mr. V. Thyagarajan Independent, Non-Executive 1 1
(v) The Company has always valued its customer relationships. This philosophy has been extended to investor
relationship and an Investor Relations Department (IRD) was set up in June 2004, prior to the Company’s
Initial Public Offer of shares. The IRD focuses on servicing the needs of investors, analysts, brokers and the
general public.
(vi) Name, designation and address of Compliance Officer:
Mr. Suprakash Mukhopadhyay
Vice President and Company Secretary
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
11th Floor, Air India Building
Nariman Point
Mumbai 400 021
Tel: 022 6778 9285
Fax: 022 6630 3672
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