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<td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>2.</b></font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Non Controlling
Interest</b></font></td>
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<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In 2012, the
Company announced an exit offer to the shareholders of iGATE
Computer Systems Limited (“iGATE Computer”) (formerly
known as Patni Computer Systems Limited) to tender their shares to
the Company at any time from May 28, 2012 until May 27, 2013.
Subsequent to the expiry of the exit offer period, the Company is
not under an obligation to redeem the shares and accordingly the
balance redeemable non-controlling interest has been
cancelled.</font></p>
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<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">On May 10,
2013, the High Court of Judicature at Mumbai, India, approved the
merger of iGATE Computer with iGATE Global Solutions Limited
(“iGATE Global”). Pursuant to the merger, shareholders
of iGATE Computer who did not tender their shares during the exit
period were issued iGATE Global shares in the ratio of five equity
shares of iGATE Global for twenty two equity shares of iGATE
Computer. As of June 30, 2013, the Company recorded non controlling
interest at fair value amounting to $6.6 million for 0.2 million
shares (including 0.02 million of vested options).</font></p>
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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