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Exhibit 99.2
IFRS INR Press Release


Infosys Announces Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2011
 
Q3 revenues grew by 30.8% Year on Year; sequentially grew by 14.8%
 
Bangalore, India – January 12, 2012
 
Highlights
 
Consolidated results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the quarter ended December 31, 2011
  • Revenues were Rupee symbol9,298 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2011; QoQ growth was 14.8%; YoY growth was 30.8%
  • Net profit after tax was Rupee symbol2,372 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2011; QoQ growth was 24.4%; YoY growth was 33.3%
  • Earnings per share (EPS) was Rupee symbol41.51 for the quarter ended December 31, 2011; QoQ growth was 24.4%; YoY growth was 33.3%
Others
  • 49 clients were added during the quarter by Infosys and its subsidiaries
  • Gross addition of 9,655 employees (net addition of 3,266) for the quarter by Infosys and its subsidiaries
  • 1,45,088 employees as on December 31, 2011 for Infosys and its subsidiaries
“The global economy, driven by slower growth in developed markets coupled with the European crisis, could impact the growth of the IT industry,” said S. D. Shibulal, CEO and Managing Director. “Notwithstanding short-term challenges, we are focused on long-term growth opportunities by investing in platforms and solutions - which will accelerate innovation, enhance returns for our clients and deliver higher business value.”
 
Business outlook
 
The company’s outlook (consolidated) for the quarter ending March 31, 2012 and for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, under IFRS is as follows:
 
Outlook under IFRS – consolidated*
 
Quarter ending March 31, 2012
  • Revenues are expected to be in the range of Rupee symbol9,391 crore and Rupee symbol9,412 crore; YoY growth of 29.5% to 29.8%
  • Earnings per share (EPS) is expected to be Rupee symbol42.12; YoY growth of 32.4%
Fiscal year ending March 31, 2012
  • Revenues are expected to be in the range of Rupee symbol34,273 crore and Rupee symbol34,294 crore;  YoY growth of 24.6% to 24.7%
  • Earnings per share (EPS) is expected to be Rupee symbol147.13; YoY growth of 23.2%
*     Conversion 1 US$ = Rupee symbol52.00
 
Outlook under IFRS - consolidated­**
 
Quarter ending March 31, 2012
  • Revenues are expected to be in the range of $1,806 million and $1,810 million; YoY growth of 12.7% to 13.0%
  • Earnings per American Depositary Share (EPADS) is expected to be  $0.81; YoY growth of 15.7%
Fiscal year ending March 31, 2012
  • Revenues are expected to be in the range of $7,029 million and $7,033 million;  YoY growth of 16.4%
  • Earnings per American Depositary Share (EPADS) is expected to be $3.0; YoY growth of 14.5%
**
Exchange rates considered for major global currencies: AUD / USD – 1.02; GBP / USD – 1.54; Euro / USD – 1.29
 
Awards and Recognition
 
We have won the 'Business Partner of the Year' award from Procter & Gamble (P&G) for successfully implementing an order, shipping and billing program, and providing high-quality consulting, technology and BPO services. We were also awarded the Oracle North America Titan Award at Oracle OpenWorld for the third consecutive year.
 
We were conferred the Brand Excellence Award for IT by Star News and the World Brand Congress. We received the People’s Choice Award for ‘The Most Admired IT Company amongst IT Employees’ at the Bloomberg UTV CXO Awards 2011. We were also one of the winners of the esteemed Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award 2011, by Teleos in association with The KNOW Network.
 
Expansion of services and significant projects
 
Our revamped organization and the promise of Building Tomorrow’s Enterprise is helping us strengthen strategic partnerships with our clients. Our promise of consulting led transformation, optimizing operations and accelerating innovation is gaining rapid traction across key markets.
 
Consulting and Systems Integration
 
Our focus on next generation consulting is helping us create new transformational models in the IT business.
 
We were chosen by a leading agribusiness company as a global transformation and business IT services partner. As a part of this engagement we were awarded a multi-year services contract, to provide consistency and predictability of service delivery under a single shared-services engagement across five continents.
 
One of the largest brewers in Asia Pacific selected us as a strategic supplier for its IT needs, and to design and develop a trade promotions management solution. We were selected by an oil and gas major to transform its financial practices and move it onto a single technology platform. The program will encapsulate implementation and rollout of a global accounting solution based on Oracle E-Business Suite Financials, covering 14 countries and involving over 40 legal entities across Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
 
Business IT Services
 
Through our integrated service delivery approach to Business IT services, we are helping clients drive greater optimization in their business.
 
A global manufacturer of perfumery and flavor chemicals engaged us for the maintenance and support of its global infrastructure which includes data center, network, server management and messaging support for the next four years. A leading automotive company headquartered in Europe selected us as the single supplier to develop and optimize close to 150 IT applications covering sales, dealer operations, supply chain, parts, after-sales and warranty, marketing, customer operations, finance and HR.
 
A records and information management major partnered with us to improve the quality of its global product development by building increased capacity and enhanced capability through our Testing and Quality Assurance (QA) offerings. This helped the client bring in greater discipline, predictability, and eventually a stronger strategic approach to QA.
 
The bank division of a major retailer selected us to build its new online banking platform to facilitate upselling, cross selling and new product introduction. Using new architecture, this solution will enhance overall client and business partner experience through seamless integration capabilities.
 
A leading provider of industrial productivity solutions partnered with us to accelerate its finance transformation program by outsourcing certain financial processes, such as accounting, reporting and processing of supplier invoices.
 
Products, Platforms and Solutions
 
Products, platforms and solutions continue to gain momentum and accelerate our non-linear growth.
 
Finacle™
 
Finacle™, the universal banking solution, continued its growth trajectory, adding 10 wins this quarter. Of these, four were from Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and six from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. 26 projects went live in the quarter. Of these, 14 went live in APAC, 10 in EMEA and two in the Americas.
 
Finacle™ solutions received many industry analyst recognitions during the quarter. Aite Group commended Finacle™ mobile banking solution offering for its technology architecture and broad functionality in its vendor assessment report - Mainstreaming Mobile: A Review of Mobile Banking Vendors. Javelin Strategy & Research recognized  Finacle™ mobile banking solution for its tri-mode access capabilities, namely Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) support, focus on cost and compliance and providing a full segmented solution to meet differing market needs in  the ‘2011 – 2012 Mobile Banking Vendor Scorecard’.
 
Infosys SocialEdge™
 
A global sports brand selected Infosys SocialEdge™ to create a next-generation collaborative community to enable its employees to interact globally. This initiative is aimed to enhance workforce productivity, enable co-creation and foster innovation across different departments. A leading information company selected Infosys SocialEdge™ to design and implement a consumer engagement initiative targeted towards its special interest groups, helping the client interact with its customers and drive new revenue streams. Infosys SocialEdge™ social analytics solution is being utilized by a European high-tech manufacturer to understand consumer sentiment, brand perception and define its consumer engagement roadmap. 
 
Cloud
 
We continue to see strong momentum with our Cloud practice, winning over 15 deals this quarter. As a Cloud Ecosystem Integrator, we set up a private Cloud environment to provide enhanced customer service for one of the largest telecom majors in APAC.
 
Infosys and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Cloud. Under this alliance Microsoft brings together its proven Cloud technologies including Windows Azure, Office 365 and private cloud with Infosys’ global presence, deep industry expertise, breadth of services and innovative offerings to co-create and architect Cloud environments for clients, while developing solutions across hybrid Cloud setup.
 
Mobility
 
Our mobility offerings are witnessing tremendous interest from our clients globally. We are helping a European telco revamp its point of sale operations in its retail stores by bringing in a mobile point of sale solution. An American gifts and greeting cards major engaged us to create a unique mobile based catalog of offerings, based on Infosys’ mBrochure solution.
 
For an American financial services company, we created a unique mobile based personal card and expense management solution that has been launched in six major markets. We developed a mobile based store/warehouse locator solution to help optimize field force operations of an American industrial products giant.
 
Sustainability
 
Clients continue to engage us in their efforts towards achieving sustainable growth. A fashion eyewear company selected us to implement an industry-leading Enterprise Carbon, Energy and Resource Management (ECERM) software to monitor, analyze and report its energy and resource consumption. A major consumer electronics manufacturer partnered with us to build the foundation for a Full Material Disclosure (FMD) global platform for regulatory compliance.
 
India Business Unit
 
We continue to see traction in the Indian market. We won a strategic deal with a large telecom operator based in India to provide a campaign management solution based on SAS Campaign manager and Vertica solution from HP. Using this solution, the client will be able to provide near real-time promotions to subscribers triggered by specific events and usage behavior. Over time, the solution will scale up to cover a larger subscriber base for the operator, increasing revenues and improving customer loyalty. We have been selected by one of the largest aluminum manufacturers in India for an end-to-end application implementation project.
 
Process Innovation
 
During the third quarter, Infosys applied for 30 patent applications in India and the U.S. With this, we have an aggregate of 449 patent applications (pending) in India and the U.S. and has been granted 35 patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
 
Liquidity
 
As on December 31, 2011, cash and cash equivalents, including investments in available-for-sale financial assets and certificates of deposits was Rupee symbol19,752 crore (Rupee symbol15,897 crore as on December 31, 2010).
 
“The global currency market continues to be volatile with the Indian rupee depreciating by 11% during the quarter,” said V. Balakrishnan, Member of the Board and Chief Financial Officer. “Managing extreme currency volatility in an uncertain economic environment is going to be a challenge for the industry. We believe our focus on high-quality growth combined with our flexible financial model will position us better during these challenging times.”
 
About Infosys Ltd
 
Many of the world’s most successful organizations rely on the 1,45,000 people of Infosys to deliver measurable business value. Infosys provides business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help clients in over 30 countries build tomorrow’s enterprise.
 
For more information about Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY), visit www.infosys.com
 
Safe Harbor
 
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, 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 these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, 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 on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 and on Form 6-K for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011.These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company.
 
Contact
 
     
     
Investor Relations
Avishek Lath, India
+91 (80) 4116 7744
avishek_lath@infosys.com
Sandeep Mahindroo, US
+1 (646) 254 3133
sandeep_mahindroo@infosys.com
     
     
     
Media Relations
Sarah Vanita Gideon, India
+91 (80) 4156 4998
Sarah_Gideon@infosys.com
Ted Bockius, USA
+ 1 (510) 759-9432
Ted_Bockius@infosys.com
     

 
Infosys Limited and subsidiaries
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
(In Rupee symbol crore except share data)
 
December 31,2011
March 31,2011
ASSETS
   
Current assets
   
Cash and cash equivalents
19,495
16,666
Available-for-sale financial assets
13
21
Investment in certificates of deposit
244
123
Trade receivables
6,054
4,653
Unbilled revenue
1,578
1,243
Derivative financial instruments
66
Prepayments and other current assets
1,530
917
Total current assets
28,914
23,689
Non-current assets
   
Property, plant and equipment
5,070
4,844
Goodwill
850
825
Intangible assets
126
48
Available-for-sale financial assets
12
23
Deferred income tax assets
354
378
Income tax assets
825
993
Other non-current assets
159
463
Total non-current assets
7,396
7,574
Total assets
36,310
31,263
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
   
Current liabilities
   
Trade payables
29
44
Derivative financial instruments
310
Current income tax liabilities
928
817
Client deposits
17
22
Unearned revenue
571
518
Employee benefit obligations
515
140
Provisions
145
88
Other current liabilities
2,514
2,012
Total current liabilities
5,029
3,641
Non-current liabilities
   
Deferred income tax liabilities
28
Employee benefit obligations
259
Other non-current liabilities
80
60
Total liabilities
5,137
3,960
Equity
   
Share capital-Rupee symbol 5 ($0.16) par value 60,00,00,000 equity shares authorized, issued and outstanding 57,13,85,517 and 57,13,17,959, net of 28,33,600 treasury shares each as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively
286
 
286
Share premium
3,087
3,082
Retained earnings
27,500
23,826
Other components of equity
300
109
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the company
31,173
27,303
Non-controlling interests
Total equity
31,173
27,303
Total liabilities and equity
36,310
31,263
 
Infosys Limited and subsidiaries
 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
(In Rupee symbol crore except share data)
 
Three months ended December 31, 2011
Three months ended December 31, 2010
Nine months ended
December 31, 2011
Nine months ended
December 31, 2010
Revenues
9,298
7,106
24,882
20,251
Cost of sales
5,288
4,063
14,609
11,682
Gross profit
4,010
3,043
10,273
8,569
Operating expenses:
       
Selling and marketing expenses
451
393
1,305
1,112
Administrative expenses
660
503
1,836
1,457
Total operating expenses
1,111
896
3,141
2,569
Operating profit
2,899
2,147
7,132
6,000
Other income, net
422
290
1,252
796
Profit before income taxes
3,321
2,437
8,384
6,796
Income tax expense
949
657
2,384
1,791
Net profit
2,372
1,780
6,000
5,005
Other comprehensive income
       
Fair value changes on available - for-sale financial asset, net of tax effect
(5)
(8)
(8)
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations
129
19
199
36
Total other comprehensive income
129
14
191
28
Total comprehensive income
2,501
1,794
6,191
5,033
Profit attributable to:
       
Owners of the company
2,372
1,780
6,000
5,005
Non-controlling interest
 
2,372
1,780
6,000
5,005
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
       
Owners of the company
2,501
1,794
6,191
5,033
Non-controlling interest
 
2,501
1,794
6,191
5,033
Earnings per equity share
       
Basic (Rupee symbol)
41.51
31.15
105.01
87.62
Diluted (Rupee symbol)
41.51
31.14
105.01
87.59
Weighted average equity shares used in computing earnings per equity share
       
Basic
57,13,77,084
57,12,46,801
57,13,56,602
57,11,38,078
Diluted
57,13,96,560
57,13,80,888
57,13,94,949
57,13,58,432

NOTE:
 
1.
The audited Consolidated Balance sheets and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2011 has been taken on record at the Board meeting held on January 12, 2012
2.
A Fact Sheet providing the operating metrics of the company can be downloaded from www.infosys.com