Rolta's Promoters Increase Holding to Over 50%

MUMBAI, India, November 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Rolta India Limited today announced that its Promoters have increased their share holding in the Company from around 40% to over 50% through creeping acquisitions over the last three years.

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Rolta India conducts business in India, and internationally through subsidiaries in various countries.  Rolta is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions built around its intellectual property for many vertical segments, including Federal and State Governments, Defence, Homeland Security, Utilities, Process, Power, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, and Healthcare.  The increased holding places Rolta in compliance with Indian Defence manufacturing/procurement guidelines that mandate that bidders have more than 50% holding in the hands of Indian promoters.  

The Promoters continue to increase their holdings further through creeping acquisitions in line with SEBI guidelines.  This is evidence of the confidence of the Promoters in the business model of the Company, the superiority of its offerings, and the growth potential of the Company.

About Rolta: Rolta is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions for many vertical segments, including Federal and State Governments, Defense/HLS, Utilities, Process, Power, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, and Healthcare.  By uniquely combining its expertise in the IT, Engineering and Geospatial domains, Rolta develops exceptional solutions for these segments. The Company leverages its industry-specific know-how, rich repository of intellectual property that spans photogrammetry, image processing, geospatial applications, business intelligence, analytics, field-proven solution frameworks, and deep expertise in cutting-edge technologies like Geo BI, Cloud computing, Software Defined Infrastructure and Big Data for providing sophisticated enterprise-level integrated solutions.  Rolta is a multinational organization headquartered in India.  The Company operates from 40 locations worldwide through its subsidiaries, and has executed projects in over 45 countries.  The Company benchmarks its quality processes to the world's best standards, like successful assessment for Software Application Development and Maintenance at the highest Level 5 of SEI's CMMI® version 1.3.  Rolta is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange & National Stock Exchange, and forms part of various indices on BSE/NSE in India.  The Company's GDRs are listed on the Main Board of London Stock Exchange.  The Company's 'Senior Notes' are listed on Singapore Stock Exchange.

Disclaimer: This press release includes statements that are not historical in nature and that may be characterized as "forward-looking statements", including those related to future financial and operating results, benefits and synergies of the Company's brands and strategies, future opportunities and the growth of the market for open source solutions. You should be aware that Rolta's actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations of Rolta management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, Rolta's ability to integrate acquired operations and employees, Rolta's success in executing its strategies, Rolta's ability to take a competitive position in the industry, business conditions and the general economy, market opportunities, potential new business strategies, competitive factors, sales and marketing execution, shifts in technologies or market demand, and any other factors. The Company may make additional written and oral forward-looking statements but do not undertake, and disclaim any obligation, to update them.

For additional information please visit http://www.rolta.com, or contact:

Hiranya Ashar
Director Finance & CFO
Member of the Board
[email protected]
Tel: +91-(22)2926-6666

A. P. Singh
Principal Advisor
Member of the Board
[email protected]
Tel: +91-(22)2926-6666

SOURCE Rolta India Limited