| Shares | Share capital | Share premium | Retained earnings | Other components of equity |
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company |
|
| Balance as of April 1, 2008 | 571,995,758 | 286 | 2,863 | 12,491 | 24 | 15,664 |
| Changes in equity for the year ended March 31, 2009 | ||||||
| Shares issued on exercise of employee stock options | 834,285 | – | 64 | – | – | 64 |
| Share-based compensation | – | – | 7 | – | – | 7 |
| Income tax benefit arising on exercise of share options | – | – | 10 | – | – | 10 |
| Dividends (including corporate dividend tax) | – | – | – | (2,494) | – | (2,494) |
| Net profit | – | – | – | 5,975 | – | 5,975 |
| Exchange differences on translating foreign operations | – | – | – | – | (32) | (32) |
Balance as of March 31, 2009 |
572,830,043 | 286 | 2,944 | 15,972 | (8) | 19,194 |
| Changes in equity for the year ended March 31, 2010 | ||||||
| Shares issued on exercise of employee stock options | 995,149 | 1 | 88 | – | – | 89 |
| Treasury shares(1) | (2,833,600) | (1) | 4 | – | – | 3 |
| Share-based compensation | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Reserves on consolidation of trusts | – | – | – | 46 | – | 46 |
| Income tax benefit arising on exercise of share options | – | – | 10 | – | – | 10 |
| Dividends (including corporate dividend tax) | – | – | – | (1,569) | – | (1,569) |
| Reversal of impairment loss on available-for-sale financial asset | – | – | – | – | 9 | 9 |
| Gain transferred to net profit on sale of available-for-sale financial asset | – | – | – | – | (5) | (5) |
| Unrealized holding gains, net of tax effect of Rs. 8 crore (refer note 2.2) | – | – | – | – | 26 | 26 |
| Net profit | – | – | – | 6,219 | – | 6,219 |
| Exchange differences on translating foreign operations | – | – | – | – | 50 | 50 |
Balance as of March 31, 2010 |
570,991,592 | 286 | 3,047 | 20,668 | 72 | 24,073 |