Schedules to the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2011


16.2.18. Employees Stock Option Plan

Guidance note on ‘Accounting for employee share based payments’ (the guidance note) issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India establishes financial accounting and reporting principles for employee share based payment plans. The guidance note applies to employee share based payment plans the grant date in respect of which falls on or after April 1, 2005.

The Company applies the intrinsic value-based method of accounting to account for its fixed plan stock options. Under this method, compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price on this date. The options vest on a graded basis; however there is no compensation expense since the grants are made at exercise prices equal to or greater than fair market value, as of the date of the grant.

16.2.18a. Infosys BPO Employee Stock Option Plan 2002

The Company’s 2002 Plan provides for the grant of stock options to employees of the Company and was approved by the Board of Directors and shareholders in June 2002. All options under the 2002 Plan are exercisable for equity shares. The 2002 Plan is administered by a Compensation Committee comprising three members, all of whom are directors of the Company. The 2002 Plan provides for the issue of 52,50,000 equity shares to employees, at an exercise price, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value (‘FMV’) on the date of grant. Options may also be issued to employees at exercise prices that are less than the FMV only if specifically approved by the members of the Company in general meeting. Options granted under the 2002 plan vests over 1 – 6 years.

Year ended March 31, 2011

Shares arising out of options Weighted average exercise prices (in Rupee Symbol)

Outstanding at the beginning of the year

13,36,331

333.55

Granted during the year

Forfeitures during the year

6,57,081

267.51

Exercised during the year

Outstanding at the end of the year

6,79,250

397.44

Exercisable at the end of the year

4,78,750

394.67

 

Year ended March 31, 2010

Shares arising out of options Weighted average exercise prices (in Rupee Symbol)

Outstanding at the beginning of the year

16,04,867

308.93

Granted during the year

Forfeitures during the year

2,68,536

186.38

Exercised during the year

Outstanding at the end of the year

13,36,331

333.55

Exercisable at the end of the year

8,98,806

306.55

As at March 31, 2011, 6,79,250 (March 31,2010 : 13,36,331) options are held by Infosys Technologies Limited (refer note 16.2.18b). Options held by Infosys Technologies Limited cannot be exercised due to legal restrictions and will expire in due course. Accordingly these options have not been considered while computing dilutive earnings per share of the Company from the date Infosys Technologies Limited owned these options.

The following table summarizes information about stock options as of March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010

 

Range of exercise prices (in Rupee Symbol)

Stock options outstanding at the end of the year

Weighted average remaining contractual life

March 31, 2011
March 31, 2010
March 31, 2011
March 31, 2010

33.12 – 58.33

1,64,846

0.02

58.34 – 77.89

1,05,975

0.33

77.90 – 99.20

82,500

0.51

99.21 – 162.23

162.24 – 195.00

2,03,000

2,03,000

0.37

0.85

195.01 – 214.00

214.01 – 230.00

1,05,000

1,49,610

0.42

1.42

230.01 – 310.00

61,250

1,19,300

1.27

1.82

310.01 – 604.00

3,10,000

5,11,100

1.71

1.86

6,79,250

13,36,331

1.07

1.22

16.2.18b. Infosys 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (‘1999 Plan’)

On March 12, 2007, Infosys Technologies Limited purchased 12,19,532 unvested options held by the employees of Infosys BPO Limited for a cash consideration of Rupee Symbol57.87 crore and has swapped 5,18,360 unvested options with 1,51,932 unvested stock options of Infosys. In addition, certain employees were granted additional 4,86,828 Infosys stock options under the Infosys 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan. The Infosys 1999 Employees Stock Option Plan was approved by the Board of Directors and stockholders in June 1999. All options under the 1999 Plan are exercisable for equity shares.The options granted under the 1999 plan vests over 2 – 6 years.

in Rupee Symbol

Year ended March 31, 2011

Shares arising out of options Weighted average exercise prices (in Rupee Symbol)

Outstanding at the beginning of the year

52,293

2,120.95

Granted during the year

Forfeitures during the year

31,448

2,120.95

Exercised during the year

5,884

2,120.95

Outstanding at the end of the year

14,961

2,120.95

Exercisable at the end of the year

6,473

2,120.95

 

Year ended March 31, 2010

Shares arising out of options Weighted average exercise prices (in Rupee Symbol)

Outstanding at the beginning of the year

3,95,998

2,120.95

Granted during the year

Forfeitures during the year

2,97,451

2,120.95

Exercised during the year

46,254

2,120.95

Outstanding at the end of the year

52,293

2,120.95

Exercisable at the end of the year

52,293

2,120.95

The following table summarizes information about stock options as of March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010

 

Range of exercise prices (in Rupee Symbol)

Stock options outstanding at the end of the year

Weighted average remaining contractual life

March 31, 2011
March 31, 2010
March 31, 2011
March 31, 2010

0 – 2120.95

14,961

52,293

0.86

1.02

14,961

52,293

0.86

1.02

As permitted by the guidance note, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method of accounting described above, and has adopted the disclosure requirements of the guidance note. Had compensation cost for the Company’s stock-based compensation plan been determined in a manner, consistent with the fair value approach described in guidance note, the Company’s net income and basic earnings per share as reported would have reduced to the proforma amounts indicated below.

in Rupee Symbol

Year ended March 31,

2011
2010

Net profit as reported

2,04,83,60,702

2,73,81,32,067

Less : Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

5,10,30,304

Adjusted proforma profit

2,04,83,60,702

2,68,71,01,763

Basic EPS as reported

60.55

80.94

Adjusted proforma

60.55

79.43

Diluted EPS as reported

60.55

80.94

Adjusted proforma

60.55

79.43

16.2.19 Provision for SLA compliance

The provision for service level agreement compliance is based on estimates made by the management for on-going contracts. In accordance with paragraphs 66 and 67 of the Accounting Standard 29, the movement in provision for service level agreement is given below

in Rupee Symbol

As at March 31, 2011

As at March 31, 2010

Balance at the beginning of the year

5,19,14,163

2,67,69,832

Additional provision made during the year

1,22,93,108

4,23,46,603

Provision used during the year

12,61,838

65,23,719

Unused amounts reversed during the year

1,25,58,822

1,06,78,553

Balance at the end of the year

5,03,86,611

5,19,14,163

Management believes that the aforesaid provision will be utilized within a year.