The Members of the Company are hereby informed  that pursuant to Clauses 1.4, 11 and 12.9 of Public Announcement dated  30.09.2008 (“PA”) read with Clause 5  of Corrigendum to Public Announcement dated 15.10.2008 (“Corrigendum”), the Company, having purchased the requisite minimum  number of equity shares of the Company (Equity Shares), has decided to close of  the Buy-back of Equity Shares through the open market route through Stock Exchanges  with effect from 06.05.2009. The acceptance of all Equity Shares bought back  and completion of all payment obligations in respect of the Buy-back shall take  place on or prior to 06.05.2009. All Equity Shares bought back shall be  extinguished in accordance with Clauses 11, 13.3 and 13.4 of the PA and Clause  5 of the Corrigendum.

No order for the Buy-back shall be placed after  04.05.2009. As on May 1, 2009, the company has bought back 76,38,567 number of  Equity Shares for an aggregate amount of Rs. 140.69 crore.