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                                             Syniverse Releases Second Annual Environmental,

                                             Social, and Governance Report



        Syniverse, “the  world’s  most connected   •  Environmental  performance  that  oversight of our suppliers, we have updated
        company”, announced the  publication  of   protects the world            our Supplier Code of Conduct to promote
        its  second  annual  Environmental,  Social,   “In  2020, we laid  the  groundwork  for   responsible ESG actions across our supply
        and  Governance (“ESG”)  Annual  Report   understanding  our impact  better,  creating   chain,”  said  Kevin  Beebe,  Chairman  of
        which details the Company’s ESG strategy   transparent reporting processes, and setting   Syniverse’s  Nominating  and  Corporate
        and performance for the fiscal year ended   targets to further our RISE progress into the   Governance Committee and Board member
        November 30, 2021.                   future.  In  2021, we took this  work further   with responsibility for ESG topics. “We look
        Syniverse engaged multiple stakeholders for   and  the  material  improvements  achieved   forward  to reporting  further  progress  on
        its second annual materiality assessment,   across our focus areas are reflected in our   these  and other actions  in  our quest  to
        including  gathering  the  opinions  of   latest  report,”  remarked  Andrew Davies,   create a more sustainable Syniverse for the
        employees,  investors, customers,  and   Chief  Executive  Officer,  Syniverse.  “In  line   future.”
        suppliers to better identify the topics that   with our 2020 commitment to enhance our
        matter most  to each audience.  Full  detail
        on  the  assessment  and  placement  of the
        most material issues can be found within
        the  report.  The  Company’s ESG strategy
        and  framework,  which is  titled “RISE,” is
        an  acronym  that  identifies  the  four  areas
        critical  to  long-term  sustainability  and
        success, including:
        •  Responsibility  to  promote  ethical
          practices
        •  Inclusive culture for  employees  and
          global community
        •  Service integrity in performance, security,
          and privacy






                                             Tech Mahindra Q2’23 Revenue Up 20.7% YoY




        Tech  Mahindra  Ltd., a  specialist  in  digital   •  Revenue at ₹ 13,129 crores; up 3.3% QoQ   ety at large. While market conditions evolve
        transformation, consulting  and  business   and up 20.7% YoY             and supply-side challenges  continue,  we
        re-engineering services announced the au-  •  EBITDA at ₹ 1,984 crores; up 5.5% QoQ,   will strengthen our differentiated offerings
        dited consolidated financial results for its   down 0.6% YoY             to  help  customers  in  their  transformation
        quarter ended September 30, 2022.    •  Consolidated PAT at ₹ 1,285 crores; up   journey through our  integrated  & new-age
        Financial highlights for the quarter (USD)  13.6% QoQ and down 4.0% YoY  solutions.”
        •  Revenue at USD 1,638 mn; up 0.3% QoQ   •  The Board has approved a special divi-  Rohit  Anand,  Chief  Financial  Officer,  Tech
          and up 11.2% YoY                     dend of ₹ 18/- per share (360%) on the   Mahindra, said,
        •  Revenue  growth 2.9% QoQ  in  constant   FV of ₹5.                    “We  have  taken  several  targeted  mea-
          currency terms                     Other Highlights                    sures  to  achieve  operational  efficiencies
        •  EBITDA at  USD 246  mn; up  2.9%  QoQ,   •  Total headcount at 163,912 up 3.7% QoQ  and ensure long term sustainable growth.
          down 9.0% YoY                      •  Cash  and  Cash  Equivalent  at  USD  947   While we continue to address the dynamic
        •  EBITDA margin at 15.1%, up 30 bps   mn as of September 30, 2022       market conditions, we will remain focused
        •  Profit after tax (PAT) at USD 159 mn; up   CP Gurnani, Managing Director & Chief Ex-  on creating  value for  our  stakeholders,
          11.2% QoQ and down 12.3% YoY       ecutive Officer, Tech Mahindra, said,  through continued operational rigor, robust
        •  Free cash flow at USD 253 mn, conver-  "We  continue  to  focus on  being resilient   cash generation and prudent capital alloca-
          sion to PAT at 159%.               and agile to ensure long-term value for our   tion. Additionally, we have also announced
        Financial highlights for the quarter (₹)  people, customers, partners, and the soci-  a special dividend of INR 18 per share, in

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