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WNS (Holdings) Prices Initial Public Offering; ADSs to Begin Trading on NYSE



    WNS (Holdings) Limited, the parent company of WNS Global
    Services Limited, a leading provider of offshore business process
    outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced that it has priced its
    initial public offering of 11,202,708 American Depositary Shares
    (ADSs) at a price of $20.00 per ADS. The company's ADSs will begin
    public trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 26, 2006 under
    the symbol "WNS".
    Of the total offering of 11,202,708 ADSs (with each representing
    the right to receive one ordinary share of WNS (Holdings) Limited)
    sold in the offering, 4,473,684 ADSs were sold by the company, while
    6,729,024 ADSs were sold by certain shareholders, including British
    Airways.
    In connection with the offering, certain of the selling
    shareholders, including Warburg Pincus, have granted to the
    underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,561,000 ADSs
    to cover over-allotments.
    WNS has stated that it intends to use net proceeds from the sale
    of the ADSs by the company for general corporate purposes, including
    capital expenditures and working capital, and for possible
    acquisitions of businesses and delivery platforms. WNS will not
    receive any proceeds from the sale of ADSs by the selling
    shareholders.
    Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited, Deutsche Bank
    Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
    were the joint book runners of the offering. Citigroup Global Markets
    Inc. and UBS Securities LLC served as co-managers.
    This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
    solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
    securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
    sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
    the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Copies of the written
    prospectus for the offering may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley, 180
    Varick Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10024.

    About WNS (Holdings) Limited and WNS Global Services

    WNS (Holdings) Limited is the parent company of WNS Global
    Services Limited, a leading provider of offshore business process
    outsourcing (BPO) services. We provide comprehensive data, voice and
    analytical services that are underpinned by our expertise in our
    target industry sectors. We transfer the execution of the business
    processes of our clients, which are typically companies located in
    Europe and North America, to our delivery centers located primarily in
    India.
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    WNS (Holdings) Limited

    $224,054,160

    11,202,708 ADSs

    Issuer: WNS (Holdings) Limited
    Symbol: NYSE/WNS
    Size: $224,054,160
    Shares offered: 11,202,708 shares in the form of the same number of
    ADSs
    Primary shares: 4,473,684 shares in the form of the same number of
    ADSs by WNS (Holdings) Limited
    Secondary shares: 6,729,024 shares in the form of the same number of
    ADSs by various selling shareholders
    Greenshoe: option to purchase an additional 1,561,000 shares in
    the form of the same number of ADSs from various
    selling shareholders
    Price to public: $20.00 per ADS
    Trade date: July 25, 2006
    Closing date: July 31, 2006
    Underwriters: Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited
    Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
    Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
    UBS Securities LLC
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    A copy of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained
    by contacting Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 180 Varick Street,
    New York, New York 10014; Attention: Prospectus Department.