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PR Newswire/Les Echos/INFOSYS LIMITEDRegd. Office: Electronic City, Hosur Road,Bangalore - 560 100, IndiaTel: 91 80 2852 0261 Fax: 91 80 2852 0362www.1nfosys.com TO ALL STOCK EXCHANGES-BY FACSIMILEBOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE -022 2272 3121/2272 2037NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LIMITED-022 2659 8237/ 2659 8238NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGENYSE EURONEXT LONDONNYSE EURONEXT PARISJune 1, 2013Dear Sirs/Madam,Sub: Press ReleasePlease find attached the press release titled"Infosys Board appoints Mr. N R Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of theBoard"This is for your information and records.Yours sincerely,For Infosys LimitedN R RavikrishnanCompany SecretaryInfosys Board appoints Mr. N R Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of theBoardBangalore, India - June 1, 2013: Infosys Limited announced today that theCompany's Board has appointed Mr. N R Narayana Murthy into the Board andexecutive leadership of the Company. In a meeting held earlier today, the Boardapproved appointing Mr. N R Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the Boardand Additional Director with effect from June 1, 2013.Mr. Murthy's election as a Director would be placed for the consideration ofthe Company's shareholders in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 15,2013. Subject to his election as a director at the AGM, the Board will take upin its meeting on June 15, 2013, the resolutions for convening an extraordinarygeneral meeting within the requisite period, in order to seek approval from theshareholders for appointing him as the Executive Chairman and Whole-timeDirector for a period of five years commencing on June 1, 2013.Mr. K V Kamath would step down from his position as Chairman of the Board andtake up the position of Lead Independent Director effective June 1, 2013.Mr. K V Kamath said, "The Board has taken this step keeping in mind thechallenges that the technology industry and the Company faces and in theinterest of all stakeholders, particularly shareholders large and small, whohave asked for strengthening of the executive leadership during thischallenging time. Murthy's entrepreneurial and leadership record and the longexperience he has had as a technology pioneer makes him eminently qualified tolead the company and provide strategic direction at this point intime."Mr. N R Narayana Murthy said, "This calling was sudden, unexpected, and mostunusual. But, then, Infosys is my middle child. Therefore, I have put aside myplans-in-progress and accepted this responsibility. I am grateful toMr. K V Kamath - the Chairman, the Board, and every Infoscion for giving methis opportunity. I intend to do my best to add value to the Company in thischallenging situation."During his five year term, Mr. Murthy would draw a token compensation of RupeeOne per year.Mr. S Gopalakrishnan would be re-designated Executive Vice Chairman effectiveJune 1, 2013 and would primarily focus on key client relationships and broaderindustry issues. Mr. S D Shibulal would continue to be the Managing Directorand CEO.Mr. S Gopalakrishnan and Mr. S D Shibulal have requested that they draw acompensation of Rupee One per year. The Board has accepted their requests,subject to necessary shareholder and government approvals.In order to function more effectively Mr. Narayana Murthy intends to create theChairman's office to assist him during his tenure and has requested the Boardto permit him to put together a team for this function. The team will includehis son, Dr. Rohan Murty, as Mr. Narayana Murthy's executive assistant.Mr. Rohan Murty is a Junior Fellow in the Society of Fellows at HarvardUniversity. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Harvard University and aBachelor's degree in Computer Science from Cornell University and has heldfellowships at MIT, Caltech, and Microsoft Research. He has authored severalpapers and patents as part of his research on wireless and mobile computing. Ifappointed, Mr. Rohan Murty's term as Executive Assistant to the Chairman wouldbe co-terminus with that of Mr. Narayana Murthy. Mr. Rohan Murty has requestedthat he should also be paid only a token compensation of Rupee One per year.The Board has agreed to Mr. Narayana Murthy's requests, subject to necessaryapprovals.About lnfosysInfosys is a global leader in business consulting and technology solutions. Asa proven partner focused on building tomorrow's enterprise, Infosys enablesclients in more than 30 countries to outperform the competition and stay aheadof the innovation curve.Ranked in the top tier of Forbes' 1OO most innovative companies, Infosys - with$7B in annual revenues and 150,000+ employees - provides enterprises withstrategic insights on what lies ahead. We help enterprises transform and thrivein a changing world through strategic consulting, operational leadership andthe co-creation of breakthrough solutions, including those in mobility,sustainability, big data and cloud computing.Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) is Building Tomorrow'sEnterprise(r) todaySafe HarborCertain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects areforward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertaintiesthat could cause actual results to differ materially from those in suchforward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to thesestatements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regardingfluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our abilityto manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factorswhich may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability toattract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns onfixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions onimmigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage ourinternational operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas,disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability tosuccessfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability fordamages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosyshas made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscalincentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions onraising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use ofour intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting ourindustry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results aremore fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commissionfilings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year endedMarch 31, 2013 and on Form 6-K for the quarters ended June 30, 2012, September30, 2012 and December 31, 2012.These filings are available at www.sec.gov.Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oralforward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company'sfilings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports toshareholders. The company does not undertake to update any forward-lookingstatements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company,unless required by law.For Further information please contact:INDIASukanya GhoshPhone: +91 7829915577Sukanya_ghosh02@infosys.comEMEAPaul De Lara Infosys, UKPhone: +44 2075162748Paul_delara@infosys .comAMERICASDanielle D'Angelolnfosys, USPhone: +1 925 719 7602Danielle_Dangelo@infosys.comCERTIFIED COPYFor Infosys LimitedN. R. RavikrishnanCompany SecretaryThe content and accuracy of news releases published on this site and/ordistributed by PR Newswire or its partners are the sole responsibility of theoriginating company or organisation. Whilst every effort is made to ensure theaccuracy of our services, such releases are not actively monitored or reviewedby PR Newswire or its partners and under no circumstances shall PR Newswire orits partners be liable for any loss or damage resulting from the use of suchinformation. 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