<b>New Delhi, India, 5th April, 2013</b> –
HCL Technologies
Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services provider has won the prestigious ICSI
National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance, for the year 2012. <b>Hon’ble
Mr. Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice of India and Chairman of
the Jury, </b>presented the award to
HCL Technologiesat a function held in New Delhi. The function
was attended by dignitaries from various disciplines. The award was received by
<b>Mr. Anil Chanana, Chief Financial
Officer</b>, HCL Technologies Ltd.

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
stated that the award has been conferred on HCL Technologies for its proactive
and contributive capabilities, internal excellence, innovation and value
creation for the stakeholders, fundamental qualities of governance ethos,
vision and sustainability.

The ICSI award for excellence in Corporate Governance
is an acclaimed recognition for corporates practicing best governance practices
in both letter and spirit, thereby creating an atmosphere of good corporate
citizenry. Last year HCL was awarded the coveted Certificate of Recognition by
ICSI, for Excellence in Corporate Governance.

”HCL prides itself on the
sound governance practices embedded in the Company. We are pleased to receive
nation’s most prestigious corporate governance award from ICSI, said <b>Mr.
Shiv Nadar</b><b>, </b><b>Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, HCL
Technologies. </b>He added,<b> ”</b>We
stay committed to a governance culture that sustains our company’s leading
performance and value creation for all the stakeholders.”

<b>CS</b> <b>S.N. Ananthasubramanian, President, ICSI</b>
said ”ICSI recognizes corporate governance as a key element for companies to
excel in the current global scenario. HCL Technologies has demonstrated
commitment towards adhering to good corporate governance practices which has
resulted in value creation for all its stakeholders.”

The ICSI award for Corporate Governance was instituted
twelve years ago, in the year 2001. All the listed entities and unlisted
companies are invited to participate in the award and are evaluated on various parameters
through an exhaustive multi-level process. The process includes evaluation of
compliance parameters, principle based governance, feedback from independent
directors for corroboration and regulatory feedback confirming the credentials
of the company. This evaluation is followed by a final selection by the jury.

Each year, the jury headed by former
Chief Justice of India comprises of a galaxy of eminent personalities from the
corporates, banking sector, media, regulators, academia and industry
associations. This year the jury headed by Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice
of India comprised of 17 other renowned members. These included Mr. K. V.
Kamath, Chairman, ICICI Bank Limited & Infosys Technologies Ltd, Mr. Naresh
Chandra, Former Cabinet Secretary, Govt. of India, Mr. T. S. Krishna Murthy,
Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Mr. Y. C. Deveshwar, Chairman, ITC
Ltd., Mr. Philip Armstrong Head, Global Corporate Governance Forum, United
States of America, Ms. Zia Mody, Managing Partner, AZB & Partners, Mr. B.
C. Tripathi, Chairman & Managing Director, GAIL (India) Limited, Mr. V. K.
Shunglu, Former Comptroller & Auditor General of India, CS Nesar Ahmad,
President, The ICSI, 2012.

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