WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) has reported that its shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the acquisition by Capgemini SE (EUR: CAP). Approximately 99.9% of the shares voted were in favor of the transaction, representing about 79.2% of WNS' total outstanding shares as of the voting record date.
The acquisition involves a cash consideration of $76.50 per WNS share, totaling $3.3 billion, excluding WNS' net financial debt. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the calendar year, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
As of June 30, 2025, WNS had 66,085 professionals across 65 delivery centers worldwide, including facilities in Canada, China, Costa Rica, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Keshav R. Murugesh, the CEO of WNS, expressed satisfaction with the results and thanked shareholders for their strong support. He emphasized that the combination of WNS and Capgemini will leverage domain-centric operations and cutting-edge technologies to enable clients to unlock strategic value and outperform their competition.
The final voting results of the court meeting and the general meeting have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a Form 8-K. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved 0.0%, and are now trading at a price of $75.49. Check out the company's full 8-K submission here.
