UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 7, 2018

 

 

  

EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33089   82-0572194

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation) 

 

(Commission

File Number) 

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.) 

 

280 Park Avenue, 38th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 277-7100

 

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

  

Effective September 7, 2018, pursuant to recommendation from the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ExlService Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jaynie Miller Studenmund to be a member of the Board, to serve as a Class I director. Ms. Studenmund was also appointed to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and the Board’s Compensation Committee. Ms. Studenmund serves as a director for CoreLogic, Inc. and Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., and previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Overture Services, Inc. In connection with Ms. Studenmund’s appointment the Company expanded the size of the Board from eight to nine directors.

 

Ms. Studenmund will be entitled to the compensation the Company offers its other non-executive directors, including annual retainers and equity compensation in the form of Company restricted stock units. For more information on the compensation of the Company’s directors, please refer to the disclosure under the heading “Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2017” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 15, 2018 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018).

 

A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Studenmund’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit   Description
   
99.1   Press Release, dated September 13, 2018.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Registrant) 

     
Date: September 13, 2018   By:  

/s/ Ajay Ayyappan

    Name:   Ajay Ayyappan
    Title:   Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary