We wish to inform you that the Company has allotted 152,500 Equity shares of Rs.10/- each bearing distinctive numbers 681,668,863 to 681,821,362 on 17th May 2017, under Employee Stock Option Scheme 2003 of the Company. Consequent to the said allotment, the paid up capital of the Company has increased to Rs. 6,818,213,620 consisting of 681,821,362 Equity shares of Rs.10/- each. We request you to take the above intimation on record, which has been made to you pursuant to Regulation 30 and Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.