Wipro sets June 5 record date for large buyback
Wipro Limited has set Friday, June 5, 2026 as the record date to determine which equity shareholders are eligible to participate in its previously approved share buyback.
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Wipro Limited has set Friday, June 5, 2026 as the record date to determine which equity shareholders are eligible to participate in its previously approved share buyback. Eligibility will be based on shareholders’ names appearing on that date.
The buyback covers up to 60,00,00,000 fully paid equity shares of face value ₹2 each, at a price of ₹250 per share, for a total amount of up to ₹1,50,00,00,00,000, to be carried out on a proportionate basis through the tender offer process.
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Wipro sets June 5, 2026 record date for a large tender-offer buyback.
Wipro confirms a record date of June 5, 2026 for a tender-offer share buyback of up to 60 crore equity shares at ₹250 per share, totaling up to ₹1,50,00,00,00,000. The buyback has already been approved by the board and shareholders.
The transaction is structured on a proportionate basis via the tender offer route under Indian and NYSE rules, so actual take-up will depend on how many shareholders tender shares. The filing mainly formalizes timing for entitlement determination rather than changing the economic terms.
Investors can focus on how many shares are ultimately tendered and accepted once results are disclosed in later communications. That outcome will determine the final reduction in Wipro’s share count and the capital deployed under the approved buyback size.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2026
Commission File Number 001-16139
Wipro Limited
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Doddakannelli
Sarjapur Road
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560035, India +91-80-2844-0011
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RECORD DATE
Wipro Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Republic of India (the “Company”), hereby furnishes the Commission with copies of the following information concerning the matters voted by the shareholders through postal ballot in the form of remote electronic voting (“e-voting”) and the record date for the proposed buyback of shares of the Company. The following information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On May 22, 2026, the Company informed the stock exchanges in India on which its equity shares are listed and the New York Stock Exchange that the Company has fixed Friday, June 5, 2026 as the record date for the purpose of determining the entitlement and the names of the equity shareholders who are eligible to participate in the buyback of up to 60,00,00,000 (Sixty Crore) fully paid-up equity shares of face value of ₹2/- (Rupees Two only) each of the Company (“Equity Shares”) at a price of ₹250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only) per Equity Share payable in cash for an aggregate amount of up to ₹1,50,00,00,00,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand Crore only). A copy of such letter to the stock exchanges is attached to this Form 6-K as Item 99.1.
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.
| WIPRO LIMITED |
| /s/ M Sanaulla Khan |
| M Sanaulla Khan |
| Senior Vice President & Company Secretary |
Dated: May 22, 2026
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Item | ||
| 99.1 | Letter to the Stock Exchanges dated May 22, 2026. | |
Exhibit 99.1
May 22, 2026
The Manager – Listing
BSE Limited
(BSE: 507685)
The Manager – Listing
National Stock Exchange of India Limited
(NSE: WIPRO)
The Market Operations,
NYSE, New York
(NYSE: WIT)
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Intimation of Record Date for buyback of equity shares
This has reference to our earlier letter dated April 16, 2026 and May 21, 2026, informing the stock exchanges that the Board of Directors and shareholders of the Company, respectively, have approved the proposal to buyback up to 60,00,00,000 (Sixty Crore Only) fully paid-up equity shares of the Company of face value of ₹ 2/- (Rupees Two only), for an aggregate amount not exceeding ₹ 1,50,00,00,00,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand Crore only), each at a price of ₹ 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only) per equity share on a proportionate basis through the tender offer process.
Pursuant to Regulation 42 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Regulation 9(i) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-back of Securities) Regulations, 2018 and Clause 204.21 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, the Company has fixed Friday, June 5, 2026 as the Record Date for the purpose of determining the entitlement and the names of equity shareholders who are eligible to participate in the buyback.
This is for your information and records.
Thanking you,
For Wipro Limited
/s/ M Sanaulla Khan
M Sanaulla Khan
Company Secretary
