1024732--2/25/2010--IGATE

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Uncertain Global Economic Conditions may continue to adversely affect demand for our services. Risks posed by climate change may materially increase our compliance costs and adversely impact our profitability. Potential U.S. regulation of offshore outsourcing may increase compliance costs and adversely impact our ability to do business in the U.S. International immigration and work permit laws may adversely affect our ability to deploy our workforce and provide services in accordance with our Global Delivery Model. Government taxation in India (including the failure to extend certain tax holidays could reduce our overall profitability). Government taxation in various countries may reduce our profitability. Wage increases in India and other countries where our competitive advantage is related to lower wage costs may adversely affect our cost structure. Changes in tax law may require us to repatriate foreign earnings, increasing our effective tax rate and reducing profitability Our international operations subject us to increased exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. Our international operations subject us to increased regulatory risks as well as difficulties in managing international operations. Our business could be adversely affected if we do not anticipate and respond to technology advances in our industry and our clients industries. An inability to recruit and retain IT professionals will adversely affect our ability to deliver our services. The Company s business could be materially adversely affected if the Company does not protect its intellectual property or if the Company s services are found to infringe on the intellectual property of others. Our concentration of revenues in a limited number of clients may reduce revenues if these clients decrease their IT spending significantly. Our preferred vendor contracts may result in lower pricing for our services. Early or unanticipated termination of client projects may result in a decrease in profitability if we have a higher number of unassigned IT professionals. Continued pricing pressures may reduce our revenues. If we do not accurately estimate the resources necessary to complete fixed-price projects, our costs may increase significantly for those projects, which would adversely impact profitability. Fixed-price contracts may also commit us to unfavorable terms, which could impact profitability. Our quarterly operating results are subject to significant variations. If we are unable to acquire and effectively integrate additional businesses, we may not be able to execute our growth strategy. Our short-term instruments are subject to general credit, liquidity, and interest rate risk. If we do not effectively manage our anticipated expansion growth by continuing to implement systems enhancements and other improvements, our ability to deliver quality services may be adversely affected. If we fail to maintain and enhance the iGATE brand, and the competitive advantages it affords us, demand for our services may be adversely affected. If our infrastructure investments do not coincide with increased growth in our business, our profitability may be adversely affected. The market price of our shares may continue to be volatile The concentration of common stock ownership in founders may lead to conflicts of interest between us and the founders. The loss of the services of key members of our Senior Leadership Team would have an adverse impact on our business. Our engagements may result in potential liability to our clients, which would have an adverse impact on our business.

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