8-K

EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: March 18, 2025

/s/ Ajay Ayyappan

Ajay Ayyappan

Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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): March 12, 2025

EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33089

82-0572194

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


320 Park Avenue, 29th Floor,
New York, New York		10022
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

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

NOT APPLICABLE

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

☐	Emerging growth company

☐	If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

EXLS

NASDAQ

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

On March 12, 2025, Jaynie Studenmund, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ExlService Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Board that she has decided not to stand for re-election at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which time she will resign from the Board and the committees on which she currently serves. Ms. Studenmund’s decision not to stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting did not arise from any disagreement with the Company, the Company’s management or the Board on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Studenmund’s retirement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:


Number		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated March 18, 2025

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document)

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 hereunto duly authorized.