SEC Comment Letter for ExlService Holdings, Inc. (EXLS) (CIK 0001297989) (EXLS) — Oct 14, 2014
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (EXLS) (CIK 0001297989)
Date: Oct. 14, 2014 · CIK: 0001297989 · Accession: 0000000000-14-051201
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October 1 4, 2014 Via E -mail Vishal Chhibbar Chief Financial Officer ExlService Holdings, Inc. 280 Park Avenue, 38th Floor New York, New York 10017 Re: ExlService Holdings, Inc. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2013 Filed March 3, 201 4 Form 10 -Q for the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2014 Filed July 29, 2014 Form 8 -K Filed July 29, 2014 File No. 1 -33089 Dear Mr. Chhibbar : We have reviewed your filing s and have the following comments. We have limited our review to only your financial statements and related disclosures and do not intend to expand our review to ot her portions of your documents. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter within ten business days by amending your filing s, by providing the requested information, or by advising us when you will provide the requested response. If you do no t believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your filing s and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Form 10 -K for the Year Ended December 31, 2013 Consolidated Financial Statements, page F -1 1. Reference is made to your discussion of the Travelers Services Agreement termination in the last paragraph on page 42 which states that you expect to reimburse Travelers for certain expenses incurred in connection with the termination and that you also expect to provide certain disentanglement services to Travelers at your expense. Please tell us your consideration of accruing expenses related to estimated reimbursements and disentanglement services as of December 31, 2014, March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014 referencing applicable authoritative literature. Please also tell us your consideration of Vishal Chhibbar ExlService Holdings, Inc. October 1 4, 2014 Page 2 providing disclosure r elated to the termination in the notes to consolidated financial statements in this filing and in Form 10 -Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page F -9 10. Employee Benefit Plans , page F -26 2. We note that the change in plan assets in the table on page F -28 does not include benefit payments. Please advise. Form 10 -Q for the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2014 Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, page 23 Results of Operations, page 27 Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 Provision for Income Taxes, page 29 3. Please tell us your consideration of disclosing the underlying reasons f or the $2.2 million reversal of an unrecognized tax benefit. Form 8 -K Filed July 29, 2014 Exhibit 99.1 4. We note your disclosure in the third full paragraph that excluding disentanglement costs and the impact of transitioning clients, constant currency re venues grew 13.6% year - over-year. This revenue growth percentage is a non -GAAP measure. Please provide the disclosures required by to Item 10(e)(1)(i) of Regulation S -K in future filings. We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adeq uacy of the disclosure in the filing s to be certain that the filing s include the information the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and all applicable Exchange Act rules require. Since the company and its management are in possession of all facts relating to a company’s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of t he disclosures they have made. In responding to our comments, please provide a written statement from the company acknowledging that: the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing s; Vishal Chhibbar ExlService Holdings, Inc. October 1 4, 2014 Page 3 staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing s; and the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under t he federal securities laws of the United States. You may contact Adam Phippen, Staff Accountant , at (202) 551 -3336 or me at (202) 551-3344 if you have questions regarding our comments or any other questions. Sincerely, /s/ William H. Thompson Willia m H. Thompson Accounting Branch Chief cc: Nancy Saltzman General Counsel