Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Talwar Vikram
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ExlService Holdings, Inc. [EXLS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
280 PARK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/13/2011
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10017
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               70,000 D (1)  
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               750,691 I See Footnote (2)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               105,756 I See Footnote (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               162,197 I See Footnote (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock $ 0 04/13/2011   A   4,000     (5)   (5) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 4,000 $ 0 4,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Talwar Vikram
280 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10017
  X     Chairman

Signatures

 /s/ Lazbart Oseni, Attorney-in-Fact   04/15/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Owned by Vikram Talwar.
(2) Owned by Vikram Talwar 1994 Trust.
(3) Owned by Vikram Talwar 2008 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 2.
(4) Owned by Vikram Talwar 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
(5) The restricted stock vests upon the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the date of grant, (ii) the end of the reporting person's term on the Board of Directors of ExlService Holdings, Inc. (the "Board") if such person is not subsequently elected to a new term on the Board, and (iii) the occurrence of a "Change in Control", as defined in the ExlService Holdings, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Award Plan (the "2006 Plan"), and such awards settle upon the earlier of (i) the reporting person's death, (ii) the occurrence of a "Change of Control", as defined in the 2006 Plan and (iii) 180 days following the end of the reporting person's term on the Board.
 
Remarks:
Mr. Oseni is the Company's Head of Administration and Accounts.

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