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MARG Swarnabhoomi announces the launch of Exemplarr Worldwide's New State-Of-The-Art "Operations Facility" & "Finishing School"

Chennai, March 23, 2011: MARG Limited, India's leading diversified infrastructure development company, today announced the launch of Exemplarr Worldwide's New State-of-the-Art Operations Facility and Finishing School at Amrita Research and Innovation Park in MARG Swarnabhoomi. Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice-Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions inaugurated the world class facilities. Mr. T TRangarajan, founder, Alma Mater, Dr. Santosh Babu, IAS, MD-ELCOT, Mr. V Ramagopal, ED-Indian Bank, Mr. GRK Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director, MARG Group and Mrs. Rajini Reddy, Managing Director, Exemplarr Worldwide Limited also graced the occasion.

Exemplarr Worldwide, launched in 1999, is a fast growing and diversified KPO and BPO solutions provider offering services in the domains of e-publishing, e-learning, legal services and architectural & engineering services. Exemplarr has its corporate headquarters at Chennai with business development offices in United States and New Zealand catering to a client base spread across US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa etc. Exemplarr Worldwide's new state-of-the art operations facility at MARG Swarnabhoomi is consistent with Exemplarr's vision which is to create rural employment opportunities while offering high quality cost-effective solutions to its customers.

Keeping in line with this vision, Exemplarr Worldwide's Finishing school is being set-up to bridge the gapbetween the skills produced by the universities and the skills required by the industry. The school will focus on bridging the gap between demand and supply in a few identified high growth industry segments in India .The objective is to make the Tier 2 and Tier 3 city students ready for the future demands by the industry.

Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice-Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions said, "I congratulate Exemplarr Worldwide on the inauguration of its new, state-of-the-art facility and finishing school. As a new paradigm of urban development, walkable, compact and vibrant neighborhoods are fast gaining currency as means of realizing a sustainable, convenient and enjoyable lifestyle. Better places to live, work, and play are instrumental in ensuring a higher quality of life, improved work-life balance, and enhanced human efficiency and productivity. This new facility is a great example of the growing corporate interest in providing employees with a smart and congenial ecosystem to help them fulfill their personal and professional needs more effectively."

Speaking on the occasion Mr.GRK Reddy, Chairman & Managing Director, MARG Group, said, "MARG Swarnabhoomi follows the mantra of "Innovation and Efficiency". Today we have smart telecom systems, smart cars and smart healthcare. Then why not a city that boasts of a smart ecosystem and a smart regional hub? The coming of top manufacturing, research and innovation organisations and now IT/ITES majors like Exemplarr Worldwide with its new state-of-the-art operations facility and Finishing school, will further rejuvenate the eco system in this people and energy efficient city".

The Finishing school and the state-of-the-art facility are part of the employability enhancement initiative of Exemplarr Worldwide and will provide a cost effective, composite and holistic career opportunity matrix to young and aspiring talents (including those aims for IT sector) from tier 2 and tier 3 cities for realizing their potential and career ambition

Commenting on the launch Mrs. Rajini Reddy, Managing Director, Exemplarr Worldwide Ltd said, "In line with our vision to empower the local population in the neighbouring areas, Exemplarr has hired employees primarily from the 42 villages around Swarnabhoomi and they have been appropriately trained on the specific skill sets and technologies needed for them to perform in a conducive environment. The launch of this larger facility is consistent with Exemplarr's vision for creating rural employment opportunities while offering high quality cost-effective solutions to our customers."

Corporates and Research Institutions setting up in Amrita Park will have Tax benefits by being in SEZ coupled with advantagesin an Inspiring and Smart Ecosystem which offers ease of office set up, bundled residential offers and big savings.

About Amrita Research and Innovation Park:

Situated at MARG Swarnabhoomi, it hosts the operations facility and the finishing school, isdeveloped in 7.5 lacssq.ft, spread over eight floors and is one amongst the parks coming up in MargSwarnabhoomi. Some of the highlights of this innovative project are as follows:

• Dedicated for IT/ITES Companies, ER&D Companies, Training Centers, Animation & Gaming companies, Medical Tourism, e-publishing /e-learning, Trading and Logistics etc.
• Multitenanted building with over 7.5 LakhSq.ft leasable area with 2 equivalents 'A' class International standard office blocks with modular capacity linked by a glass paneled walkway.
• Enjoys a high level of natural light from the modern and tastefully designed extensive glazed elevation with spaces for uniqueness making it efficient green building
• High speed Internet leased line services, Centralized Security systems coupled with convenient parking facilities with best support infrastructure including Banks, ATM's, Cafeteria and Food courts.

ABOUT MARG SWARNABHOOMI

MARG Swarnabhoomi, the flagship project of MARG is being developed as an inclusive and integrated new paradigm city based on the principles of new urbanism with unique offerings for education, research and innovation. This integrated city will house a R&D hub and an innovation led futuristic Science Park supported by an educational, commercial and residential framework. MARG Swarnabhoomi has been designed to be an aspirational habitat based on the principles of 'new urbanism' where Education, Research and Innovation will coexist in a stress free atmosphere.

Christened as the "Land of New Thinking"- the global city of education, research and innovation that brings together educational institutions, manufacturing & research companies, IT services firms, housing and healthcare facilities all under one roof. It has already roped in several companies including the likes of Grundfos India, Polyhose, Van Spall Associates, Virgo, Sumeet Machines and TVS Kwikpatch in the engineering category. Strand Bioprocesses and Micro Therapeutics Research labs have been tied up in the Research & Innovation domain.

MARG Swarnabhoomi has also partnered with Virginia Tech, the U.S. based university to setup a campus. Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music (SAM) and MARG NavajyothiVidyalaya are already operational. MARG Swarnabhoomi has been shortlisted by IGBC as a pilot project for "Platinum" rated city in India. This is a unique rating system by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and MARG Swarnabhoomi is privileged to get be IGBC's pilot project for the first Platinum rated city in India.

ABOUT MARG

MARG Limited (BSE: 530543), incorporated in 1994 and headquartered in Chennai, is an infrastructure, real estate development and services company. The Company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and its shares are traded on the NSE under the category of 'Permitted Security'. The holistic regional development undertaken by the group is unlocking economic prosperity and creating inclusive & sustainable growth models.

With over two decades of reassuring presence and the credit of pioneering the development of economic growth centers, MARG's portfolio spans across the entire infrastructure value chain - urban and industrial infrastructure, urban residential clusters, marine infrastructure & services, malls and EPC division. The group is expanding its sectoral presence with airport projects in Bellary and Bijapur and Multi-level car park projects. Listed by Dun & Bradstreet among "India's Top 500 Companies 2010", today MARG Group has projects worth more than Rs. 5000 crores under execution, a seasoned human capital of more than 1000, global partners in the Infra space and offices spread across India, Singapore and China. The MARG CSR brand – MARG Parivarthan complements these business verticals.

More information on MARG is available on http://www.marggroup.com