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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kapoor Rohit   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO & Vice Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) 280 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2017 (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 02/13/2017   M   9,375 A (1) 354,181 D (2)   Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/13/2017   M   1,205 A (1) 355,386 D (2)   Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               40,219 I See Foonote (3) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               333,185 I See Foonote (4) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               177,134 I See Foonote (5) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               84,000 I See Foonote (6) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               84,000 I See Foonote (7)

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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 Units

(1)

02/13/2017

M

9,375

(8)

(8)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

9,375

$ 0

9,375

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

02/13/2017

M

1,205

(9)

(9)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

1,205

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kapoor Rohit 280 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017	X		CEO & Vice Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Lazbart Oseni, Attorney-in-Fact		02/15/2017
**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)	Restricted stock units of ExlService Holdings, Inc. convert into common stock, par value $0.001 per share on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	Owned by Rohit Kapoor.
(3)	Owned by the 2016 Kapoor Family Trust Created Under the Rohit Kapoor 2013 GRAT.
(4)	Owned by the Rohit Kapoor 2012 Family Trust.
(5)	Owned by the 2016 Kapoor Family Trust Created Under the Rohit Kapoor 2005 GRAT.
(6)	Owned by the Rohit Kapoor Spousal Lifetime Access Trust.
(7)	Owned by the Shikha Kapoor 2005 Family Trust.
(8)	On February 13, 2014, the reporting person was granted 37,500 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. 9,375 restricted stock units became vested on February 13, 2015, an additional 9,375 restricted stock units became vested on February 13, 2016, an additional 9,375 restricted stock units became vested on February 13, 2017, and the remaining balance of 9,375 restricted stock units will vest on February 13, 2018.
(9)	On February 13, 2013, the reporting person was granted 3,612 restricted stock units, vesting in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. 1,203 restricted stock units became vested on February 13, 2015, an additional 1,204 restricted stock units became vested on February 13, 2016, and the remaining balance of 1,205 restricted stock units became vested on February 13, 2017.
Remarks: Mr. Oseni is the Company's Head of Administration and Accounts.

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