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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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Nicolelli Maurizio 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ExlService Holdings, Inc. [EXLS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS INC, 320 PARK AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/21/2026 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 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 01/21/2026 M 5,315(1) A $41.64 222,835 D

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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

(2)

01/21/2026

M

6,960

(3)

(3)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

6,960

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nicolelli Maurizio EXLSERVICE HOLDINGS INC 320 PARK AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022			Executive Vice President & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Ajay Ayyappan, Attorney-in-Fact		01/23/2026
**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)	Represents the shares of common stock of ExlService Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") issued in respect of the reporting person's restricted stock units that vested as of March 31, 2024, but which were settled as of January 21, 2026. Due to administrative delay in settlement, the number of shares of common stock issued to the reporting person was reduced based on applicable U.S. tax rules and regulations.
(2)	Represents restricted stock units received under a share matching plan in connection with the officer's purchase of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of ExlService Holdings, Inc.
(3)	On March 31, 2022, the reporting person was granted 20,885 restricted stock units, after adjustment for the 5-for-1 forward stock split, effective August 1, 2023, vesting in two installment installments beginning on the second anniversary of the grant date. 33% of the restricted stock units became vested on March 31, 2024, and the remaining balance of 67% of the restricted stock units became vested on March 31, 2025. This transaction represents the settlement, as of January 21, 2026, of the shares that vested in 2024.
Remarks: Mr. Ayyappan is the Company's General Counsel.

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