Persistent: Persistent Wins 2025 Google Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Partner of the Year Award for Asia Pacific

Persistent Systems (BSE: 533179 and NSE: PERSISTENT), a global leader in Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization, announced today that it has received the 2025 Google Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Partner of the Year Award for Asia Pacific . This prestigious recognition highlights Persistent's achievements in helping enterprises seamlessly transition to Google Cloud, enabling cost optimization, scalability, and advanced AI-driven analytics to accelerate business growth. Persistent was selected for this award based on its successful execution of one of the largest Google Cloud migrations globally, helping a leading e-commerce platform transition 6,000+ microservices, 100+ PB of data, and large-scale AI/ML workloads to Google Cloud. Given the scale and complexity of migrating highly interdependent applications, data pipelines, and databases, Persistent ensured uninterrupted services for the e-commerce platform with zero downtime. The migration improved scalability, reduced cloud costs by 30%, and enhanced platform performance, empowering 100 million small businesses across India's digital economy. In 2025, Persistent solidified its position as a leading cloud transformation partner, driving innovation through large-scale migrations, AI-driven insights, and cloud-native solutions. Building on its strategic partnership agreement with Google Cloud, this recognition reaffirms Persistent's commitment to helping businesses across industries modernize their infrastructure, optimize operations, and unlock new growth opportunities on Google Cloud. Vijay Verma , Chief Revenue Officer - Service Lines, Persistent 'For over a decade, Persistent has partnered with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to help clients overcome challenges and achieve their business goals. Our deep expertise and strong relationship with GCP allow us to develop effective strategies for migration and maintenance, driving accelerated growth. We're excited to have collaborated with India's leading e-commerce platform on a significant cloud transformation project-an exhilarating journey of large-scale migration.' Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem, Google Cloud 'Google Cloud's Partner Awards recognize partners who have created outsized value for customers through the delivery of innovative solutions and a high level of expertise. We're proud to announce Persistent as a 2025 Google Cloud Partner Award winner and celebrate their impact enabling customer success over the past year.' About Persistent Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT) is a global services and solutions company delivering Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization to businesses across industries. With over 23,900 employees located in 19 countries, the Company is committed to innovation and client success. Persistent offers a comprehensive suite of services, including AI-enabled software engineering, product development, data and analytics, CX transformation, cloud computing, and intelligent automation. The Company is part of the MSCI India Index and is included in key indices of the National Stock Exchange of India , including the Nifty Midcap 50, Nifty IT, and Nifty MidCap Liquid 15 as well as several on the BSE such as the S&P BSE 100 and S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50. Persistent is also a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. The Company has achieved carbon neutrality, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices. As a participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Persistent is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption, as well as take actions that advance societal goals. With 327% growth in brand value since 2020, Persistent is the fastest-growing IT services brand in the 2024 Brand Finance India 100 Report. www.persistent.com Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements For risks and uncertainties relating to forward-looking statements, please visit www.persistent.com/flcs For Media Queries: media@persistent.com 18 Royal Bank of Canada announces election of directors TORONTO , April 10, 2025 - Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) (NYSE: RY) announced today that the nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated February 11, 2025 , were elected as directors of Royal Bank of Canada at the Annual and Special Meeting of Common Shareholders held earlier today. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below. Each of the following 13 nominees was elected as a Director. Nominee Votes for % for Votes withheld % withheld Mirko Bibic 708,628,738 98.93 % 7,661,141 1.07 % Andrew A. Chisholm 708,871,578 98.96 % 7,418,301 1.04 % Jacynthe Cote 706,889,160 98.69 % 9,400,719 1.31 % Toos N. Daruvala 707,209,694 98.73 % 9,082,025 1.27 % Cynthia Devine 710,134,321 99.14 % 6,157,398 0.86 % Roberta L. Jamieson 709,676,375 99.07 % 6,643,303 0.93 % David McKay 714,255,770 99.71 % 2,063,969 0.29 % Amanda Norton 709,161,751 99.00 % 7,129,968 1.00 % Barry Perry 709,607,879 99.07 % 6,683,840 0.93 % Maryann Turcke 704,936,170 98.41 % 11,355,549 1.59 % Thierry Vandal 696,312,731 97.21 % 20,007,108 2.79 % Frank Vettese 709,275,310 99.02 % 7,016,470 0.98 % Jeffery Yabuki 708,427,395 98.90 % 7,864,386 1.10 % Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual and Special Meeting of Common Shareholders will be available shortly at www.rbc.com/annualmeetings and will be filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators. About RBC Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 98,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 19 million clients in Canada , the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com.? We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at rbc.com/peopleandplanet. For further information, please contact: Investor contact: Asim Imran , Investor Relations, asim.imran@rbc.com Media contact: Sharon Wilks , RBC Corporate Communications , sharon.wilks@rbc.com (C) 2025 Electronic News Publishing, source ENP Newswire Persistent Systems (BSE: 533179 and NSE: PERSISTENT), a global leader in Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization, announced today that it has received the 2025 Google Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Partner of the Year Award for Asia Pacific . This prestigious recognition highlights Persistent's achievements in helping enterprises seamlessly transition to Google Cloud, enabling cost optimization, scalability, and advanced AI-driven analytics to accelerate business growth. Persistent was selected for this award based on its successful execution of one of the largest Google Cloud migrations globally, helping a leading e-commerce platform transition 6,000+ microservices, 100+ PB of data, and large-scale AI/ML workloads to Google Cloud. Given the scale and complexity of migrating highly interdependent applications, data pipelines, and databases, Persistent ensured uninterrupted services for the e-commerce platform with zero downtime. The migration improved scalability, reduced cloud costs by 30%, and enhanced platform performance, empowering 100 million small businesses across India's digital economy. In 2025, Persistent solidified its position as a leading cloud transformation partner, driving innovation through large-scale migrations, AI-driven insights, and cloud-native solutions. Building on its strategic partnership agreement with Google Cloud, this recognition reaffirms Persistent's commitment to helping businesses across industries modernize their infrastructure, optimize operations, and unlock new growth opportunities on Google Cloud. Vijay Verma , Chief Revenue Officer - Service Lines, Persistent 'For over a decade, Persistent has partnered with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to help clients overcome challenges and achieve their business goals. Our deep expertise and strong relationship with GCP allow us to develop effective strategies for migration and maintenance, driving accelerated growth. We're excited to have collaborated with India's leading e-commerce platform on a significant cloud transformation project-an exhilarating journey of large-scale migration.' Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem, Google Cloud 'Google Cloud's Partner Awards recognize partners who have created outsized value for customers through the delivery of innovative solutions and a high level of expertise. We're proud to announce Persistent as a 2025 Google Cloud Partner Award winner and celebrate their impact enabling customer success over the past year.' About Persistent Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT) is a global services and solutions company delivering Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization to businesses across industries. With over 23,900 employees located in 19 countries, the Company is committed to innovation and client success. Persistent offers a comprehensive suite of services, including AI-enabled software engineering, product development, data and analytics, CX transformation, cloud computing, and intelligent automation. The Company is part of the MSCI India Index and is included in key indices of the National Stock Exchange of India , including the Nifty Midcap 50, Nifty IT, and Nifty MidCap Liquid 15 as well as several on the BSE such as the S&P BSE 100 and S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50. Persistent is also a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. The Company has achieved carbon neutrali