Madam Anusha!! There are no ESOPs for Nandan Nilekani... he is a promoter of the company and doesn't have to wait for anything. He can leave when he wants... the question is "Does he want to leave?" Don't just speculate for the sake of it! If you want to know the share-holding patterns of the promoters of Infosys, check out this link: http://www.infosys.com/investor/reports/quarterly/2006-2007/Q3/Clause-35-December-31-2006.pdf