PeopleSupport Announces Receipt of Request to Delay Closing of Merger Transaction Up to October 31, 2008

  
    
  
  
    
      PeopleSupport, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSPT) (the “Company”), 
      a leading offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, today 
      announced that it has received a request from Essar Services (Mauritius) 
      (“Essar Services”) 
      to schedule the closing and effective date of the merger by which Essar 
      Services will acquire PeopleSupport for a date no later than October 31, 
      2008. The Company is currently evaluating this request by Essar Services.
    
    
      About PeopleSupport
    
    
      PeopleSupport, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSPT), is a leading offshore BPO provider 
      that offers customer management, transcription and captioning and 
      additional BPO services for global enterprise clients. From its 
      world-class service delivery centers in the Philippines and Costa Rica, 
      PeopleSupport offers high performance services with deep industry domain 
      knowledge and expertise, resulting in customizable and best practice 
      solutions. By delivering high quality services from offshore locations, 
      PeopleSupport’s service delivery centers 
      reduce costs, improve performance and increase revenues. A majority of 
      PeopleSupport’s services are performed in the 
      Philippines, where PeopleSupport is one of the largest outsourcing 
      companies, employing approximately 8,000 college-educated, fluent 
      English speaking personnel. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, 
      with approximately 8,500 employees worldwide, PeopleSupport serves 
      clients in a variety of industries, such as travel, consumer, financial 
      services, healthcare, insurance, technology, telecommunications, 
      entertainment and education. For more information, visit www.peoplesupport.com.