UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule13a-16 or15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May, 2019
Commission File Number001-15216
HDFC BANK LIMITED
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg,
Lower Parel, Mumbai. 400 013, India
(Address of principal executive office)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| HDFC BANK LIMITED | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: 29th May, 2019 | By | /s/ Santosh Haldankar | ||||
| Name: | Santosh Haldankar | |||||
| Title: | Vice President - Legal & Company Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents (bearing the exhibit number listed below) are furnished herewith and are made a part of this Report pursuant to the General Instructions for Form6-K.
Exhibit I
Description
Communication dated 24th May, 2019 addressed to The New York Stock Exchange, 11, Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, United States of America (USA) intimating about Outcome of the Board meeting of the Bank held on 22nd May, 2019.
Exhibit I
24th May, 2019
New York Stock Exchange
11, Wall Street,
New York,
NY 10005
USA
Re: Outcome of Board Meeting held on 22nd May, 2019
Dear Sirs,
We wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Bank, at its meeting held today, decided as follows:
| 1. | The 25thAnnual General Meeting (‘AGM’) of the Bank will be held on Friday, 12th July, 2019 at 2.30 p.m. at Birla Matushri Sabhagar, 19, New Marine Lines, Mumbai - 400 020. |
| 2. | The record date has been fixed as 21st June, 2019 for the purpose of ascertaining the entitlement of dividend of Rs. 15/- per equity share recommended by the Board at its previous meeting held on 20thApril, 2019. If approved at the AGM, the probable date of payment of dividend in electronic form would be 15th July, 2019 onwards and for dispatch of physical dividend warrants, it would be 16th July, 2019 onwards. |
| 3. | Further, the Board of Directors has considered and approved the following: |
| a) | Sub-division of Equity Shares of the Bank from one (1) Equity Share of face value of Rs. 2/- each to two (2) Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 1/- each at a Record Date to be determined by the Board of Directors subject to and subsequent to the approval of the shareholders at the 25th AGM. |
| b) | The alteration of ‘‘Capital Clause - Clause V’’ of the Memorandum of Association of the Bank, subject to the approval of the Members of the Bank at the 25th AGM. |
The detailed disclosures as regards thesub-division in accordance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Regulations and the relevant SEBI circular are given as an Annexure to this intimation.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully
For HDFC Bank Ltd
Sd/-
Santosh Haldankar
Vice President - Legal & Company Secretary
Annexure
Disclosures under Regulation 30 of SEBI Listing Regulations and the relevant SEBI circular as regards sub-division of equity shares of the Bank:
Sr. No. | Particulars | Details | ||||
| 1. | Sub-division ratio | Sub-division of Equity Shares of the Bank from one (1) Equity Share of face value of Rs. 2/- each to two (2) Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 1/- each | ||||
| 2. | Rationale behind theSub-division | Owing to the Bank’s strong financial performance and sound asset quality, the market price of the Bank’s equity shares has grown steadily over the past several years. To augment the affordability of the Bank’s equity shares and participation of the retail/ individual investors and thereby facilitate more liquidity of the Bank’s equity shares,sub-division of the Equity Shares is proposed. | ||||
| 3. | Pre and Post share capital – authorized,paid-up and subscribed | Authorized Share Capital: | ||||
Presub-division | Postsub-division | |||||
| Rs. 650,00,00,000 divided into | Rs. 650,00,00,000 divided into | |||||
| 325,00,00,000 fullypaid-up | 650,00,00,000 fullypaid-up | |||||
| Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- each | Equity Shares of Rs. 1/- each | |||||
| Paid-up and subscribed Share Capital: | ||||||
| Thepre-split and post-split Share Capital will be disclosed by the Bank as on the Record Date to be determined for the sub-division. The Board of Directors shall determine the Record Date at a Board meeting subsequent to the approval of the shareholders of the Bank at the 25thAGM. | ||||||
| 4. | Expected time of completion | Approximately within3-4 months of the approval the shareholders of the Bank at the 25thAGM. | ||||
| 5. | Class of shares which aresub-divided; | Existing Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 2/- each | ||||
| 6. | Number of shares of each class pre and postsub-division | Refer point no. 3 above | ||||
| 7. | Number of shareholders who did not get any shares in consolidation and theirpre-consolidation shareholding. | Not Applicable | ||||
For HDFC Bank Ltd
Sd/-
Santosh Haldankar
Vice President - Legal & Company Secretary
