UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of December, 2022
Commission File Number 001-15216
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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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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: December 12, 2022 | By | /s/ Santosh Haldankar | ||||
Name: Santosh Haldankar | ||||||
Title: Sr. 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 Form 6-K.
Exhibit I
Description
Filing of the Joint Company Scheme Petition with the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench (“NCLT”) in relation to the Composite scheme of amalgamation (“Scheme”) for the amalgamation of: (i) HDFC Investments Limited (“HIL”) and HDFC Holdings Limited (“HHL”), with and into Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (“HDFC Limited”); and (ii) HDFC Limited with and into HDFC Bank Limited (“HDFC Bank”)
December 12, 2022
New York Stock Exchange
11, Wall Street,
New York,
NY 10005
USA
Dear Sir/Madam,
Subject: Filing of the Joint Company Scheme Petition with the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench (“NCLT”) in relation to the Composite scheme of amalgamation (“Scheme”) for the amalgamation of: (i) HDFC Investments Limited (“HIL”) and HDFC Holdings Limited (“HHL”), with and into Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (“HDFC Limited”); and (ii) HDFC Limited with and into HDFC Bank Limited (“HDFC Bank”).
This is in connection with our letter dated April 4, 2022, informing about the decision taken by the Board of Directors of HDFC Bank approving the Scheme under Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016 and other rules and regulations framed thereunder, subject to receipt of various statutory and regulatory approvals.
We further refer to our letter dated November 26, 2022, vide which, we informed you about the receipt of the approval of the equity shareholders (which include public shareholder) to the Scheme at the meeting convened as per the directions of NCLT with requisite majority.
We now wish to inform you that a Joint Company Scheme Petition has been e-filed on December 7, 2022 with NCLT, in accordance with Sections 230-232 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules thereunder by HIL, HHL, HDFC Limited and HDFC Bank seeking the sanction of the NCLT for the Scheme. The physical filing of the said Joint Company Scheme Petition shall be made in the due course.
The Scheme remains subject to certain statutory and regulatory approvals.
We request you to bring the above to the notice of all concerned.
Yours faithfully,
For HDFC Bank Limited
Sd/-
Santosh Haldankar
Sr. Vice President (Legal) & Company Secretary
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