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 July, 2018
Commission File Number 001-15216
HDFC BANK LIMITED
(Translation of registrants 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.
Form 20-F ☒ 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.
Date: July 31, 2018
HDFC BANK LIMITED (Registrant) | ||||||
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 Form 6-K.
Exhibit I
Description
Communication dated July 31, 2018 addressed to The New York Stock Exchange, New York, United States of America (USA) intimating the Press Release in connection with the Pricing of our proposed American Depository Shares offering.
Exhibit I
July 31, 2018
New York Stock Exchange
22nd Floor
11 Wall Street
New York
NY 10005
USA
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: | Proposed issue of American Depository Shares (ADSs), each ADS representing three equity shares of par value Rs. 2 each, by HDFC Bank Limited |
We are attaching herewith the press release in connection with the pricing of our proposed issue of ADSs.
We request you to take the above on the record.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
For HDFC Bank Limited
Santosh Haldankar
Vice President (Legal) & Company Secretary
HDFC Bank Agrees to Sell 17,500,000 American Depositary Shares at U.S.$ 104.00 per ADS
Mumbai, India July 31, 2018 HDFC Bank Limited (NYSE: HDB; NSE: HDFCBANK; BSE: 500180) (HDFC Bank) announced today that it has priced its public offering of 17,500,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs), each representing three equity shares, at U.S.$ 104.00. The offering price is equivalent to a price (in Indian Rupees) of Rs. 2,382.99 per equity share at the July 20, 2018 noon buying rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Rs. 68.74 per U.S.$ 1.00). In addition, HDFC Bank announced that it has priced a concurrent qualified institutions placement of 12,847,222 equity shares in India (QIP) at Rs. 2,160.00 per equity share.
Net proceeds from the ADSs offering are expected to be U.S.$ 1,807.26 million. Net proceeds from the QIP are expected to be approximately Rs. 27,611.25 million. The net proceeds from the ADSs offering and the QIP are expected to be used to strengthen HDFC Banks capital structure and ensure adequate capital to support growth and expansion, including enhancing HDFC Banks solvency and capital adequacy ratio. The ADSs offering and the QIP are scheduled to close on August 2, 2018.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are acting as global coordinators and joint bookrunners and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Nomura Securities International, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are acting as joint bookrunners for the ADSs offering.
The ADSs offering is being made by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying prospectus, is available on the SECs website, www.sec.gov. A copy of the prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying prospectus, may also be obtained from Bhavin Lakhpatwala, HDFC Bank Ltd., Tel: +91 22 6652 1083 (D) / 6652 1000 (B), Mobile: +91 74983 51730, Email: bhavin.lakhpatwala@hdfcbank.com.
HDFC Bank is a leading private sector bank and financial services company in India with 4,804 banking outlets and 12,808 ATMs as of June 30, 2018. It offers a wide range of financial products and services to retail and wholesale customers. Its ADSs are listed on the NYSE and its equity shares are listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
The equity shares offered in the QIP will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on HDFC Banks managements current expectations. Such statements include plans, projections and estimates regarding the use of proceeds from the proposed offering. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including prevailing market conditions and other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. More information about potential risk factors that could affect HDFC Bank and its results is included in HDFC Banks filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The term including, and any variation thereof, means including, without limitation.