Unassociated Document
 
As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2011
Registration No.  333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
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HDFC BANK LIMITED
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

n/a
(Translation of issuer's name into English)

Republic of India
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, Floor 58, New York, NY, 10005-1401
Telephone (800) 990-1135
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
____________________
 
Depositary Management Corporation
570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Telephone: (212) 319-4800
 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
Copy to:
 
Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York  10022
(212) 319-7600
 
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
 
x  immediately upon filing
o  on (Date) at (Time)
  
 
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. o
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of
Securities to be registered
Amount
to be registered
Proposed maximum
aggregate price per
unit (1)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing three shares of HDFC Bank Limited
100,000,000
American Depositary Shares
$0.05
$5,000,000
$580.50
 
(1)
Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.  Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.
 
 
 
 
 
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the form of Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
 
Item 1.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
Item Number and Caption
  
Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
       
(1)
Name and address of Depositary
  
Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt
       
(2)   
Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities
  
Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
       
 
Terms of Deposit:
    
         
  (i) 
Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares
  
Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
         
  (ii) 
Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
  
Paragraph (12)
         
  (iii) 
Collection and distribution of dividends
  
Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
         
  (iv) 
Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
  
Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
         
  (v) 
Sale or exercise of rights
  
Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
         
  (vi) 
Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization
  
Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13)
         
  (vii) 
Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement
  
Paragraphs (16) and (17)
         
  (viii) 
Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of ADRs
  
Paragraph (3)
         
  (ix) 
Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities
  
Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5)
         
  (x)  Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary   Paragraph (14)
         
(3)
Fees and Charges
   Paragraph (7)
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
Item Number and Caption
  
Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
                 
(b)   
Statement that HDFC Bank Limited  is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly files certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.
  
Paragraph (8)
 
 
 
 
 
PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3.  EXHIBITS
 
 
(a)(1)
Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of  Deposit Agreement dated as of           , 2001 among HDFC Bank Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (fka Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York), as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"). Previously filed as an exhibit to Form F-6 file number 333-13730 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
(a)(2)
Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement. Form of Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement dated as of           , 2011 among HDFC Bank Limited, the Depositary and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder, including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(2).
 
 
(b)
Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby.  Not Applicable.
 
 
(c)
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years.  Not Applicable.
 
 
(d)
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered.  Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).
 
 
(e)
Certification under Rule 466.  Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).
 
Item 4.  UNDERTAKINGS
 
 
(a)
The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
 
 
(b)
If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request.  The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on July 13, 2011.
 
 
Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
       
 
By:  
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
       
 
By: 
 /s/ Gregory A. Levendis  
  Name: 
Title: 
Gregory A. Levendis
Vice President
  
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, HDFC Bank Limited certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mumbia, State of Maharashtra, India on July 13, 2011.
 
 
HDFC Bank Limited
       
 
By: 
 /s/ Mr. Aditya Puri  
  Name: 
Title: 
Mr. Aditya Puri
Managing Director
  
 
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Mr. Aditya Puri and Sashi Jagdishan, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Under the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on July 13, 2011, in the capacities indicated.

SIGNATURES
     
Signature
  
Title
   
/s/ Mr. C.M. Vasudev
  
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. C. M. Vasudev
    
   
/s/ Mr. Aditya Puri
  
Managing Director (principal executive officer)
Mr. Aditya Puri
    
   
/s/ Sashi Jagdishan
  
Chief Financial Officer
Sashi Jagdishan
    
   
/s/ Mr. Ashim Samanta
  
Director
Mr. Ashim Samanta
    
 
 
 
 
 
   
/s/ Dr. Pandit Palande
  
Director
Dr. Pandit Palande
    
   
/s/ Mr. Paresh Sukthankar
  
Director
Mr. Paresh Sukthankar
    
     
/s/ Mr. Harish Engineer
  
Director
Mr. Harish Engineer
    
     
/s/ Mr. Partho Datta
  
Director
Mr. Partho Datta
    
     
/s/ Mr. Bobby Parikh
  
Director
Mr. Bobby Parikh
    
     
/s/ Mrs. Renu Karnad
  
Director
Mrs. Renu Karnad
    
     
/s/ Mr. Anami Narayan Roy
  
Director
Mr. Anami Narayan Roy
  
 
 
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT
 
Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of HDFC Bank Limited, has signed this Registration Statement in New York, New York, on July 13, 2011.
 
 
Authorized U.S. Representative
 
 
 
 
By: 
Depositary Management Corporation
 
/s/ George Boychuk
   
Name: 
 George Boychuk
   
Title:
 Managing Director

 
 
 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
    
     
(a)(2)
Form of Amendment to Deposit Agreement.
  
     
(d)
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.
  
     
(e)  Rule 466 Certification