Form 6-K

 

 

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 January, 2011

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.

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ¨            No  x

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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: 31st January 2011  

    By /s/ Sanjay Dongre

  Name:   Sanjay Dongre
  Title:   Executive 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 27th January 2011 addressed to The New York Stock Exchange, New York, United States of America (USA) intimating about third quarter results of the Bank.


Exhibit I

27th January 2011

New York Stock Exchange

11, Wall Street,

New York,

NY 10005

USA

Dear Sir,

Re : Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter ended 31st December 2010

We attach herewith two files containing the unaudited financial results of the Bank for the third quarter ended 31st December 2010 as approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held today i.e. on 27th January 2011 and a press release issued by the Bank in this regard.

The aforesaid financial results have been submitted to the Stock Exchanges in India as per the listing requirements of those stock exchanges.

This is for your information and record.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

For HDFC Bank Limited

sd/-

Sanjay Dongre

Executive Vice President (Legal) &

Company Secretary

Encl: As Above


HDFC BANK LIMITED

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

( LOGO in lacs)        

 

   

Particulars

   Quarter
ended
31.12.2010
    Quarter
ended
31.12.2009
    Nine months
ended
31.12.2010
    Nine months
ended
31.12.2009
    Year ended
31.03.2010
 
         Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Audited  

1

  Interest Earned (a)+(b)+(c)+(d)      522996        403481        1446011        1211980        1617291   
  a) Interest/discount on advances/bills      395038        303892        1093408        906689        1209828   
  b) Income on Investments      122583        98016        337931        297318        398129   
  c) Interest on balances with Reserve Bank of India and other inter bank funds      5171        1201        12944        6865        8096   
  d) Others      204        372        1728        1108        1238   

2

  Other Income      112782        89908        307894        303217        398292   

3

  A) TOTAL INCOME (1) + (2)      635778        493389        1753905        1515197        2015583   

4

  Interest Expended      245327        181090        675600        608455        778630   

5

  Operating Expenses (i) + (ii)      183182        149929        515455        433207        593981   
  i) Employees cost      72505        57859        210269        169202        228918   
  ii) Other operating expenses      110677        92070        305186        264005        365063   

6

  B) TOTAL EXPENDITURE (4)+(5) (excluding Provisions & Contingencies)      428509        331019        1191055        1041662        1372611   

7

  Operating Profit before Provisions and Contingencies (3) - (6)      207269        162370        562850        473535        642972   

8

  Provisions (Other than tax) and Contingencies      46587        44772        147537        170068        214059   

9

  Exceptional Items      —          —          —          —          —     

10

  Profit / (Loss) from ordinary activities before tax (7-8-9)      160682        117598        415313        303467        428913   

11

  Tax Expense      51899        35748        134145        92260        134044   

12

  Net Profit / (Loss) from Ordinary Activities after tax (10-11)      108783        81850        281168        211207        294869   

13

  Extraordinary items (net of tax expense)      —          —          —          —          —     

14

  Net Profit / (Loss) (12-13)      108783        81850        281168        211207        294869   

15

  Paid up equity share capital (Face Value of ` 10/- each)      46433        45524        46433        45524        45774   

16

  Reserves excluding revaluation reserves (as per balance sheet of previous accounting year)              2106185   

17

  Analytical Ratios           
  (i) Percentage of shares held by Government of India      Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil        Nil   
  (ii) Capital Adequacy Ratio      16.3     18.3     16.3     18.3     17.4
  (iii) Earnings per share (` )           
  (a) Basic EPS before & after extraordinary items (net of tax expense) - not annualized      23.5        18.7        61.0        49.1        67.6   
  (b) Diluted EPS before & after extraordinary items (net of tax expense) - not annualized      23.1        18.4        60.2        48.6        66.9   
  (iv) NPA Ratios           
  (a) Gross NPAs      178176        197411        178176        197411        181676   
  (b) Net NPAs      33067        54401        33067        54401        39205   
  (c) % of Gross NPAs to Gross Advances      1.11     1.63     1.11     1.63     1.43
  (d) % of Net NPAs to Net Advances      0.2     0.5     0.2     0.5     0.3
  (v) Return on assets (average) - not annualized      0.4     0.4     1.2     1.2     1.5

18

  Non Promoters Shareholding           
  (a) Public Shareholding           
  - No. of shares      274557922        266046305        274557922        266046305        267997650   
  - Percentage of Shareholding      59.1     58.4     59.1     58.4     58.6
  (b) Shares underlying Depository Receipts ( ADS and GDR )           
  - No. of shares      81128819        80547039        81128819        80547039        81102402   
  - Percentage of Shareholding      17.5     17.7     17.5     17.7     17.7


19

  Promoters and Promoter Group Shareholding           
  (a) Pledged / Encumbered           
  - No. of shares      —          —          —          —          —     
  - Percentage of Shares (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)      —          —          —          —          —     
  - Percentage of Shares (as a % of the total share capital of the Company)      —          —          —          —          —     
  (b) Non - encumbered           
  - No. of shares      108643220        108643220        108643220        108643220        108643220   
  - Percentage of Shares (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)      100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  - Percentage of Shares (as a % of the total share capital of the Company)      23.4     23.9     23.4     23.9     23.7

 


Segment information in accordance with the Accounting Standard on Segment Reporting (AS 17) of the operating segments of the Bank is as under:

( LOGO in lacs)    

 

Particulars    Quarter
ended
31.12.2010
    Quarter
ended
31.12.2009
    Nine months
ended
31.12.2010
    Nine months
ended
31.12.2009
    Year ended
31.03.2010
 
         Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Audited  
1   Segment Revenue           
a)   Treasury      141736        102440        376837        358350        462282   
b)   Retail Banking      513051        392372        1391368        1167809        1573704   
c)   Wholesale Banking      320714        203572        847762        618836        816204   
d)   Other banking operations      60694        59499        178030        170129        231993   
e)   Unallocated      —          —          —          —          —     
  Total      1036195        757883        2793997        2315124        3084183   
  Less: Inter Segmental Revenue      400417        264494        1040092        799927        1068600   
                                          
  Income from Operations      635778        493389        1753905        1515197        2015583   
                                          
2   Segment Results           
a)   Treasury      (521     (686     (778     64776        67348   
b)   Retail Banking      75737        53215        211937        97053        159680   
c)   Wholesale Banking      78169        61363        189805        147910        197862   
d)   Other banking operations      23684        17813        67482        36170        60191   
e)   Unallocated      (16387     (14107     (53133     (42442     (56168
                                          
  Total Profit Before Tax      160682        117598        415313        303467        428913   
                                          
3   Capital Employed           
  (Segment Assets - Segment Liabilities)           
a)   Treasury      6074053        5936835        6074053        5936835        6386126   
b)   Retail Banking      (5505434     (4904543     (5505434     (4904543     (4641435
c)   Wholesale Banking      2294184        1139956        2294184        1139956        353096   
d)   Other banking operations      446547        363605        446547        363605        394537   
e)   Unallocated      (804388     (427847     (804388     (427847     (340365
                                          
  Total      2504962        2108006        2504962        2108006        2151959   
                                          

Business Segments have been identified and reported taking into account, the target customer profile, the nature of products and services, the differing risks and returns, the organization structure, the internal business reporting system and the guidelines prescribed by RBI.

Geographic Segments

Since the Bank does not have material earnings emanating outside India, the Bank is considered to operate in only the domestic segment.

 


Notes :

 

1 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as on December 31, 2010 is given below.

 

     ( LOGO in lacs)       

Particulars

   As at
31.12.2010
     As at
31.12.2009
 

CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES

     

Capital

     46433         45524   

Reserves and Surplus

     2458529         2062482   

Employees’ Stock Options (Grants) Outstanding

     291         291   

Deposits

     19220156         15478878   

Borrowings

     1343560         1400848   

Other Liabilities and Provisions

     1913033         1467266   
                 

Total

     24982002         20455289   
                 

ASSETS

     

Cash and balances with Reserve Bank of India

     1599466         1120910   

Balances with Banks and Money at Call and Short notice

     254363         170750   

Investments

     6301366         6408209   

Advances

     15918363         11961349   

Fixed Assets

     213271         207908   

Other Assets

     695173         586163   
                 

Total

     24982002         20455289   
                 

 

2 The above results have been approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on January 27, 2011.
3 These results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2010, have been subject to a “Limited Review” by the Statutory Auditors of the Bank.
4 During the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2010, the Bank allotted 1725111 and 6586689 shares pursuant to the exercise of stock options by certain employees.
5 Other income relates to income from non-fund based banking activities including commission, fees, foreign exchange earnings, earnings from derivative transactions and profit and loss (including revaluation) from investments.
6 Effective April 1, 2010, the Bank has classified fees paid relating to transactions done by the bank’s customers on other banks’ ATMs, which hitherto were netted from fees and commissions, under operating expenses. Figures for the previous periods have been regrouped/reclassified to conform to current period’s classification.
7 Floating provisions have been classified as Tier 2 capital and reflected under Other Liabilities with effect from the current financial year. These provisions were hitherto netted from Advances and from Gross NPAs in arriving at Net NPAs.
8 In accordance with RBI guidelines under reference RBI/2009-2010/356 IDMD/4135/11.08.43/2009-10 dated March 23, 2010, effective April 1, 2010, Repo and Reverse Repo transactions in government securities and corporate debt securities (excluding transactions conducted under Liquidity Adjustment Facility with RBI) are reflected as borrowing and lending transactions respectively. These transactions were hitherto recorded under investments as sales and purchases respectively.
9 As on December 31, 2010, the total number of branches (including extension counters) and the ATM network stood at 1780 branches and 5121 ATMs respectively.
10 Information on investor complaints pursuant to Clause 41 of the listing agreement for the quarter ended December 31, 2010:

Opening : Nil ; Additions : 217 ; Disposals : 217 ; Closing position : Nil.

 

11 Figures of the previous period have been regrouped/reclassified wherever necessary to conform to current period’s classification.
12 LOGO 10 lac = LOGO 1 million

LOGO 10 million = LOGO 1 crore

 

Place:    Mumbai    Aditya Puri                 
Date:    January 27, 2011    Managing Director            

 


LOGO

NEWS RELEASE

HDFC BANK LIMITED - FINANCIAL RESULTS (INDIAN GAAP) FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

The Board of Directors of HDFC Bank Limited approved the Bank’s (Indian GAAP) accounts for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2010 at its meeting held in Mumbai on Thursday, January 27, 2011. The accounts have been subject to a “Limited Review” by the Statutory Auditors of the Bank.

FINANCIAL RESULTS:

Profit & Loss Account: Quarter ended December 31, 2010

The Bank’s total income for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 was LOGO 6,357.8 crores as against LOGO 4,933.9 crores for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Net revenues (net interest income plus other income) were LOGO 3,904.5 crores for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, an increase of 25.0% over LOGO 3,123.0 crores for the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Interest earned (net of loan origination costs and amortization of premia on investments held in the Held to Maturity (HTM) category) increased from LOGO 4,034.8 crores in the quarter ended December 31, 2009 to LOGO 5,230.0 crores in the quarter ended December 31, 2010. Net interest income (interest earned less interest expended) for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 grew by 24.9% to LOGO 2,776.7 crores, driven by asset growth and a net interest margin (NIM) of 4.2% for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 which remained stable on a sequential basis.

Other income (non-interest revenue) for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 was at LOGO 1,127.8 crores, primarily contributed by fees and commissions of LOGO 942.8 crores, up 22.5% over LOGO 769.7 crores during the quarter ended December 31, 2009. The other two components of other income were foreign exchange & derivative revenues of LOGO 216.8 crores ( LOGO 154.3 crores for the corresponding quarter ended December 31, 2009) and a loss on sale / revaluation of investments of LOGO 30.7 crores (loss of LOGO 26.5 crores for the corresponding quarter of the previous year).

 

  Regd. Office : HDFC Bank Limited, HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai 400013  


LOGO

Operating expenses, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 were up 22.2% to LOGO 1,831.8 crores. The core cost to income ratio was at 46.5% as against 47.6% for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Provisions and contingences increased by 4.1% from LOGO  447.7 crores (including loan loss provisions of LOGO 437.9 crores) for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 to LOGO 465.9 crores (including loan loss provisions of LOGO 292.9 crores) for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. Profit before tax for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 increased by 36.6% over the corresponding quarter ended December 31, 2009 to LOGO 1,606.8 crores. After providing LOGO 519.0 crores for taxes, the Bank earned a Net Profit of LOGO 1,087.8 crores, an increase of 32.9% over the corresponding quarter ended December 31, 2009.

Balance Sheet: As of December 31, 2010

The Bank’s total balance sheet size increased by 22.1% to LOGO 249,820 crores as of December 31, 2010. Total deposits were LOGO  192,202 crores, up by 24.2% over December 31, 2009. The CASA mix at 50.5% of total deposits as at December 31, 2010 was primarily driven by a 30.7% growth in savings deposits to LOGO 61,038 crores as at December 31, 2010. Gross advances grew by 32.7% over December 31, 2009 to LOGO 160,619 crores.

Nine Months ended December 31, 2010

For the nine months ended December 31, 2010, the Bank earned total income of LOGO 17,539.1 crores as against LOGO 15,152.0 crores in the corresponding period of the previous year. Net revenues (net interest income plus other income) for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 increased by LOGO 1,715.6 crores to LOGO 10,783.1 crores. Net Profit for the nine months ended December 31, 2010 was LOGO  2,811.7 crores, up by 33.1% over the corresponding nine months ended December 31, 2009.

Capital Adequacy:

The Bank’s total Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) as at December 31, 2010 (computed as per Basel 2 guidelines) remained strong at 16.3%, against the regulatory minimum of 9%. Tier-I CAR was 12.1% as of December 31, 2010.

 

  Regd. Office : HDFC Bank Limited, HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai 400013  


LOGO

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK :

As of December 31, 2010, the Bank’s distribution network was 1,780 branches and 5,121 ATMs in 833 cities as against 1,725 branches and 3,898 ATMs in 771 cities as of December 31, 2009.

ASSET QUALITY :

Portfolio quality as of December 31, 2010 remained healthy with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) at 1.1% of gross advances and net non-performing assets at 0.2% of net advances (as against 1.6% gross NPA and 0.5% net NPA ratios as of December 31, 2009). The Bank’s provisioning policies for specific loan loss provisions remained higher than regulatory requirements. The NPA provision coverage ratio (excluding write-offs, technical or otherwise) was at 81% as of December 31, 2010 as compared to 72% as of December 31, 2009. Total restructured assets were 0.3% of the bank’s gross advances as of December 31, 2010.

Note:

LOGO = Indian Rupees

1 crore = 10 million

All figures and ratios are in accordance with Indian GAAP.

Certain statements are included in this release which contain words or phrases such as “will,” “aim,” “will likely result,” “believe,” “expect,” “will continue,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “contemplate,” “seek to,” “future,” “objective,” “goal,” “project,” “should,” “will pursue” and similar expressions or variations of these expressions that are “forward-looking statements.” Actual results may differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements due to certain risks or uncertainties associated with our expectations with respect to, but not limited to, our ability to implement our strategy successfully, the market acceptance of and demand for various banking services, future levels of our nonperforming loans, our growth and expansion, the adequacy of our allowance for credit and investment losses, technological changes, volatility in investment income, our ability to market new products, cash flow projections, the outcome of any legal, tax or regulatory proceedings in India and in other jurisdictions we are or become a party to, the future impact of new accounting standards, our ability to pay dividends, the impact of changes in banking regulation and other regulatory changes in India and other jurisdictions on us, our ability to roll over our short-term funding sources and our exposure to market and operational risks. By their nature, certain of the market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what may actually occur in the future. As a result, actual future gains, losses or impact on net income could materially differ from those that have been estimated. In addition, other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the forward-looking statements contained in this document include, but are not limited to: general economic and political conditions, instability or uncertainty in India and the other countries which have an impact on our business activities or investments, caused by any factor including terrorists attacks in India or elsewhere, anti-terrorist or other attacks by any country, military armament or social unrest in any part of India; the monetary and interest rate policies of the government of India; natural calamities, inflation, deflation, unanticipated turbulence in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices or other rates or prices; the performance of the financial markets in India and globally; changes in Indian and foreign laws and regulations, including tax, accounting and banking regulations; changes in competition and the pricing environment in India; and regional or general changes in asset valuations.

 

  Regd. Office : HDFC Bank Limited, HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai 400013