FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of November 2009
Commission
File Number: 001-15002
ICICI
Bank Limited
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
ICICI
Bank Towers,
Bandra-Kurla
Complex
Mumbai,
India 400 051
(Address
of principal executive office)
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Applicable
Table
of Contents
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1.
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News Release
dated November 20, 2009
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Item
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ICICI Bank
Towers
Bandra-Kurla
Complex
Bandra (E)
Mumbai-400051.
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News
Release
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November
20, 2009
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For
Immediate Publication
ICICI
Bank’s US$ 750.0 million International Bond offering
ICICI Bank (NYSE:
IBN), acting through its Bahrain branch, successfully priced 5.33 year fixed
rate note of US$ 750.0 million. The 5.33 year fixed rate notes carry a coupon of
5.5%. The 5.33-year fixed rate notes were offered at an issue price of
99.826%.
The securities
referred to in this document were offered in the United States only to qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and outside the United States only to
non-U.S. persons under Regulation S of the Securities Act.
The securities
referred to in this document have not been, and will not be, registered under
the Securities Act, or under the securities legislation of any state of the
United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The
issuer does not intend to make a public offer of the notes in the United States
or to register any notes under the Securities Act.
This news release
does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the
notes.
About ICICI Bank: ICICI Bank Ltd (NYSE:IBN) is
India's largest private sector bank and the second largest bank in the country
with consolidated total assets of about US$ 102 billion as of September 30,
2009. ICICI Bank’s subsidiaries include India’s leading private sector insurance
companies, securities brokerage firm, mutual fund and private equity firm. ICICI
Bank’s presence currently spans 19 countries, including India.
Except
for the historical information contained herein, statements in this release,
which contain words or phrases such as 'will', 'would', etc., and similar
expressions or variations of such expressions may constitute 'forward-looking
statements'. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to our ability to obtain
statutory and regulatory approvals and to successfully implement our strategy,
future levels of non-performing loans, our growth and expansion in business, the
adequacy of our allowance for credit losses, technological implementation and
changes, the actual growth in demand for banking products and services,
investment income, cash flow projections, our exposure to market risks as well
as other risks detailed in the reports filed by us with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. ICICI Bank undertakes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the
date thereof.
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For
Press Queries:
Charudatta
Deshpande
Head, Corporate
Communications
ICICI Bank
Limited
Bandra Kurla
Complex, Mumbai – 400051
E-mail: charudatta.deshpande@icicibank.com
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SIGNATURE
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
authorised.
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For ICICI
Bank Limited
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Date:
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November 20,
2009
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By:
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/s/ Ranganath
Athreya
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Name
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Ranganath
Athreya
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Title :
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General
Manager -
Joint Company
Secretary &
Head
Compliance –
Non Banking
Subsidiaries
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