On May 23, 2008, the amalgamation
of Centurion Bank of Punjab with HDFC Bank was formally approved
by Reserve Bank of India to complete the statutory and regulatory
approval process. As per the scheme of amalgamation, shareholders
of CBoP received 1 share of HDFC Bank for every 29 shares
of CBoP.
The merged entity will have a strong deposit base of around
Rs. 1,22,000 crore and net advances of around Rs. 89,000 crore.
The balance sheet size of the combined entity would be over
Rs. 1,63,000 crore. The amalgamation added significant value
to HDFC Bank in terms of increased branch network, geographic
reach, and customer base, and a bigger pool of skilled manpower.
In a milestone transaction in the Indian banking industry,
Times Bank Limited (another new private sector bank promoted
by Bennett, Coleman & Co. / Times Group) was merged with
HDFC Bank Ltd., effective February 26, 2000. This was the
first merger of two private banks in the New Generation Private
Sector Banks. As per the scheme of amalgamation approved by
the shareholders of both banks and the Reserve Bank of India,
shareholders of Times Bank received 1 share of HDFC Bank for
every 5.75 shares of Times Bank. |