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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-195616
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210621
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210622
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210622

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HDFC BANK LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144967
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			K7
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15216
		FILM NUMBER:		211032979

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		'HDFC BANK HOUSE', SENAPATI BAPAT ROAD
		STREET 2:		LOWER PAREL (WEST), MUMBAI INDIA
		CITY:			INDIA
		STATE:			K7
		ZIP:			400013
		BUSINESS PHONE:		91224957676

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		KAMALA MILLS COMPOUND
		STREET 2:		SENAPATI BAPAT MARG, LOWER PAREL
		CITY:			MUMBAI INDIA
		STATE:			K7
		ZIP:			400013
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form <FONT
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Foreign Private Issuer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> or
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> under the </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of June, 2021 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-15216</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HDFC BANK LIMITED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HDFC Bank
House, Senapati Bapat Marg, </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lower Parel, Mumbai. 400 013, India </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive office) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>: Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule
101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note: </B>Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must
furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant&#146;s &#147;home country&#148;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
registrant&#146;s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant&#146;s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already
been the subject of a Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12g3-2(b)</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicate below the file
number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12g3-2(b):</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">82-</FONT> Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>HDFC BANK LIMITED</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I></I>/<I>s</I>/<I></I> Santosh Haldankar</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Exhibit</U> I </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Description</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Communication dated June&nbsp;18, 2021
addressed to The New York Stock Exchange, 11, Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, United States of America (USA) intimating about outcome of the board meeting of the Bank held on June&nbsp;18, 2021. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>June&nbsp;18, 2021 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>New York Stock Exchange </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11, Wall Street, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NY 10005 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">USA </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Sir, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Re: Outcome of Board Meeting
held on June&nbsp;18, 2021 </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Bank, at its meeting held on June&nbsp;18, 2021, has decided
as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The 27<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Annual General Meeting (&#145;AGM&#146;) of the
Bank will be held on Saturday, July&nbsp;17, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. Indian Standard Time (IST) through video-conferencing (VC) / other audio-visual means (OAVM), in accordance with the General Circular No.&nbsp;20/2020 dated May&nbsp;5, 2020, read with
the circulars dated April&nbsp;8, 2020, April&nbsp;13, 2020, and January&nbsp;13, 2021, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and in accordance with circulars dated May&nbsp;12, 2020 and January&nbsp;15, 2021 issued by the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) providing relaxations to the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A dividend of Rs. 6.50 per equity share of face value of Re.1/- each (i.e. 650% on face value) out of the net
profits for the year ended March&nbsp;31, 2021, has been recommended, subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Bank at its ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM). The record date has been fixed as June&nbsp;30, 2021 for the purpose of
ascertaining the entitlement of the dividend. If approved at the AGM, the expected date for payment of dividend in electronic form and for dispatch of physical dividend warrants would be August&nbsp;2, 2021 onwards. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The tenure of Mr.&nbsp;Umesh Chandra Sarangi (DIN: 02040436), who was
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-appointed</FONT> as Independent Director by the Board on November&nbsp;25, 2020 for the period commencing from March&nbsp;1, 2021 till February&nbsp;5, 2022, i.e. till completion of his seventy (70)&nbsp;years of
age in accordance with the RBI regulations existing at that point in time (subject to the approval of shareholders), has been revised to be read as from March&nbsp;1, 2021 till February&nbsp;29, 2024, since the RBI circular on &#145;Corporate
Governance in Banks&#146; dated April&nbsp;26, 2021 allows the upper age limit for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-executive</FONT> directors to be 75 years of age. Whereas Mr.&nbsp;Sarangi shall complete his seventy-five years of age on
February&nbsp;5, 2027, he shall complete the maximum tenure of eight consecutive years as director on the Board of the Bank as prescribed by the Banking Regulation, Act, 1949 on February&nbsp;29, 2024, and hence, his
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-appointment</FONT> shall be till February&nbsp;29, 2024, subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Bank at their ensuing AGM. Mr.&nbsp;Sarangi continues to fulfil the criteria for independence stipulated
under the relevant regulations, and has not been disqualified/ debarred to hold office of director by virtue of any order of SEBI or such other authority. He is not related to any other director of the Bank. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The shareholders of the Bank at its AGM held on July&nbsp;12, 2019, had approved the appointment of
MSKA&nbsp;&amp; Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No: 105047W) as the Statutory Auditors of the Bank for a period of 4 (four) years with effect from FY <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2019-20.</FONT> Pursuant to the Guidelines
for Appointment of Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs)/ Statutory Auditors (SAs) of Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), UCBs and NBFCs (including HFCs) dated April&nbsp;27, 2021 issued by the Reserve Bank of India (&#145;RBI Guidelines&#146;), banks
may appoint the SCAs/SAs for a continuous period of three years. Since MSKA&nbsp;&amp; Associates have already completed 2 years as Statutory Auditors of the Bank for FY <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2019-20</FONT> and FY <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2020-21,</FONT> they may continue as Statutory Auditor for 1 more year, i.e. FY <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2021-22,</FONT> subject to the approval of the RBI. Accordingly, the Board of Directors of the Bank have
resolved that the tenure of MSKA&nbsp;&amp; Associates as Statutory Auditor of the Bank, shall be revised to a period of three years w.e.f FY <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2019-20</FONT> till FY <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2021-22,</FONT>
subject to the approval of shareholders at the ensuing AGM. Further, the RBI Guidelines mandates that for banks with asset size of Rs. 15,000 crore and above as at the end of previous year, the statutory audit shall be conducted under joint audit of
a minimum of two audit firms. Accordingly, the Bank needs to appoint minimum of two joint statutory auditors as per RBI Guidelines. Accordingly, the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has finalized and recommended to
RBI for approval, the name of M. M. Nissim&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm Registration No. 107122W/W100672) as the first preferred firm to act as joint Statutory Auditors of the Bank for a period of three years from FY <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2021-22</FONT> till FY <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2023-24,</FONT> subject to approval of the shareholders at the ensuing AGM and subject to RBI approval for each year of their tenure. This firm shall act as the joint
Statutory Auditors of the Bank along with MSKA&nbsp;&amp; Associates for FY <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2021-22</FONT> and thereafter act as joint Statutory Auditors of the Bank with such other new joint Statutory Auditor(s) who will be
appointed by the Bank subject to prior permission of RBI and approval of the Members of the Bank from FY 2022-2023 onwards. The brief profile of M. M. Nissim&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLP is enclosed with this intimation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is for your information and appropriate dissemination. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thanking You, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yours faithfully, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>For HDFC Bank Limited </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Sd/- </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Santosh Haldankar </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Sr. Vice President (Legal) &amp;
Company Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Encl.:</B> Brief profile of M. M. Nissim&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLP </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Annexure - Brief profile of M. M. Nissim&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">M. M. Nissim&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLP (&#147;the firm&#148;) was established in 1927 and registered with ICAI in 1946. The firm has been providing professional
services since the last 9 decades, with its Head Office at Mumbai and Branch Offices at New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and also in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Odisha. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The firm is engaged in assurance, direct and indirect taxation services, and is empanelled with various regulatory authorities such as RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, etc.
The firm&#146;s clientele range from private, public and joint sector corporates, regulators, charities and NGOs. The firm also has varied experience in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector, having provided audit / <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-audit</FONT> and consultancy services to private, public and foreign banks. </P>
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