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 July 2008
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 July 31, 2008
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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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ICICI
Bank Limited
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Date:
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July
31, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Shanthi Venkatesan | |||
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Name
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Shanthi
Venkatesan
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Title :
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Assistant
General Manager
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Item
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ICICI Bank Ltd.
ICICI Bank
Towers
Bandra-Kurla
Complex
Bandra (E)
Mumbai-400051.
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News
Release
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July
31, 2008
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For
Immediate Publication
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ICICI
Bank hikes deposit and lending rates
Mumbai: ICICI Bank Ltd has
announced an increase in interest rates for various tenors of retail Fixed
Deposits by 0.75% to 1.00% with effect from August 01, 2008.
ICICI Bank has also
announced an increase of 0.75% in its Floating Reference Rate (FRR) for consumer
loans (including home loans) with effect from July 31, 2008. The revised FRR
will be 14.25% p.a. as against 13.50% p.a. at present. The existing fixed rate
customers will not be impacted by the increase and their contracted rates will
remain unchanged.
ICICI Bank has also
announced an increase of 0.75% in its Benchmark Advance Rate (I-BAR). The
revised I-BAR will be 17.25% p.a. as against 16.50% p.a. at
present.
Customers can call
the ICICI Bank 24 hour customer care help line or log on to the website (www.icicibank.com)
for more details.
About ICICI Bank: ICICI Bank
Limited (NYSE:IBN) is India's largest private sector bank and the second largest
bank in the country, with consolidated total assets of about USD 113 billion at
June 30, 2008. ICICI Bank’s subsidiaries include India’s leading private sector
insurance companies and among its largest securities brokerage firms, mutual
funds and private equity firms. ICICI Bank’s presence currently spans 19
countries including India. For more information visit www.icicibank.com
Except
for the historical information contained herein, statements in this release,
which contain words or phrases such as 'will', 'would', etc., including about
transactions that may be finalized at a later stage, 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, transactions that may not fructify, 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 ICICI Bank undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
thereof.
For Press Queries: Mr
Charudatta Deshpande, Head - Corporate Communications, ICICI Bank Limited. Tel:
+91 22 2653 8208 or E-mail: charudatta.deshpande@icicibank.com