Yes Bank crisis: ICICI Bank, HDFC, Axis, Kotak to infuse Rs 3,100 cr in crippled private lender as part of bailout plan
FirstpostICICI Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank will together invest Rs 3,100 crore as part of the RBI’s reconstruction plan for the crisis-hit lender, according to the regulatory filings ICICI Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank will together invest Rs 3,100 crore as part of the RBI’s reconstruction plan for the crisis-hit Yes Bank, according to the regulatory filings. “The Board… accorded approval for an equity investment of up to Rs 10 billion in equity shares of Yes Bank Limited, comprising up to 1 billion equity shares at a price of Rs 10 per share, under the proposed Scheme of Reconstruction of Yes Bank Limited under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, subject to regulatory and government approval,” ICICI Bank said in a regulatory filing. “The Board of Directors of Axis Bank Ltd at its meeting held today has accorded approval to invest a sum of up to Rs 600 crore for acquiring up to 60 crore equity shares of Rs 2 each of Yes Bank Limited, for cash, at a premium of Rs 8 per equity share, under the proposed Scheme of Reconstruction of Yes Bank Limited under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949,” Axis Bank said in a regulatory filing. “…the Bank has issued a equity commitment letter to invest Rs 500 crore in Yes Bank Limited for subscription of 50 crore equity shares of Yes Bank at a price of Rs 10 per equity share,” Kotak Mahindra Bank said in a regulatory filing.