HDFC Bank’s arm HDB files for

HDB Financial Services Limited has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for a ₹12,500 crore Initial Public Offering (IPO), its parent company HDFC Bank Ltd announced in an exchange filing today on Thursday, October 31, 2024.
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The non-banking financial company (NBFC) IPO comprises of a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to ₹2,500 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of equity shares worth ₹10,000 crore, according to the exchange filing.
This follows the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) mandate which requires ‘upper layer’ NBFCs to mandatorily go public and get listed on the stock exchanges.
As a result, Bajaj Housing Finance went public and got listed in September this year, emerging as a prominent example in India’s huge IPO market this year.
HDB Financial Services, incorporated in 2007, provides lending and business process outsourcing (BPO) services to individuals and businesses.
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The lending involves both secured and unsecured loans and the BPO services include back office services like forms processing, document verification, finance and accounting services, and correspondence management, along with front office services like contact center management, outbound marketing and collection services, according to its official website.
It currently has more than 1,747 branches spread across 27 states & 4 union territories and is CARE AAA & CRISIL AAA rated for its long-term debt and bank facilities and A1+ rated for its short-term debt & commercial papers.
HDFC Bank Ltd shares were trading at ₹1,729 on the Bombay Stock Exchange as at 2:40 pm IST today on Thursday, October 31, 2024. This was a drop of 0.35% or 6 points.
The announcement through the exchange filing came at 9:22 am on the same day.
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