HDFC Bank to Reward Shareholders with Bonus Shares and Interim Dividend

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HDFC Bank, India's largest private sector lender, is planning to reward its shareholders with bonus shares and a special interim dividend for the first time in the bank's history. The bank's Board of Directors will convene on July 19, 2025, to decide on issuing bonus shares and a special interim dividend. This decision comes after the bank's net profit increased by 10.7 per cent to Rs 67,347.4 crore as of March 2025, and the balance sheet rose by over 8 per cent to over Rs 39.10 lakh crore.

Key Takeaways:

  • HDFC Bank's Board of Directors will meet on July 19, 2025, to consider issuing bonus shares and a special interim dividend.
  • The bank's net profit increased by 10.7 per cent to Rs 67,347.4 crore as of March 2025.
  • HDFC Bank's balance sheet rose by over 8 per cent to over Rs 39.10 lakh crore.
  • The bank will reward its shareholders with bonus shares, a sign of management confidence and a reward for staying invested.
  • HDFC Bank MD and CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan expressed confidence in growing the bank's advances on par with the industry in the current financial year and exceeding it next year.

Statistics:

  • HDFC Bank's net profit: Rs 67,347.4 crore (as of March 2025)
  • Balance sheet: over Rs 39.10 lakh crore (as of March 2025)
  • Market cap: Rs 15.29 lakh crore (as of July 16)
  • Share price: Rs 1,996 (on NSE on July 16)
  • Increase in shares: to be determined

Sources:

  • HDFC Bank's July 17, 2025, regulatory filing
  • DNA (Daily News & Analysis) - "HDFC Bank plans to reward shareholders with bonus shares, special interim dividend"