UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April, 2022

Commission File Number 001-15216

HDFC BANK LIMITED

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Marg,

Lower Parel, Mumbai. 400 013, India

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☒                Form 40-F  ☐

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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 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

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SIGNATURES

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.

	HDFC BANK LIMITED
	(Registrant)
Date: April 18, 2022	By	/s/ Santosh Haldankar
	Name: Santosh Haldankar
	Title:   Sr. Vice President (Legal) & Company Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

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 6-K.

Exhibit    I

Description

Communication dated April 16, 2022 addressed to The New York Stock Exchange, 11, Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, United States of America (USA) intimating about the Re-appointment of Mrs. Renu Karnad on the Board of HDFC Bank Limited.

April 16, 2022

New York Stock Exchange

11, Wall Street,

New York,

NY 10005

USA

Dear Sir,

Sub: Re-appointment of Mrs. Renu Karnad on the Board of HDFC Bank Limited (“the Bank”)

This is to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Bank, at its meeting held today, has approved the re-appointment of Mrs. Renu Karnad (DIN: 00008064) as Non-Executive Director (Nominee of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, promoter of the Bank) on the Board of the Bank, for a period of five years with effect from September 3, 2022, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

Mrs. Renu Karnad is the Managing Director of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited since 2010. She is a Post Graduate in Economics from the University of Delhi and holds a degree in Law from the University of Mumbai. She is also a Parvin Fellow-Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, USA. Mrs. Karnad brings with her rich experience and knowledge of the mortgage sector, having been associated with real estate and mortgage industry in India for over 40 years. Over the years, she has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, such as the ‘Outstanding Woman Business Leader’ award granted by CBNC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards 2012, induction in the Hall of Fame, Fortune India magazine’s most powerful women from 2011 to 2019, ‘Top Ten Powerful Women to watch out for in Asia’ by Wall Street Journal Asia in 2006, etc.

Mrs. Karnad is not debarred from holding office of director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority. She is not related to any director of the Bank.

This is for your information and appropriate dissemination.

Yours faithfully,

For HDFC Bank Limited

Sd/-

Santosh Haldankar

Senior Vice President - Legal & Company Secretary