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 October 2007
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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Table
of Contents
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1.
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News
Release dated October 8, 2007
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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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For
ICICI Bank Limited
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Date:
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October
8, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Jyotin Mehta
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Name:
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Jyotin
Mehta
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Title:
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General
Manager &
Company
Secretary
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Item
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ICICI
Bank Limited
ICICI
Bank
Towers
Bandra-Kurla
Complex
Bandra
(E)
Mumbai-400051.
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News
Release
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October
8, 2007
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For
Immediate Publication
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ICICI
Bank
receives branch licenses
ICICI
Bank has
received Reserve Bank of India’s approval for establishing new branches and
additional off-site ATMs broadly in line with its application to Reserve
Bank of
India.
About
ICICI
Bank: ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) is India's largest bank by market
capitalisation with over 50 years presence in financial services and assets
of
Rs. 3,569.32 billion as on June 30, 2007. The Bank offers a wide range of
banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers
through a variety of delivery channels and through its specialised subsidiaries
in the areas of life and non-life insurance, investment banking, private
equity
and asset management. ICICI Bank is a leading player in the retail banking
market and services its large customer base through a network of over 950
branches and extension counters, about 3,600 ATMs, call centres and internet
banking (www.icicibank.com) to ensure that customers have access to its services
at all times.
Except
for the
historical information contained herein, statements in this release, which
contain words or phrases such as 'will', 'would', etc., 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, 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, the adequacy or sufficiency
of the number of branches or ATMs as approved, successfully establishing
such
branches or ATMs in a timely or cost efficient manner or the geographic reach
of
such branches or ATMs. ICICI Bank undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
thereof.
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For
Press Queries:
ICICI
Bank:
Charudatta Deshpande
Head
- Corporate
Communications,
Tel:
022-26538208
Fax:
022
-26531116
e-mail:
charudatta.deshpande@icicibank.com