Axis Bank Regs Regulatory News (AXB)

AXIS/CO/CS/487/2020-21

21st January 2021

Dear Sirs/Ma'am, 

Sub: Disclosure under Regulation 30 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

This is with reference to our earlier disclosure letter AXIS/CO/CS/343/2020-21 dated 30th October 2020 on Axis Bank and its subsidiaries, i.e. Axis Capital Limited and Axis Securities Limited (together "Axis Entities") entering into revised agreements with Max Financial Services Limited ("Max Financial") for acquisition of upto 19.002% of the equity share capital of Max Life Insurance Company Limited ("Max Life"), a material subsidiary of Max Financial, to Axis Entities.

In this regard, we would like to inform you that the Competition Commission of India ("CCI") has, vide its letter dated 20th January 2021, intimated that CCI, at its meeting held on 20th January 2021, considered the proposed combination and approved the first acquisition by Axis Entities under sub-section (1) of Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002 ("CCI Letter"). A copy of the CCI letter is attached herewith.

The transaction is subject to conditions precedent, including further regulatory approvals.

You are requested to take note of above and arrange to bring the same to the notice of all concerned.

Thanking you,

For Axis Bank Limited

Girish V. Koliyote

Company Secretary

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