Directors' Report Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty-Second Annual Report of ICICI Bank Limited along with the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2016. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS The provisions of Section 186(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 requiring disclosure in the financial statements of the full particulars of the loans given, investment made or guarantee given or security provided and the purpose for which the loan or guarantee or security is proposed to be utilised by the recipient of the loan or guarantee or security is not applicable to a banking company. SUBSIDIARY, ASSOCIATE AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES 3i Infotech Limited, which was considered as an associate under Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, ceased to be an associate of the Bank effective May 13, 2015. The particulars of subsidiary and associate companies as on March 31, 2016 have been included in Form MGT-9 which is annexed to this report as Annexure D. PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL POSITION OF SUBSIDARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATES The performance and financial position of subsidiaries and associates of the Bank as on March 31, 2016 has been annexed to this report as Annexure A. The Bank will make available separate audited financial statements of the subsidiaries to any Member upon request. These documents/details are available on the Bank's website (www.icicibank.com) and will also be available for inspection by any Member or trustee of the holder of any debentures of the Bank at its Registered Office and Corporate Office. As required by Accounting Standard-21 (AS-21) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Bank's consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report incorporate the accounts of its subsidiaries and other consolidating entities. A summary of key financials of the Bank's subsidiaries is also included in this Annual Report. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS FUTURE OPERATIONS There are no significant and/or material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status of future operations of the Bank. DIRECTORS AND OTHER KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL Changes in the composition of the Board of Directors and other Key Managerial Personnel K. V. Kamath ceased to be a Director on the Board of the Bank effective close of business hours on June 30, 2015. The Board placed on record its deep appreciation of K. V. Kamath's leadership of the ICICI Group as the CEO of ICICI Bank till 2009, and as Chairman of the Bank's Board thereafter for a period of six years. Pursuant to the approval granted by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), M. K. Sharma was appointed as the independent nonexecutive (part-time) Chairman on the Board of the Bank effective July 1, 2015 upto June 30, 2018. The appointment was approved by the Members through a postal ballot on April 22, 2016. The Board of Directors at their Meeting held on November 16, 2015 approved the appointment of Vishakha Mulye as wholetime Director (designated as executive Director) for a period of five years effective from the date of receipt of RBI approval. Pursuant to approval granted by RBI, Vishakha Mulye was appointed as an executive Director on the Board of the Bank effective January 19, 2016 for a period of three years. The Members through a postal ballot on April 22, 2016 approved the appointment of Vishakha Mulye for a period of five years effective January 19, 2016 upto January 18, 2021. K. Ramkumar, executive Director stepped down from his position as an executive Director effective close of business hours on April 29, 2016 consequent to his decision to opt for early retirement to pursue other interests. The Board placed on record its appreciation of K. Ramkumar's immense contribution to the Bank. Appointment subject to regulatory approvals Vijay Chandok was appointed asan executive Director by the Board of the Bank at its Meeting held on April 29, 2016 for a period of five years subject to approval of RBI and Members and other approvals, as may be applicable. The appointment of Vijay Chandok as an executive Director would be effective from the date of receipt of RBI approval. Approval of the Members is being sought for Vijay Chandok's appointment in the Notice of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting vide item nos. 8 and 9. Independent Directors The Board of t he Bank at March 31, 2016 consisted of 13 Directors, out of which seven are independent Directors, one is a Government Nominee Director and five are wholetime Directors. All independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 which have been relied on by the Bank and were placed at the Board Meeting held on April 29, 2016. Retirement by rotation In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Rajiv Sabharwal and N. S. Kannan would retire by rotation at the forthcoming AGM and are eligible for re-appointment. Rajiv Sabharwal and N. S. Kannan have offered themselves for re-appointment. AUDITORS Statutory Auditors At the AGM held on June 30, 2014, the Members approved the appointment of M/s B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants as statutory auditors for a period of four years commencing from the Twentieth AGM till the conclusion of the Twenty-Fourth AGM subject to the annual approval of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and ratification by the Members every year. As recommended by the Audit Committee, the Board has proposed the ratification of appointment of M/s B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants as statutory auditors for fiscal 2017. Their appointment for fiscal 2017 has been approved by RBI. The appointment is accordingly proposed in the Notice of the forthcoming AGM vide item no. 6 for ratification by Members. There are no qualifications, reservation or adverse remarks made by the statutory auditors in the audit report. Secretarial Auditors Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Bank with the approval of its Board, appointed M/s. Parikh Parekh & Associates, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Bank for the financial year ended March 31, 2016. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as Annexure B. There are no qualifications, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer made by the auditor in the report save and except disclaimer made by them in discharge of their professional obligation. PERSONNEL The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is given in an Annexure and forms part of this report. In terms of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Report and the Accounts are being sent to the Members excluding the aforesaid Annexure. Any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the Annexure may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of the Bank. INTERNAL CONTROL AND ITS ADEQUACY The Bank has adequate internal controls and processes in place with respect to its financial statements which provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements. These controls and processes are driven through various policies, procedures and certifications. The processes and controls are reviewed periodically. The Bank has a mechanism of testing the controls at regular intervals for their design and operating effectiveness to ascertain the reliability and authenticity of financial information. DISCLOSURE UNDER FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT, 1999 The Bank has obtained a certificate from its statutory auditors that it is in compliance with the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 provisions with respect to investments made in its consolidated subsidiaries during fiscal 2016. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Bank undertakes various transactions with related parties in the ordinary course of business. The Bank has a Board approved policy on Related Party Transactions, which has been disclosed on the website of the Bank and can be viewed at http://www.icicibank.com/manaqed-assets/docs/personal/qeneral-links/related-party-transactions-policy.pdf. The Bank also has a Board approved Group Arms' Length Policy which requires transactions with the group companies to be at arm's length. The transactions between the Bank and its related parties, during the year ended March 31, 2016, were in the ordinary course of business and based on the principles of arm's length. The details of material related party transactions at an aggregate level for year ended March 31, 2016 is annexed as Annexure C. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT-9 is annexed herewith as Annexure D. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORTING Business Responsibility Report as stipulated under Regulation 34 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 has been hosted on the website of the Bank (http://www.icicibank.com/aboutus/annual.html) . Any Member interested in obtaining a physical copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of the Bank. RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK The Bank's risk management framework is based on a clear understanding of various risks, disciplined risk assessment and measurement procedures and continuous monitoring. The policies and procedures established for this purpose are continuously benchmarked with international best practices. The Board of Directors has oversight on all the risks assumed by the Bank. Specific Committees have been constituted to facilitate focused oversight of various risks, as follows: • The Risk Committee of the Board reviews risk management policies of the Bank pertaining to credit, market, liquidity, operational, outsourcing risks and business continuity management. The Committee also reviews the Risk Appetite & Enterprise Risk Management frameworks, Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) and stress testing. The stress testing framework includes a wide range of Bank-specific and market (systemic) scenarios. The ICAAP exercise covers the domestic and overseas operations of the Bank, banking subsidiaries and material non-banking subsidiaries. The Committee reviews migration to the advanced approaches under Basel II and implementation of Basel III, risk return profile of the Bank, compliance with RBI guidelines pertaining to credit, market and operational risk management systems and the activities of the Asset Liability Management Committee. The Committee reviews the level and direction of major risks pertaining to credit, market, liquidity, operational, technology, compliance, group, management and capital at risk as part of risk dashboard. In addition, the Committee has oversight on risks of subsidiaries covered under the Group Risk Management Framework. The Risk Committee also reviews the Liquidity Contingency Plan for the Bank and the threshold limits. • The Credit Committee of the Board, apart from sanctioning credit proposals based on the Bank's credit authorisation framework, reviews developments in key industrial sectors and the Bank's exposure to these sectors as well as to large borrower accounts and borrower groups. The Credit Committee also reviews the major credit portfolios, non performing loans, accounts under watch, overdues and incremental sanctions. • The Audit Committee of the Board provides direction to and monitors the quality of the internal audit function and also monitors compliance with inspection and audit reports of Reserve Bank of India, other regulators and statutory auditors. • The Asset Liability Management Committee is responsible for managing liquidity and interest rate risk and reviewing the asset-liability position of the Bank. Summaries of reviews conducted by these Committees are reported to the Board on a regular basis. Policies approved from time to time by the Board of Directors/Committees of the Board form the governing framework for each type of risk. The business activities are undertaken within this policy framework. Independent groups and subgroups have been constituted across the Bank to facilitate independent evaluation, monitoring and reporting of various risks. These groups function independently of the business groups/sub-groups. The Bank has dedicated groups, namely, the Risk Management Group, Compliance Group, Corporate Legal Group, Internal Audit Group and the Financial Crime Prevention & Reputation Risk Management Group, with a mandate to identify, assess and monitor all of the Bank's principal risks in accordance with well-defined policies and procedures. The Risk Management Group is further organised into the Credit Risk Management Group, Market Risk Management Group and Operational Risk Management Group. These groups are completely independent of all business operations and coordinate with representatives of the business units to implement the Bank's risk management policies and methodologies. The Internal Audit and Compliance groups are responsible to the Audit Committee of the Board. INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013 Please refer Principle 3 under Section E of the Business Responsibility Report. . CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO The Bank has undertaken various initiatives for energy conservation at its premises, further details are given under Principle 6 of Section E of the Business Responsibility Report. The Bank has used information technology extensively in its operations, for more details please refer the section on Information Technology under Business Overview. GREEN INITIATIVES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE In line with the 'Green Initiative' since the last five years, the Bank has effected electronic delivery of Notice of Annual General Meeting and Annual Report to those Members whose e-mail IDs were registered with the respective Depository Participants and downloaded from the depositories viz. National Securities Depository Limited/Central Depository Services (India) Limited. The Companies Act, 2013 and the underlying rules as well as Regulation 36 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, permit the dissemination of financial statements and annual report in electronic mode to the Members. Your Directors are thankful to the Members for actively participating in the Green Initiative and seek your continued support for implementation of the Green Initiative. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT The Directors confirm: 1. that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures; 2. that they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Bank at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the Bank for that period; 3. that they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records, in accordance with the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Bank and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; 4. that they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; 5. that they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Bank and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and 6. that they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ICICI Bank is grateful to the Government of India, Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India and overseas regulators for their continued co-operation, support and guidance. ICICI Bank wishes to thank its investors, the domestic and international banking community, rating agencies and stock exchanges for their support. ICICI Bank would like to take this opportunity to express sincere thanks to its valued clients and customers for their continued patronage. The Directors express their deep sense of appreciation to all the employees, whose outstanding professionalism, commitment and initiative has made the organisation's growth and success possible and continues to drive its progress. Finally, the Directors wish to express their gratitude to the Members for their trust and support. For and on behalf of the Board M. K. Sharma Chairman May 26, 2016 |