1. The above results have been approved by the Central Board of the Bank on the 9th May 2009. 

2. The Central Board have declared a dividend of Rs. 29 per share (290%) for the year ended March 31, 2009.

3. During the year State Bank of Saurashtra (SBS) was acquired by the Bank.

4. During the year the Bank has issued 3409846 equity shares of Rs. 10 each for cash at a premium of Rs. 1580/ per equity share aggregating to Rs. 542.17 crores to its employees under SBI Employees Share Purchase Scheme.

O P Bhatt
Chairman

R Sridharan
MD & GE (A&S)

S K Bhattacharyya
MD & CCRO