1. The results above have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank at its meeting held on April 20, 2009.

2. The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of Rs 10.00 per share (100%) for the year ended March 31, 2009 (previous year Rs 6.00 per share (60%)), subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

3. ´Other income´ includes gains from securities´ transactions, commission earned from guarantees/letters of credit, fees earned from providing services to customers, selling of third party products and ATM sharing fees.

4. Previous period figures have been regrouped and reclassified, where necessary, to make them comparable with current quarter figures.

P J Nayak
Chairman & CEO