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YES Bank Limited has received a letter from Axis Trustee Services Limited, calling upon the bank to reinstate the Additional Tier-1 Bonds and take necessary corporate actions within 3 days, failing which contempt proceedings may be initiated against the bank and its directors and officers.
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Disclosure Update regarding judgment of the Hon ble Supreme Court of India in relation to Additional Tier-1 Bonds
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✓vESBANK
YBL/CS/2026-27/128
October 30, 2026
BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Corporate Relations Department Exchange Plaza, Plot no. C/1, G Block,
P.J. Towers, Dalal Street Bandra - Kurla Complex, Bandra (E)
Mumbai – 400 001 Mumbai - 400 051
BSE Scrip Code: 532648 NSE Symbol: YESBANK
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Disclosure – Update regarding judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in
relation to Additional Tier-1 Bonds
Ref: Regulation 30, Regulation 51 and other applicable provisions of the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 (“Listing Regulations”).
We refer to the prior disclosures made by YES Bank Limited (the “Bank”) including on
October 15, 2026, October 16, 2026, October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 regarding the
judgment delivered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court regarding the Tier 1 (AT-1) Bonds issued
by the Bank (the “SC Judgement”). As previously disclosed, the Bank is examining the
judgment in detail, including evaluating all legal options and suitable actions / steps going
forward.
We wish to disclose that the Bank has also communicated with Axis Trustee Services Limited
(in its capacity as the trustee for the AT-1 Bonds issued by the Bank) (the “Trustee”) as regards
the SC Judgement on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026. The Trustee has subsequently on
October 28, 2026 issued a letter to the Bank (the “Letter”), in terms of which, the Trustee has
called upon the Bank to re-instate the AT-1 Bonds and take all necessary corporate actions
within 3 (three) days. The Trustee has also stated in its Letter that unless such steps are taken
within the timelines specified in the Letter, the Trustee will be constrained to initiate contempt
proceedings before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India against the Bank and its directors and
officers without further notice on the grounds of wilful disobedience by the Bank of the SC
Judgement.
The Bank has responded to the Letter on October 30, 2026 (“Reply”) informing the Trustee
that the Bank acknowledges the SC Judgment and reiterated that the Bank is fully committed
to act in accordance with the SC Judgment and applicable law. The Bank has informed the
Trustee that the Bank is cognizant of the matters and is examining the SC Judgment and its
implications in detail. The Bank will take all such steps and measures as are necessary and
permissible under applicable law.
A copy of the Trustee’s Letter and the Bank’s Reply are enclosed herewith and the Bank will
continue making the requisite disclosures as may be required under the Listing Regulations.
www.11es.bank.in I shareholders@yes.bank.in I Tel: +91 (22) 5091 9800/6507 9800
YES BANK Limited, YES BArJK House, Off western Express Highway, Santacruz (E), Mumbai -400055
ON: L65190MH2003PLC143249
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The weblink of BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited providing the
above information is being hosted on the Bank’s website www.yes.bank.in pursuant to SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended.
Kindly take note of the above.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For YES BANK LIMITED
Sanjay Abhyankar
Company Secretary
Encl.:
1. Annexure A – Letter issued by Axis Trustee Services Limited on October 28, 2026
2. Annexure B – Bank’s reply to the aforesaid letter dated October 30, 2026
www.11es.bank.in I shareholders@yes.bank.in I Tel: +91 (22) 5091 9800/6507 9800
YES BANK Limited, YES BArJK House, Off western Express Highway, Santacruz (E), Mumbai -400055
ON: L65190MH2003PLC143249
Annexure A
ATSUCO/2026-2027/ 8356 October 28 2026
YES Bank Limited
YES BANK House,
Off Western Express Highway,
Santacruz (East),
Mumbai 400 055.
Kind Attn.: (i) The Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
(ii) The Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
(iii) The Board of Directors
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Non-compliance with the judgment dated 15th October 2026 delivered
by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. confirming the restoration of
the Basel Ill Compliant Additional Tier I Bonds (Perpetual Non
Convertible Debentures) issued by YES Bank Limited aggregating to
Rs. 8415 crores and stating that payment of annual coupon rate shall
remain unaffected.
Ref: 1. ISIN INE528G08352 and ISIN INE528G08394.
2. Information Memorandum dated 22nd December 2016, and Debenture
Trust Deed dated 15th March 2017 in respect of ISIN INE528G08352.
3. Information Memorandum dated 17th October 2017, and Debenture Trust
Deed dated 28th December 2017 in respect of ISIN INE528G08394.
4. In the Supreme Court of India
Civil Appeal No. 3182 of 2025
Yes Bank Limited & Anr. ... Appellants
Axis Trustee Services Limited & Ors. . .. Respondents
5. In the Supreme Court of India
Civil Appeal Nos. 3183-3192 of 2025
Reserve Bank of India ... Appellant
Axis Trustee Services Limited & Ors. . .. Respondents
6. In the Supreme Court of India
Civil Appeal Nos. 3193-3202 of 2025
Yes Bank Limited & Anr. . .. Appellants
lndiabulls Housing Finance Limited & Ors. . .. Respondents
Registered Office:
Axis House, PB Marg, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400025
Corporate Office:
Delhi Office, 2nd Floor, Plot No. 25, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi -110005
Tel No: 011 43556440 I Email Id -debenturetrustee@axistrustee.in I Website -www.axistrustee.in
Corporate Identify Number: U74999MH2008PLC182264 I MSME Registered UAN: MH190046029
7. In the Supreme Court of India
Civil Appeal Nos. 3203-3212 of 2025
Union of India ...A ppellant
Axis Trustee Services Limited & Ors. . .. Respondents
8. Judgment dated 15th October 2026 delivered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court
of India in the above appeals.
9. Judgment dated 20th January 2023 delivered by the Hon'ble Bombay High
Court in Writ Petition No. 785 of 2021 and connected matters.
10. Your disclosures to BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India
Limited dated 16th October 2026 and 24th October 2026 (Ref. No.
YBUCS/2026-27 /124 ).
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1. We, Axis Trustee Services Limited, are the Debenture Trustee under the
Debenture Trust Deeds dated 15th March 2017 (for 30,000 debentures) and 28th
December 2017 (for 54,150 debentures) in respect of the Basel Ill Compliant
Additional Tier I Bonds (Perpetual Non-Convertible Debentures) bearing ISIN
INE528G08352 and ISIN INE528G08394, aggregating to Rs. 8,415 crores ("the
said Bonds"), issued by you, YES Bank Limited ("the Bank"), under the
Information Memoranda dated 22nd December 2016 and 17th October 2017
respectively ("the Information Memoranda"). We were the Respondent in the
above referenced appeals. We address this notice to you in our capacity as
Debenture Trustee, for and on behalf of the bondholders.
2. As you are aware, we had challenged the decision of the Administrator of the
Bank, communicated by letter dated 14th March 2020, to write down the said
Bonds ("the impugned decision") before the Hon'ble Bombay High Court in Writ
Petition No. 785 of 2021. By its judgment dated 20th January 2023, the Hon'ble
Bombay High Court quashed and set aside the impugned decision. The relevant
extract of the judgment is reproduced herein for ready reference:
"101.ln light of the above discussion, the impugned letter dated
March 14, 2020 and decision to write off Additional Tier 1
(A T-1) bonds deserve to be set aside and is hereby quashed
and set aside. Necessary consequences shall follow."
3. The Bank, RBI and the Union of India challenged the said judgment dated 20th
January 2023 of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court before the Hon'ble Supreme
Court of India in the above referenced appeals. By its judgment dated 15th
October 2026 ("the said judgment"), the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has
dismissed all the appeals and upheld the judgment of the Hon'ble B " igh
Court. Paragraph 80 and 81 of the said judgment reads thus: f....._ ~~
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Registered Office:
Axis House, P B Marg, Worii, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400025
Corporate Office:
Delhi Office, 2nd F
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