Indian Overseas Bank
Investor Relations Cell, Central Office: 763,
Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002
Dear Bondholders,
10th November, 2023
Sub: Exercise of Call Option on Basel III Tier II Bonds Series II - Rs.300 Crores [ISIN: INE565A09264]
At the outset, we thank you for your investment in our IOB Basel III Tier II Bonds Series II - ISIN INE565A09264 (Bonds) issued on 10.12.2018.
We have decided to exercise Call Option on the aforesaid bonds on the due date i.e., 10.12.2023. Call option will be exercised on 08.12.2023 (Friday) as 09.12.2023 and 10.12.2023 being holidays on account of Second Saturday and Sunday.
The record date has been fixed as 22.11.2023.
Reserve Bank of India has accorded approval for exercising call option on the aforesaid bonds aggregating to Rs. 300 Crores as per the terms of issue.
We therefore invite reference to the above Bonds held by you and inform you that the Bank is exercising the Call Option for such Bonds on 08.12.2023 and on such date the Bonds will be redeemed at par, in whole, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest.
On exercise of Call option, the Bonds shall be taken as discharged on payment of the redemption amount by the Bank to the Beneficial Owners as provided by NSDL / CDSL. Such payment will be a legal discharge of the liability of the Bank towards the Bondholders. The Bank's liability to the Bondholders towards all their rights including for payment or otherwise shall cease and stand extinguished from the date of exercise of Call Option in all events. Further, the Bank will not be liable to pay any interest or compensation from the date of exercise of call option. On payment / dispatching of the amount as specified above in respect of the Bonds, the liability of the Bank shall stand extinguished.
Accordingly, the redemption amount payable on Call Option Date i.e. 08.12.2023 will be remitted through CBS/RTGS/NEFT to the Bank account of the Bondholder whose name appears first in the list of beneficiaries in the records of NSDL / CDSL as on the Record Date (22.11.2023). On such payment being made, the Bank will inform NSDL / CDSL and accordingly the demat account of the Bondholders will be adjusted.
We would like to mention that M/s. Cameo Corporate Services Ltd., is our Registrar and Transfer Agent for the captioned Bonds.
Tax Deducted at Source ("TDS") on Interest on Bond Holders and submission of forms, as applicable
Pursuant to the Finance Act, 2023, w.e.f. April 1, 2023, the Bank would be required to withhold taxes at the prescribed rates on the Interest paid to its bondholders. The withholding tax rate would vary depending on the residential status of the bondholder and the documents submitted by them and accepted by the Bank. Accordingly, the interest will be paid after deducting the tax at source as follows:
Table 1: Resident Bondholders:
Category of the Bondholder | Tax Deduction Rate | Exemption applicability and documentation requirements | ||||||
Any resident bondholder (with PAN) | 10% | Update valid PAN if not already done with depositories. In case PAN is | ||||||
Any resident bondholder (without/invalid | not linked with Aadhaar Number, tax will be deducted at a higher rate of | |||||||
20% | 20%. | |||||||
PAN) | ||||||||
Declaration in Form No. 15G (applicable to any person other than a | ||||||||
company or a firm)/Form 15H (applicable to an Individual who is 60 | ||||||||
Resident individuals submitting Form | NIL | years and older), fulfilling certain conditions. Please download Form | ||||||
15G/15H | 15G/15H from the Income Tax website www.incometaxindia.gov.inor | |||||||
from the website of our Registrar, Cameo Corporate Services Limited at | ||||||||
https://investors.cameoindia.com | ||||||||
Order under Section 193 of the Income- | Rate provided in the | Lower/NIL withholding tax certificate obtained from Income Tax | ||||||
tax Act, 1961 ("Act") | order | authorities. | ||||||
Documentary evidence that the provisions of Section 194 of the Act are | ||||||||
Bondholders to whom Section 194 of Act | not applicable. Self-declaration that it has full beneficial interest with | |||||||
NIL | respect to the bonds owned by it along with Self attested copy of PAN | |||||||
is not applicable. | ||||||||
card and copy of registration certification to satisfy that the said | ||||||||
provisions are not applicable. | ||||||||
Persons covered under Section 196 of the | Documentary evidence that the person is covered under Section 196 of | |||||||
NIL | the Act along with self-attested copy of PAN card and SEBI registration | |||||||
Act (e.g. Mutual Funds, RBI, Govt., etc.) | ||||||||
certificate needs to be submitted. | ||||||||
Table 2: Non-resident Bondholders: | ||||||||
Category of the | Tax Deduction Rate | Exemption applicability and documentation requirements | ||||||
bondholder | ||||||||
Foreign | 20% (plus surcharge | Self-attested copy of certificate of registration accorded under the relevant regulations of SEBI. | ||||||
Institutional | and cess as | |||||||
Investors, Foreign | applicable) | |||||||
Portfolio Investors | OR | |||||||
(FII, FPI) | Tax Treaty rate, | |||||||
whichever is lower | ||||||||
Any Non-resident | 20% (plus surcharge | Non-resident bondholders may opt for a tax rate under the Double Taxation Avoidance | ||||||
bondholders | and | cess | as | Agreement ("Tax Treaty"). The Tax Treaty rate shall be applied for withholding the tax on | ||||
applicable) or | Tax | submission of the following documents to the company: | ||||||
Treaty | rate, | |||||||
whichever is lower | 1. | Copy of Indian Tax Identification number (PAN), if available | ||||||
2. | Self-attested copy of Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) | |||||||
(for FY 2023-24 or calendar year 2023). | ||||||||
3. | In case where PAN is available Form 10F has to be executed in electronic mode from | |||||||
Income Tax portal. | ||||||||
4. | Self-declaration confirming not having a Permanent Establishment in India and eligibility | |||||||
to Tax Treaty benefit (for FY 2023-24 or calendar year 2023) | ||||||||
5. Self-declaration from Non-resident, primarily covering the following: | ||||||||
a. | I / We, confirm that I / we am/ are a tax resident of <> | |||||||
country> as contemplated in Article of the Treaty with Tax | ||||||||
identification number and am/ are eligible to claim benefits | ||||||||
of the said DTAA. | ||||||||
b. | I / we am / are entitled to claim the treaty benefits under DTAA between India and | |||||||
, read with the provisions laid down in Multilateral Instrument (MLI), | ||||||||
wherever applicable. | ||||||||
c. | I / we am/are the beneficial owner of such bond income. | |||||||
d. | Bond income is not attributable / effectively connected to any Permanent | |||||||
Establishment (PE) or Fixed Base in India. | ||||||||
Tax shall be deducted at 20% (plus applicable surcharge and cess) in case any of the above- | ||||||||
mentioned documents are not provided. | ||||||||
Application of Tax Treaty rate shall depend upon the completeness of the documents | ||||||||
submitted by the non-resident bondholder and are in accordance with the provisions of the | ||||||||
Act. | ||||||||
Submitting | Rate | provided | in | Lower/NIL withholding tax certificate obtained from Income Tax authorities. | ||||
Order | under | the Order | ||||||
section | 197 of | |||||||
the Act |
Table 3: Section 206AB of the Act applicable to all bondholders:
Particulars | Applicable Rate | Action by the Company | |
Specified person/s under Section 206AB | Higher rate i.e. | twice the | The Company will verify the status (i.e., Specified person or |
of the Act | applicable tax | deduction | not) from the government enabled online utility and deduct |
rate | the TDS accordingly. |
To avail the benefit of non-deduction of tax at source, the bondholders are requested to submit the relevant exemption forms through e- mail to komalar@cameoindia.comby 11:59 P.M. IST on November 27, 2023.
We thank you for your support and kind gesture in participating and joining us in this "Green Initiative" and saving environment.
Yours Truly
For INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK
Sd/-
(S P Mahesh Kumar)
General Manager & CFO
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