The Directors are pleased to present the Thirtieth AnnualReport of ICICI Securities Limited (‘the Company') alongwith the audited financial statements for the financial yearended at March 31, 2025.
Fiscal 2025 witnessed general elections coupledwith extreme weather conditions with heat waves inQ1-FY2025 and floods in several states during monsoonswhich impacted aggregate demand resulting in lowercapex during the first half of the year. Consequently, duringQ3-FY2025, India's Gross Domestic Product ('GDP') forfiscal 2025 was revised downward from 7.2% to 6.4% byRBI. Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index(CPI) settled at the mid-range of the RBI's 2%-6% targetrange towards the end of fiscal 2025.
India remains the largest recipient of remittances globallyin 2024 with an estimated inflow of USD 129.1 billionaccording to the World Bank. India's foreign exchangereserves at around USD 640 billion provide an import coverof over 10 months. The Indian Rupee after depreciating inline with global currencies against the US Dollar duringfiscal 2025 has begun to stabilize around the 86 level.
The equity markets which remained volatile duringFY2025 saw a relatively lower return of ~5% with almostall the gains in H1-FY2025 erased amid concerns overglobal growth as well as some softness in overall growth
domestically. The volatility in the equity markets hasimpacted growth momentum in both cash and derivativessegment, though retail cash segment is up ~36% Y-o-Y inAverage Daily Turnover ('ADTO') whereas retail derivatives(option premium and future turnover) has witnessedgrowth of ~10% Y-o-Y in ADTO. Customer accretion (inabsolute terms) continued to remain steady on Y-o-Y basis.
With election related uncertainties largely over, investmentrate is likely to pick up going ahead driven by private andcentral government capex. Positive catalysts, such asfavourable growth inflation dynamics of India (~6%-7%sustainable GDP growth with comfortable inflation ofsub ~5%) continues to present Indian equity as superiorproposition in this global backdrop. While H1-FY2026 couldremain volatile amidst the uncertainty on tariffs, we expectmarkets to eventually follow the relative outperformance ofdomestic macroeconomic and earnings, and thus, witnessa resilient performance.
ICICI Securities Limited is one of India's leading financialservice company and operates across capital marketsegments including retail and institutional equity, financialproduct distribution, private wealth management andinvestment banking. The Company services its customers,comprising retail investors, High Net Worth Individuals
(‘HNIs') and Ultra HNIs, who together hold assets worth^ 7.7 trillion (assets of our clients including equity dematassets maintained with ICICI Bank Limited and excludingpromoter holding) by providing research, access to marketsas well as distributing financial products. The Companyalso serves its institutional clients comprising corporatesand financial institutions, by offering a range of services.
ICICI Securities Limited operates www.icicidirect.com,leading financial services platform, and has a physicalpresence in 65 cities in India through its branch networkof 130 branches and has offices of its wholly-ownedsubsidiary in US and Singapore.
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
FY2024
FY2025
Change %
Gross Income
50,498.0
63,332.7
25.4%
50,511.0
63,348.7
Profit/(Loss) beforeDepreciation and Tax
23,838.6
27,588.7
15.7%
23,864.4
27,621.5
Depreciation
1,089.0
1,568.7
44.0%
1,089.2
1,568.9
Profit/(Loss) before Tax
22,749.6
26,020.0
14.4%
22,775.2
26,052.6
Provision for Tax
5,807.4
6,636.4
14.3%
5,808.3
6,638.1
Profit/(Loss) After Tax
16,942.2
19,383.6
16,966.9
19,414.5
Other ComprehensiveIncome (net of tax)
-8.3
-148.1
1,684.3%
Total comprehensiveincome
16,933.9
19,235.5
13.6%
16,958.6
19,266.4
Balance brought forwardfrom previous year
24,586.8
34,654.7
40.9%
24,811.6
34,904.2
40.7%
Amount available forappropriation
41,520.7
53,890.2
29.8%
41,770.2
54,170.6
29.7%
Surplus carried forward
48,393.1
39.6%
48,673.5
39.4%
Earnings per share on equity shares of ^ 5 each
Basic (in ^)
52.44
60.10
16.4%
52.51
61.11
Diluted (in ^)
52.15
59.66
15.8%
52.22
60.48
Note: Figures in parenthesis are negativeAPPROPRIATIONS
Your Company has ^ 53,890.2 million available foappropriation, comprising total comprehensive income o^ 19,235.5 million for FY2025 and balance of ^ 34,654.7million brought forward from the previous financial year.
An appropriation of ^ 5,497.1 million towards dividend hasbeen approved by the Board resulting in profit of ^ 48,393.1million being the surplus carried forward. Your Companydoes not propose any transfer to reserves.
Balance brought forward from previous year
Add: Total comprehensive income
Amount available for appropriation1
^"41,520.7
Appropriations:
Equity Dividend
6,866.0
5,497.1
The Board has recommended final dividend of ^ 24 perequity share (480%) for FY2025.
The recommendation of final dividend would result individend pay-out ratio of 30% of the standalone profits.The dividend proposal takes into account various factorslaid out in Dividend Distribution Policy, including thecapital requirement of the Business and is in accordancewith the Board approved Dividend Distribution Policy.
In terms of the provisions of Section 124 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 (‘the Act') and the rules made thereunder, theprovisions of IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transferand Refund) Rules, 2016 (‘IEPF Rules') and other applicableprovisions, all monies remaining unpaid or unclaimed for aperiod of seven years from the date of transfer to unpaid/unclaimed dividend account are required to be transferredto IEPF.
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 7 of IEPF Rules, RajuNanwani, Company Secretary of the Company is theNodal Officer for the purposes of verification of claimsand co-ordination with IEPF Authority under IEPF Rules.Further, Siddhanth Nimbalkar, Assistant Vice President,Secretarial is the Deputy Nodal Officer to assist the NodalOfficer in connection with the verification of claims andfor co-ordination with IEPF Authority. The said details canbe viewed at:
https://www.icicisecurities.com/Upload/ArticleAttachments/Details of Nodal Deputy Nodalofficer of the Company for coordination with IEPF.pdf
At March 31, 2025, the Company has two subsidiaries(including step-down subsidiary) and has no associateand joint venture companies. The subsidiaries are: l
a. ICICI Securities Holdings, Inc.; and
b. ICICI Securities, Inc. (subsidiary of ICICI SecuritiesHoldings, Inc.).
During FY2025, no Company has become or ceased tobe Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Company of theCompany.
A separate statement containing the salient features ofthe financial statements of the subsidiaries required to bedisclosed under Form AOC-1 is enclosed as Annexure Ato this Report.
Our Board oversees our risk management and hasconstituted a Risk Management Committee, which framesand reviews risk management policies and controls. Acomprehensive system for risk management and internalcontrols for all our businesses has been established tomanage the risks we are exposed to. The objective of ourrisk management framework is to ensure that variousrisks are identified, measured and mitigated and also thatpolicies, procedures and standards are established toaddress these risks and to ensure a systematic responsein the case of crystallisation of such risks.
The key risks associated with our business have beenclassified into implied market risk, market risk, operationalrisk, information technology/cyber security risk, liquidityrisk, credit risk and reputation risk. The policies have beenframed with respect to such risks which set forth limits,mitigation strategies and internal controls. These policiesinclude Corporate Risk and Investment Policy, LiquidityRisk Management Policy, Operational Risk ManagementPolicy, Outsourcing Policy, Fraud Risk ManagementPolicy, Information Technology Risk Management Policy,Information Security Management Policy, Cyber-security& Cyber Resilience Policy, Business Continuity Policy andSurveillance Policy.
We are particularly sensitive to the risks emanating fromthe introduction of new products and services. All newproducts are approved by the Committees constitutedby the Board. In case a product entails taking creditrisk or market risk on the Company's books or entailsoffering margin-based products to clients, then, the riskmanagement framework for such products is approved byour Risk Management Committee. In case of all other newproduct offerings, approval is sought from our ProductCommittee which is a Committee constituted by ourBoard. Before we launch a new product or service, it is alsoreviewed and approved by our Risk Management Group,Compliance and Operations Groups and the ProcessApproval Committee review is set up for this purpose.These Groups and Committees review the product/service through the lenses of regulatory compliance,risk management and integration with the existing riskmanagement systems.
The Company has in place a Whistle Blower Policy (‘thePolicy') which aims to set up a mechanism that enablesemployees to report about potentially illegal and/orunacceptable practices. It seeks to enable employees toreport such practices without fear of victimisation andreprisal. The Policy aims to administer good governancepractices in the Company and to ensure that seriousconcerns are properly raised and addressed.
The purpose of the Policy is to enable a person whoobserves an unethical practice (whether or not a violationof law) to approach Chief Compliance Officer and Head -Legal/Chairman of Audit Committee without necessarilyinforming his/her supervisors and without revealing his/her identity, if he/she so chooses. The Policy governsreporting and investigation of allegations of suspectedimproper activities.
The employees of the Company are encouraged to useguidance provided in the Policy for reporting all allegationsof suspected improper activities. In all instances, theCompany retains the prerogative to determine whencircumstances warrant an investigation and accordingly,in conformity with the Policy and applicable laws andregulations, the appropriate investigative process isemployed. The Policy complies with the requirementsof the vigil mechanism as envisaged by the CompaniesAct, 2013 and the Securities and Exchange Board ofIndia (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 and the rules framed thereunder.
Any employee who makes a disclosure or raises a concernunder the Policy will be protected, if the employeediscloses his/her identity, discloses the information ingood faith, believes it to be substantially true, does notact maliciously nor makes false allegations and does notseek any personal or financial gain. The Company strictlyprohibits any attempt of retaliation by anyone against anyemployee who raises a concern under the Policy in goodfaith. Nothing in this Policy precludes or is intended topreclude a complainant from seeking a monetary awardfrom a Government, administrative or law enforcementauthority, as provided for by law.
The details of establishment of the Whistle Blower Policy/Vigil Mechanism have been disclosed on the website ofthe Company. Excerpts of Whistle Blower Policy can beviewed at the following link:
https://www.icicisecurities.com/UPLOAD/ARTICLEIMAGES/Whistleblower Policy One Pager.pdf
The internal financial controls with reference to financialstatements as designed and implemented by the Companyare adequate. The internal financial controls procedureadopted by the Company is adequate for safeguarding itsassets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors,the accuracy and completeness of the accounting recordsand the timely preparation of reliable financial information.Further, the Statutory Auditors have verified the systemsand processes and confirmed that the internal financialcontrols over financial reporting are adequate and suchcontrols are operating effectively.
There were no qualifications, reservations, adverseremarks or disclaimers in the report of Statutory Auditorsof the Company.
No fraud was reported by the auditors under Section 143(12) of the Act.
The annual return for FY2025 comprising of theinformation available upto the date of this report can beviewed at the following link: https://www.icicisecurities.com/Upload/ArticleAttachments/Annual Return forFinancial Year 2024 25.pdf
The said annual return shall be further updated as soonas possible but no later than sixty days from the date ofthe AGM.
The share capital of the Company as at March 31, 2025stood at ^ 1,208,263,460/-.
Your Company has not accepted any public deposits andas such, no amount on account of principal or interest onpublic deposits was outstanding as on the date of thebalance sheet.
Details of loans, guarantees and investments coveredunder Section 186 of the Act are given in Annexure B tothis report.
The Company has put in place a policy for related partytransactions (‘RPT Policy') which has been approvedby the Board of Directors. The RPT Policy provides foridentification of related party transactions, necessaryapprovals by the Audit Committee/Board of Directors/Shareholders, reporting and disclosure requirements incompliance with the Act and SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (‘ListingRegulations').
All transactions executed by the Company during thefinancial year with related parties were on arm's lengthbasis and in ordinary course of business. All suchrelated party transactions were placed before the AuditCommittee for approval, wherever applicable.
The details of related party transactions under Section188 (1) of the Act required to be disclosed under FormAOC-2 pursuant to Section 134 (3) of the Act are given inAnnexure C enclosed to this report.
The Board of Directors of the Company as at March 31, 2025consists of seven Directors, out of which four are IndependentDirectors, one is Non-Executive Non-Independent Directorand two are Whole-time Directors.
As at the end of FY2025, T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104),Managing Director & CEO, Ajay Saraf (DIN: 0007488 5),Executive Director, Harvinder Jaspal - Chief FinancialOfficer and Raju Nanwani - Company Secretary are theKey Managerial Personnel as per the provisions of the Actand the rules made thereunder.
The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on April 18,2024, based on the notice received from a Member underSection 160 of the Act and the recommendation of theNomination & Remuneration Committee, re-appointedVijay Chandok (DIN: 01545262) as the Managing Director& CEO of the Company with effect from May 7, 2024 tillthe date of his retirement on February 28, 2026 and fixedhis remuneration for FY2024-25, subject to the approvalof the Members of the Company. The Members of theCompany, vide Postal Ballot resolution passed on July16, 2024, approved the re-appointment of Vijay Chandok(DIN: 01545262) as the Managing Director & CEO ofthe Company and payment of remuneration by way ofOrdinary Resolution.
The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on April 18,2024, based on the notice received from a Member underSection 160 of the Act and the recommendation of theNomination & Remuneration Committee, appointed T.K.Srirang (DIN: 10594104) as an Additional Director on theBoard of Directors of the Company with effect from May 1,2024 subject to necessary regulatory approvals. Further,the Board of Directors, on June 12, 2024, based on therecommendation of the Nomination & RemunerationCommittee, approved the appointment of T.K. Srirang(DIN: 10594104) as a Director of the Company with effectfrom the date of approval by the Members of the Companyby Postal Ballot. The Members of the Company, videPostal Ballot resolution passed on July 16, 2024, approvedthe said appointment of T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104) asa Director of the Company and such appointment waseffective from July 16, 2024.
-Additionally, the Board of Directors, at its meeting heldon April 18, 2024, based on the recommendation of theNomination & Remuneration Committee, approved theappointment of T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104) as the JointManaging Director of the Company for a period of fiveyears with effect from May 1, 2024 till April 30, 2029and fixed his remuneration, subject to the approval ofthe Members of the Company and regulatory approvals.T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104), being the Joint ManagingDirector of the Company, was also designated as the KeyManagerial Personnel of the Company with effect fromMay 1, 2024. The Members of the Company, vide PostalBallot resolution passed on July 16, 2024, approved theappointment of T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104) as the JointManaging Director of the Company for a period of fiveyears with effect from May 1, 2024 till April 30, 2029 andpayment of remuneration by way of Ordinary Resolution.
Prasanna Balachander (DIN: 02257744), Non-ExecutiveNon-Independent Director of the Company tendered hisJresignation from the Board of Directors of the Company witheffect from close of business hours on October 22, 2024.
Vinod Kumar Dhall (DIN: 02591373) ceased to be theIndependent Director of the Company due to completionof his second term of five consecutive years as anIndependent Director with effect from close of businesshours on October 27, 2024.
Vijay Chandok (DIN: 01545262), Managing Director & CEO1 of the Company (Key Managerial Personnel) tendered hisresignation from the Board of Directors of the Company witheffect from close of business hours on November 27, 2024.
Consequently, the Board of Directors, at its meeting heldon November 8, 2024, based on the recommendation ofthe Nomination & Remuneration Committee, approvedthe appointment of T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104) as theManaging Director & CEO of the Company for the periodfrom November 28, 2024 till the date of his retirement onMay 31, 2029, subject to the approval of the Membersof the Company and regulatory approvals. T.K. Srirang(DIN: 10594104), being the Managing Director & CEO ofthe Company, was also designated as the Key ManagerialPersonnel of the Company. The Members of the Company,vide Postal Ballot resolution passed on February 21, 2025,approved the appointment of T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104)as the Managing Director & CEO of the Company for theperiod from November 28, 2024 till the date of his retirementon May 31, 2029 by way of Ordinary Resolution.
The Board of Directors, vide circular resolution passed onApril 4, 2025, pursuant to the provisions of Section 161of the Act, appointed Ajay Kumar Gupta (DIN: 07580795)as an Additional Director on the Board of Directors ofthe Company with effect from April 4, 2025, subject tonecessary regulatory approvals. Further, the Board of
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Directors, at its meeting held on April 15, 2025, basedon the notice received from a Member under Section 160of the Act and the recommendation of the Nomination& Remuneration Committee and subject to the approvalof the shareholders, appointed Ajay Kumar Gupta(DIN: 07580795) as a Non-Executive Non-IndependentDirector of the Company with effect from the date onwhich the resolution is passed by the shareholders.
All Independent Directors have given declarations thatthey meet the criteria of independence as laid downunder Section 149 of the Act and Regulation 16 of ListingRegulations which have been relied upon by the Company.
Based on the declarations received from the IndependentDirectors, the Board is of the opinion that the IndependentDirectors fulfil the criteria of independence as specified inListing Regulations and the Act and are independent ofthe Management.
All Independent Directors have given declarations thatthey have complied with the Code for IndependentDirectors prescribed in Schedule IV of the Act and Codeof Business Conduct and Ethics of the Company duringFY2025.
In terms of Section 152 of the Act and the Articles ofAssociation of the Company, Rakesh Jha (DIN: 00042075),Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company,would retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and beingeligible for re-appointment, has offered himself forre-appointment.
Brief details of the Director proposed to be re-appointedas required under Secretarial Standard - 2 are provided inthe Notice of the ensuing AGM.
The Code of Business Conduct & Ethics (‘Code') of theCompany aims at ensuring consistent standards of conductand ethical business practices across the Company.This Code is reviewed at least once in two years and thelatest Code is available on the website of the Company(www.icicisecurities.com).
In accordance with the requirements of SEBI (Prohibitionof Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, the Company hasinstituted a comprehensive code of conduct to regulate,monitor and report trading activities of its directors,employees and other connected persons in securities ofall the listed companies as SEBI registered intermediary.
Your Company has obtained credit rating from:
Name ofthe creditratingagency
Credit ratingobtained inrespect of varioussecurities
Amountin millions)
Ratings
Given
Issue Date/Revalidation
Validityof Rating
If RatingDowngraded(Specifyreason)
CRISIL
Non-Convertible
Debentures
500.0
AAA/
Stable
March 20, 2025
180 days
Rating notdowngraded
Commercial Papers
300,000.0
A1
60 days
ICRA
March 28, 2025
Review onannual basis
350,000.0
3 months
Rating notDowngraded
The Board of Directors of the Company meets at regularintervals to discuss and decide on business policy andstrategy apart from other business. The Board of Directorsmet eight times during FY2025 on April 18, 2024, July 23,2024, August 30, 2024, October 3, 2024, October 21-22,
2024, November 8, 2024, January 20, 2025 and March 11,
2025.
During FY2025, two separate meetings of the IndependentDirectors were held on April 18, 2024 and January 17,2025, which were chaired by the Independent Directors.
The details of the composition Ý of the mandatoryCommittees constituted by the Board, along with thedetails of their meetings held during FY2025 are set outbelow:
During FY2025, there was no change in the constitution ofthe Audit Committee.
As at the end of FY2025, the Audit Committee comprisedof following as it members:
• Ashvin Parekh (DIN: 06559989), IndependentDirector (Chairman);
• Subrata Mukherji (DIN: 00057492), IndependentDirector; and
• Vijayalakshmi Iyer (DIN: 05242960), IndependentDirector.
Ajay Kumar Gupta (DIN: 07580795), Non-ExecutiveNon-Independent Director, was inducted as a Member ofthe Audit Committee with effect from April 15, 2025.
During FY2025, eight meetings of the Audit Committeewere held on April 12, 2024, April 18, 2024, July 19, 2024,July 23, 2024, October 15, 2024, October 22, 2024, January15, 2025 and January 20, 2025.
During FY2025, Nomination & Remuneration Committee(‘NRC') was re-constituted by inducting VijayalakshmiIyer (DIN: 05242960) as a Member in place of Vinod KumarDhall (DIN: 02591373) with effect from October 28, 2024.
As at the end of FY2025, NRC comprised of following asits members:
• Vijayalakshmi Iyer (DIN: 05242960), IndependentDirector; and
• Rakesh Jha (DIN: 00042075), Non-ExecutiveNon-Independent Director.
Vijayalakshmi Iyer (DIN: 05242960), IndependentDirector, was appointed as the Chairperson of the NRCwith effect from April 15, 2025 in place of Ashvin Parekh(DIN: 06559989), Independent Director. Ashvin Parekh(DIN: 06559989), Independent Director, continued to be aMember of the NRC.
During FY2025, six meetings of NRC were held on April18, 2024, July 23, 2024, October 3, 2024, October 22,2024, November 8, 2024 and January 17, 2025.
During FY2025, T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104) was inductedas a Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility(‘CSR') Committee with effect from May 1, 2024.The CSR Committee was further re-constituted by inductingDr. Gopichand Katragadda (DIN: 02475721) as theChairman, in place of Vinod Kumar Dhall (DIN: 02591373)with effect from October 28, 2024. Further, Vijay Chandok(DIN: 01545262) ceased to be a Member of the CSRCommittee consequent to his resignation from the Boardof Directors of the Company with effect from close ofbusiness hours on November 27, 2024.
As at the end of FY2025, CSR Committee comprised offollowing as its members:
• Dr. Gopichand Katragadda (DIN: 02475721),Independent Director (Chairman);
• T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104), Managing Director &CEO;and
• Ajay Saraf (DIN: 00074885), Executive Director.
During FY2025, four meetings of CSR Committee wereheld on April 15, 2024, July 9, 2024, October 14, 2024 andFebruary 25, 2025.
The Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibilityas per the Companies (Corporate Social ResponsibilityPolicy) Rules, 2014 is given in Annexure D enclosed tothis report.
During FY2025, T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104) wasinducted as a Member of the Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee (‘SRC') with effect from May 1, 2024. Further,Vijay Chandok (DIN: 01545262) ceased to be a Memberof the SRC consequent to his resignation from the Boardof Directors of the Company with effect from close ofbusiness hours on November 27, 2024.
As at the end of FY2025, SRC comprised of following asits members:
• Vijayalakshmi Iyer (DIN: 05242960), IndependentDirector (Chairperson);
Subrata Mukherji (DIN: 00057492), Independent Director,was appointed as the Chairman of the SRC with effectfrom April 15, 2025 in place of Vijayalakshmi Iyer(DIN: 05242960), Independent Director.
During FY2025, four meetings of SRC were held onApril 17, 2024, July 18, 2024, October 15, 2024 andJanuary 15, 2025.
During FY2025, T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104) was inductedas a Member of the Risk Management Committee (‘RMC')with effect from May 1, 2024. Prasanna Balachander(DIN: 02257744) ceased to be a Member of the RMCconsequent to his resignation from the Board of Directorsof the Company with effect from close of business hours onOctober 22, 2024. Further, Vijay Chandok (DIN: 01545262)also ceased to be a Member of the RMC consequent to hisresignation from the Board of Directors of the Companywith effect from close of business hours on November 27,2024.
As at the end of FY2025, RMC comprised of following asits members:
• Ashvin Parekh (DIN: 06559989), IndependentDirector;
• Subrata Mukherji (DIN: 00057492), IndependentDirector;
• T.K. Srirang (DIN: 10594104), Managing Director &CEO;
• Ajay Saraf (DIN: 00074885), Executive Director;
• Ripujit Chaudhuri, Chief Risk Officer; and
• Harvinder Jaspal, Chief Financial Officer.
Rakesh Jha (DIN: 00042075), Non-Executive
Non-Independent Director, was appointed as a Member ofthe RMC with effect from April 15, 2025 in place of AshvinParekh (DIN: 06559989), Independent Director.
During FY2025, four meetings of RMC were held on April12, 2024, July 18, 2024, October 15, 2024 and January 15,2025.
The Company has in place an evaluation framework forevaluation of the Board, Directors and Chairman. TheBoard also carries out an evaluation of the working of theAudit Committee, Nomination & Remuneration Committee,Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Corporate SocialResponsibility Committee, Risk Management Committeeand Information Technology and CybersecurityCommittee. The evaluation of the Committees is basedon the assessment of the compliance with the terms ofreference of the Committees.
The evaluations for the Directors and the Board were donethrough circulation of questionnaires for evaluation of theperformance of the Board, the Committees of the Boardand the individual members of the Board, which assessedthe performance of the Board on selected parametersrelated to roles, responsibilities and obligations of theBoard and functioning of the Committees includingassessing the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow ofinformation between the Company management and theBoard that was necessary for the Board to effectively andreasonably perform their duties. The evaluation criteriafor the Directors (including Independent Directors) was,inter alia, based on their participation, contribution andoffering guidance to and understanding of the areas thatwere relevant to them in their capacity as members of theBoard.
With respect to the Whole-time Directors, the NRC hasoversight over payment of compensation. The NRC definesKey Performance Indicators (‘KPIs') for Whole-timeDirectors and the organisational performance norms. TheKPIs include both quantitative and qualitative aspects.The NRC assesses organisational performance as well asthe individual performance of the Whole-time Directors.
The Company with the approval of its NRC has put in placea policy on Directors' appointment and remunerationincluding the criteria for determining qualifications,positive attributes and independence of a Director.The NRC evaluates the composition of the Board andvacancies arising in the Board from time to time. The NRC,as and when required while recommending candidature
of a Director, considers the requisite special knowledgeor expertise possessed by the candidate. The NRCassesses the fit and proper credentials of the candidate.The NRC also evaluates the prospective candidate for theposition of Director from the perspective of the criteria forindependence prescribed under the Act. The NRC based onthe above assessment makes suitable recommendationson the appointment of Directors to the Board. The NRCevaluates the performance of the Executive Directors ofthe Company on an annual basis.
The remuneration payable to non-executive/independentDirectors (‘NEDs') of ICICI Bank Limited is governed by theprovisions of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, RBI guidelinesissued from time to time and the provisions of the Act andits applicable rules to the extent it is not inconsistent withthe provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949/RBIguidelines. The Company, being a subsidiary of ICICI BankLimited, has adopted practices on these lines with respectto remuneration payable to non-executive/independentDirectors of the Company.
Considering the above, the permitted modes ofremuneration for the NEDs, would be sitting fee forattending each meeting of the Committee/Board asapproved by the Board from time to time and profit relatedcommission, within the limits as provided under the Actand related rules thereunder.
All the non-executive Directors/independent Directorswould be entitled to reimbursement of expenses forattending Board/Committee meetings, official visits andparticipation in various forums on behalf of the Company.
The NEDs would be entitled for profit related commission,in compliance with the provisions of the Act (as amendedfrom time to time) and other applicable law.
The Company would make the requisite disclosure onremuneration paid to NEDs in the Annual FinancialStatements.
The Policy would be reviewed annually by the NRC.
COMPENSATION POLICY FOR THE WHOLE-TIMEDIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL ASWELL AS OTHER EMPLOYEES
The Company already has in place a CompensationPolicy applicable to Whole-time Directors (WTDs), KeyManagerial Personnel (KMP), Senior Management andother employees.
The Compensation Policy is available on the website ofthe Company under the section titled ‘Corporate Policies'and can be accessed on the following link:
https://www.icicisecurities.com/UPLOAD/ARTICLEIMAGES/Compensation Policy.pdf
The Compensation Policy of the Company is applicablefor the Whole-time Directors, Key Managerial Personnel,Senior Management and all other employees of theCompany. The Compensation Policy is framed under theguidance of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee(‘NRC' or ‘the Committee') to ensure effective governanceand drive meritocracy under a prudent risk framework.
The Committee defines Key Performance Indicators (‘KPIs') .for the organisation based on the financial and strategicplan approved by the Board. The KPIs include bothquantitative and qualitative aspects. The NRC assessesorganizational performance and based on its assessment,it makes recommendations to the Board regardingcompensation for Whole-time Directors, Key ManagerialPersonnel and Senior Management along-with bonus andlong-term incentive plan (LTIP) for employees.
The Company's performance objectives are a balancedmix of financial, customer, process and compliance relatedobjectives. To ensure effective alignment of compensationwith prudent risk parameters, the Company will takeinto account various risk parameters along with otherpre-defined performance objectives of the Company.Acts of gross negligence and integrity breach shall becovered under the purview of the Compensation Policy.The deferred part of the variable pay will be subject tomalus and clawback, under which the Company willprevent vesting of all or part of the variable pay in theevent of an enquiry determining gross negligence orintegrity breach.
At the AGM held on August 26, 2017, the Membersapproved the appointment of B S R & Co. LLP, CharteredAccountants, as the Statutory Auditors for a periodof five years, to hold office from the conclusion of theTwenty-Second AGM l till the conclusion of theTwenty-Seventh AGM subject to the ratification by theMembers at every AGM. Pursuant to the amendment inSection 139 of the Act vide Companies (Amendment)Act, 2017 effective from May 7, 2018, the requirementrelating to ratification of appointment of StatutoryAuditors by the Members of the Company at every AGMwas dispensed with. Accordingly, the Members, at theTwenty-Fourth AGM of the Company held on August 2,2019, dispensed with the requirement of annual ratification
of appointment of B S R & Co. LLP as the Statutory Auditorsof the Company. Further, based on the recommendation ofthe Board, at the Twenty-Seventh AGM held on August26, 2022, the Members approved the re-appointment ofB S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the StatutoryAuditors for a second term of five years, to hold officefrom the conclusion of the Twenty-Seventh AGM till theconclusion of the Thirty-Second AGM.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act,the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 24Aof Listing Regulations, the Company had appointedM/s. Makarand M. Joshi & Co., Practicing CompanySecretaries, as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company, toundertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for FY2025.The Secretarial Audit Report is given in Annexure E enclosedto this report.
There are no material adverse observations in theSecretarial Audit Report.
The Central Government has not prescribed themaintenance of cost records under Section 148 (1) of theAct for the services rendered by the Company.
The details of foreign exchange earnings and outgorequired under Section 134 (3) (m) of the Act read withRule 8 (3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 areas under:
Earnings
224.6
340.6
Outgo
646.7
803.8
In view of the nature of business activities of the Company,the information relating to conservation of energy andtechnology absorption, as required under Section 134 (3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts)Rules 2014, is not required to be given. The Company has,however, used information technology extensively in itsoperations.
There were no material changes and commitmentsbetween the end of the year under review and the date ofthis report, which could have an impact on the Company'soperation in the future or its status as a ‘going concern'.
The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on June 29,2023, after considering the recommendation and reportsof the Audit Committee and the Committee comprisingof all the Independent Directors had approved the draftScheme of Arrangement amongst ICICI Securities Limited,ICICI Bank Limited and their respective shareholders fordelisting of equity shares of the Company (‘the Scheme').Pursuant to receipt of requisite regulatory approvals andthe order of the Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunals(‘NCLT'), a meeting of the equity shareholders of the Bankand the Company were held on March 27, 2024, whereinthe Scheme was approved by the requisite majority ofshareholders (including public shareholders).
The NCLT, Mumbai and NCLT, Ahmedabad passed orderssanctioning the Company Scheme Petitions in connectionwith the Scheme and further, Hon'ble National CompanyLaw Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (‘NCLAT') on March10, 2025 also passed two orders in connection with theScheme dismissing the appeals filed by two minorityshareholders of the Company. Subsequently, the Boardof Directors fixed March 24, 2025 as the Record Datepursuant to which ICICI Bank Limited (‘the Bank'/'HoldingCompany') issued equity shares to the public shareholdersof the Company in lieu of cancellation of their equityshares in the Company, thereby making the Company awholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank in accordance withChapter VI, Part C, Regulation 37 of the SEBI (Delisting ofEquity Shares) Regulations, 2021 and Section 230 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSEDBY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALSIMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS OF THECOMPANY AND ITS FUTURE OPERATIONS
During the year, there were no such orders passed by theCourt or Tribunals which will have material impact on theCompany.
The Directors of the Company confirm:
i. that the applicable accounting standards have beenfollowed in the preparation of the annual accountsand that there are no material departures;
ii. that such accounting policies have been selected andapplied consistently and judgments and estimatesmade are reasonable and prudent, so as to give a trueand fair view of the state of affairs of the Company atMarch 31, 2025 and of the profit of the Company forthe year ended on that date;
iii. that proper and sufficient care has been taken forthe maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of the Act tosafeguard the assets of the Company and to preventand detect fraud and other irregularities;
iv. that the annual accounts have been prepared on a‘going concern' basis; and
v. that proper systems have been devised to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable lawsand that such systems are adequate and operatingeffectively.
INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER SEXUALHARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE(PREVENTION, PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company has complied with provisions of the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Company hasa policy against sexual harassment and has a formalprocess for dealing with complaints of harassment ordiscrimination. The Company has constituted the InternalCommittee as per the provisions of the above-mentionedAct. The said policy is in line with relevant Act passedby the Parliament in 2013. The Company believes inproviding a safe working environment at the workplace.On an ongoing basis, the Company creates education andawareness amongst employees. During FY2025, 4 (four)complaints on sexual harassment were filed of which 1was closed and 3 are currently under investigation andare well within the stipulated timelines provided under thesaid Act for inquiring into such matters.
ICICI SECURITIES LIMITED - EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTIONSCHEME (ESOS) - 2017 AND ICICI SECURITIES LIMITED -EMPLOYEES STOCK UNIT SCHEME (ESUS) - 2022
Particulars of options granted by the Company as atMarch 31, 2025 pursuant to ICICI Securities Limited -Employees Stock Option Scheme - 2017 (‘the Scheme')are given below:
No. of shares
Number of options outstanding at thebeginning of the year
60,60,085
Number of options granted during theyear
15,07,800
Number of options forfeited/lapsedduring the year
13,81,345
Number of options vested during theyear
16,48,985
Number of options exercised during theyear
17,68,340
Number of shares arising as a result ofexercise of options
Money realized by exercise of options(in ^), if scheme is implemented directlyby the company
75,81,62,138
Loan repaid by the trust during theyear from exercise price received
Not applicable
Number of options outstanding at theend of the year
-
Number of options cancelled during theyear
44,18,200
Number of options exercisable at theend of the year
During FY2025, the Company granted 15,07,800 optionsto its employees including Whole-time directors, KeyManagerial Personnel, Senior Managerial Personnel andother employees.
All options were granted as per the Scheme.
The fair value of the underlying shares has been determinedby an independent valuer. The calculation of fair value ofgrants is in accordance with the Black-Scholes optionspricing model.
The fair value of the options granted in FY2025 are givenbelow:
The fair value of the units granted in FY2025 are givenbelow:
Financial Year
Date of Grant
Fair value of theoptions granted (?)per share
April 18, 2024
231.12
Fair value of theunits granted(?) per share
FY9095
April 18 9094
616 14
The key assumptions used to estimate the fair value ofoptions granted during FY2025 are given below:
Risk-free interest rate
7.07% to 7.10%
Expected life
3.5 to 5.51 years
Expected volatility
31.35% to 39.34%
Expected dividend yield
2.98%
Particulars of units granted by the Company as at March31, 2025 pursuant to ICICI Securities Limited - EmployeesStock Unit Scheme - 2022 (‘ESUS Scheme') are givenbelow:
Number of units outstanding at thebeginning of the year
7,08,200
Number of units granted during theyear
5,05,660
Number of units forfeited/lapsedduring the year
1,65,582
Number of units vested during theyear
2,40,297
Number of units exercised duringthe year
1,25,471
Number of shares arising as a resultof exercise of options
Money realized by exercise of options(in ?), if scheme is implementeddirectly by the company
6,27,355
Loan repaid by the trust during theyear from exercise price received 1
Number of options cancelled duringthe year
9,22,827
Number of units outstanding at theend of the year
Number of units exercisable at theend of the year
The key assumptions used to estimate the fair value ofunits granted during FY2025 are given below:
3.58 to 5.59 years
31.21% to 39.64%
During FY2025, the Company granted 5,05,660 units toits employees including Key Managerial Personnel, SeniorManagerial Personnel and other employees.
All the units were granted as per the ESUS Scheme.
Pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement amongst ICICIBank Limited (‘ICICI Bank'), ICICI Securities Limited (‘theCompany') and their respective shareholders, the stockoptions granted under ICICI Securities Limited - EmployeesStock Option Scheme - 2017 as well as the stock unitsgranted under ICICI Securities Limited - Employees StockUnit Scheme - 2022 and outstanding as on the Record Datei.e. March 24, 2025, were cancelled and after cancellation,fresh stock options and stock units were granted by ICICIBank Limited to the employees of the Company under ICICIBank Employees Stock Option Scheme - 2000 and ICICIBank Employees Stock Unit Scheme - 2022 respectively.
None
The Company has been in compliance with the applicableSecretarial Standards during FY2025.
COMMERCIAL PAPERS
The Commercial Papers (‘CPs') issued by the Companyare listed on BSE Limited (‘BSE') on an on-going basisFurther, from FY2025, the Company has started to list fewof its CPs with National Stock Exchange of India Limitec(‘NSE').
DETAILS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Annual GeneralMeeting
Day, Date & Time
Venue
Thirtieth AGM
Friday, June 27,2025 at 4:30 p.m.(IST)
AGM will be heldthrough VideoConferencing /Other Audio¬Visual Means(Deemed venuefor the AGM willbe the RegisteredOffice: ICICIVenture House,AppasahebMarathe Marg,Prabhadevi,Mumbai -400 025).
The Company is grateful to the Securities and ExchangeBoard of India, National Stock Exchange of India Limited,BSE Limited, National Securities Depository Limited,Central Depository Services (India) Limited, The InsuranceRegulatory and Development Authority of India, ThePension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority,other statutory authorities, its bankers and lenders fortheir continued co-operation, support and guidance.
The Directors express their gratitude for the supportand guidance received from the Company's HoldingCompany, viz., ICICI Bank Limited and other groupcompanies and also expresses their warm appreciation toall the employees of the Company for their commendableteamwork, professionalism and contribution during theyear. The Directors extend their sincere thanks to theclients of the Company for their support.
For and on behalf of the BoardSd/-
Rakesh Jha
DIN:00042075Chairman
Date: April 15, 2025Place: Mumbai
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^ (269.2) million as at March 31, 2025 [^ (121.1) million as at March 31, 2024] out of the total amount available forappropriation pertains to other comprehensive income which is not available for distribution as dividend.