Kaplan Fox Alerts HDFC Bank Limited (HDB) Investors to a Securities Class Action Lawsuit - Contact the Firm Before Deadline on October 13, 2026 for Leadership Role

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2026) - Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against HDFC Bank Limited ("HDFC Bank" or the "Company") (NYSE: HDB) on behalf of investors that purchased or otherwise acquired HDFC Bank securities, including American Depositary Shares ("ADS"), between July 17, 2023 and May 26, 2026 (the "Class Period"). CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE CASE If you are an investor in HDFC Bank and have suffered losses, you may CLICK HERE to contact us. You may also contact Kaplan Fox by emailing [email protected] or by calling (646) 315-9003. DEADLINE REMINDER: If you are a member of the proposed Class, you may move the court no later than October 13, 2026 to serve as a lead plaintiff for the purported class. If you have losses we encourage you to contact us to learn more about the lead plaintiff process. You need not seek to become a lead plaintiff in order to share in any possible recovery. The complaint alleges that on May 27, 2026, The Indian Express published an article entitled "HDFC Bank 'camouflaged' crores as marketing spend to pay higher interest to state firm." The article reported that HDFC Bank had made covert payments of approximately "Rs 45 crore," or approximately $4.7 million USD, to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation ("MSRDC") to induce MSRDC to make large deposits with the Company. Reportedly, an internal probe in March and April 2026 flagged these payments and concluded that over ten top officials bore responsibility, including HDFC's CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan. The complaint alleges, that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that (1) HDFC Bank camouflaged payments as marketing spend to pay higher interest to a state firm in order to induce deposits; (2) these activities were approved by senior management; (3) these activities likely violated regulations and HDFC Bank's own policies, including those that prohibit payments that could constitute improper inducement; (4) as a result of the foregoing, HDFC Bank's interest income and operating expenses were overstated; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about HDFC Bank's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. Further, the complaint alleges HDFC Bank's securities traded at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period as a result of these materially false and misleading statments and failures to disclose. WHY CONTACT KAPLAN FOX? Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP is a nationally recognized law firm focused on complex litigation, with offices in New York, Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New Jersey. Founded in 1956, the firm has spent more than 50 years prosecuting securities, antitrust, and consumer protection actions in federal and state courts nationwide, recovering more than $10 billion for clients and the classes it has represented. Kaplan Fox is widely regarded as one of the nation's premier plaintiffs' securities litigation firms and has received recognition from Chambers and Partners, Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers, and Lawdragon. Serving as lead or co-lead counsel in many landmark cases, the firm has secured some of the largest recoveries in the history of securities litigation, including a $2.425 billion recovery on behalf of Bank of America shareholders in In re Bank of America —the largest recovery ever obtained for claims under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act—$800 million recovered for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and other pension funds in ATRS v. Allianz Global Investors , and a $475 million settlement in In re Merrill Lynch . For decades, Kaplan Fox has represented public pension funds, institutional investors, businesses, and individuals in high-stakes litigation. Through its successful advocacy and precedent-setting victories, the firm has helped shape import...