Rana Kapoor led Yes Bank row with RBI: Blow by blow account
Rana Kapoor led Yes Bank Ltd, India's fifth largest private-sector lender by assets, has had a rough ride since the country`s central bank trimmed its chief executive officer`s (CEO) term in September.
The tiff with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has caused several top executives to exit Yes Bank`s board, and prompted rating cuts.
The move by the RBI, which has already clamped down on the financial sector due to rising levels of bad loans, has also hit Yes Bank`s share price hard.
The developments since Sept. 19 have knocked off about 345 billion rupees ($4.95 billion) from the company`s market value, as of Friday`s close.
Here`s a look at how the events panned out:
June 12: Yes Bank`s shareholders approve Rana Kapoor`s re-appointment as managing director (MD) and CEO for three years from Sept. 1.
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Aug 30: Bank gets RBI`s nod for Kapoor to continue as MD and CEO till further notice from the central bank.
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Sept 19: RBI cuts short Kapoor`s term till Jan. 31, 2019.
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Sept 21: On the first day of trade after RBI`s announcement, Yes Bank shares tank over 30 percent, and the lender loses as much as $3.1 billion in market value.
Market insiders say RBI`s move exemplifies its increasingly assertive approach in tackling the bad debt problem plaguing India`s banking sector.
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Sept 25: Lender`s board decides to seek RBI`s nod to extend Kapoor`s term until at least April 30, 2019, says it will form a committee to search for Kapoor`s successor.
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Sept 28: Kapoor, in a tweet, says he remains committed to interests of the bank and its stakeholders. He also says he will never sell his promoter shares, but pass them on to his daughters.
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Rating firm CARE Ratings places Yes Bank`s debt instruments under `credit watch with developing implications`, citing RBI`s move to restrict Kapoor`s term.
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Oct 5: Bank names T S Vijayan, former chairman of India`s insurance regulator, and OP Bhatt, former chairman of State Bank of India, as external experts of the search and selection committee.
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Oct 11: Yes Bank appoints advisory firm Korn Ferry to help find a new CEO.
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Oct 17: RBI refuses to give Rana Kapoor more time at the bank and asks the lender to find a new CEO by Feb 1, 2019. Yes Bank says it aims to complete the recruitment process by mid-Dec.
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Oct 25: Yes Bank`s second-quarter profit misses estimates by a wide berth as provisions for bad loans and mark-to-market losses more than double, and asset quality deteriorates.
The lender also says it has an exposure to debt-laden Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services.
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Oct 26: The bank`s CEO search panel finalises a potential candidate profile. Korn Ferry also shares a list of candidate pool.
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Nov 12: Media report says Yes Bank sought guidance from the RBI on Ashok Chawla continuing as chairman after being named in a corruption chargesheet.
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Nov 14: Ashok Chawla resigns from Yes Bank`s board. Vasant Gujarathi also steps down as independent director.
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Nov 15: OP Bhatt resigns as an external expert of the search and selection committee, due to "potential conflict of interest".
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Nov 19: Independent director Rentala Chandrashekhar resigns.
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Nov 20: Yes Bank says that selection process for the MD and CEO is on track, recent resignations of board members bear no impact.
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Efforts are underway for mutual resolution between Rana Kapoor and Madhu Kapur and her family, the co-promoter. Board now consists of seven members, after addition of Uttam Prakash Agarwal.
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Nov 27: Ratings agency Moody`s downgrades the lender`s rating, says the resignations from the bank`s board raise concerns over corporate governance.
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Nov 28: Media report says Kapoor`s investment vehicles made transactions that could be questioned by investors and regulators; Yes Bank denies involvement with the fund management of these investment vehicles.
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ICRA and CARE Ratings downgrade Yes Bank`s debt instruments; ICRA cites corporate governance concerns.
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Yes Bank`s board is due to meet on Dec. 13 to get an update from the search panel on the progress in CEO selection, and to evaluate a new chairman.
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