AU Small Finance Bank Limited has informed on Monday, April 20 that its Board of Directors will meet on Monday, April 27, 2026, to consider multiple key proposals, including fund raising.
As per the filing under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the bank said that the board is set to consider an enabling resolution for the annual renewal of fund raising limits.
The bank added that this includes raising capital through issuance of equity shares via private placement, qualified institutional placement (QIP), preferential allotment, or a combination of these methods.
Additionally, the bank may consider issuance of debt instruments such as bonds and non-convertible debentures, or other permitted debt securities, subject to necessary approvals and regulatory requirements.
The board will, inter alia, review and approve the audited financial results for the quarter and financial year ended March 31, 2026, and may also recommend a dividend, , if any, on equity shares for the same period.
As per bank’s provisional business update for Q4 FY26, the bank’s total deposits stood at ₹1,52,660 crore at the end of the March quarter, registering a 22.8% increase from ₹1,24,269 crore in the same period last year.
Deposits also rose 10.3% sequentially from ₹1,38,415 crore reported in the December 2025 quarter.
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The Bank said that its gross advances for the quarter rose to ₹1,36,040 crore, reflecting a 25.1% year-on-year increase compared with ₹1,08,778 crore reported a year earlier. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, advances expanded 8.7% from ₹1,25,209 crorrese recorded in the December quarter.
Shares of AU Small Finance Bank Limited closed at ₹996.70 on the NSE on April 20, 2026, up ₹6.10 or 0.62% for the day, indicating a modest uptick in investor sentiment ahead of key board-level considerations.
