1. Background

AU Small Finance Bank Limited (formerly known as Au Financiers (India) Limited) ("AUSFBL” or "the Company” or "the Bank”) is a public company domiciled in India and incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956.

The Company had originally obtained its license from Reserve Bank of India ('RBI') to operate as a non-deposit accepting Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC-ND) on November 7, 2000 vide certificate of registration no. B-10-00139.

The Company has commenced its operations as a Small Finance Bank from April 19, 2017 pursuant to the approval received from the RBI dated December 20, 2016.

The Bank is engaged in providing a range of banking and financial services including retail banking, wholesale banking and treasury operations and other services. The Bank operates in India only and does not have presence in any foreign country.

The Bank is governed by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, banking guidelines issued by the RBI on Small Finance Bank 2016, and the Companies Act, 2013.

The scheme for amalgamation of erstwhile Fincare Small Finance Bank ("eFincare SFB”) into the Bank became effective from April 01, 2024, upon receipt of all requisite approvals and accordingly the financial statements include the operations of eFincare SFB from April 01, 2024 onwards.

2. Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and on the accrual basis of accounting, unless otherwise stated and complying with the requirements prescribed under the Third Schedule of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The accounting and reporting policies of the Bank which is used in the preparation of financial statements conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in India (Indian GAAP), the guidelines issued by the RBI from time to time, the accounting standards notified under section

with the RBI guidelines. In addition, the Bank considers accelerated specific provisioning that is based on past experience, evaluation of security and other related factors. Specific loan loss provision in respect of non-performing advances are charged to the Profit and Loss Account. Any recoveries made by the Bank in case of NPAs written off are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account. Provisions in respect of credit card receivables classified into sub-standard and doubtful assets are made at rates which are higher than those prescribed by the RBI.

The floating provisions are made in conformity with RBI guidelines and is netted off against advances and not disclosed separately under Other liabilities.

The Bank considers a restructured account as one where the Bank, for economic or legal reasons relating to the borrower's financial difficulty, grants to the borrower concessions that the Bank would not otherwise consider. Restructuring would normally involve modification of terms of the advances / securities, which would generally include, among others, alteration of repayment period / repayable amount / the amount of instalments / rate of interest (due to reasons other than competitive reasons). Restructured accounts are classified as such by the Bank only upon approval and implementation of the restructuring package. Necessary provision for diminution in the fair value of a restructured account is made and classification thereof is as per the extant RBI guidelines.

In accordance with the RBI guidelines on the prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets and the resolution framework for COVID-19 related stress, the Bank in accordance with its Board approved policy, carried out one-time restructuring of eligible borrowers. The asset classification and necessary provisions thereon are done in accordance with the said RBI guidelines.

In accordance with RBI guidelines, the Bank has provided general provision on standard assets at levels stipulated by RBI from

time to time. - direct advances to sectors agricultural and SME at 0.25%, commercial real estate at 1.00%, restructured standard advance at 5.00%, commercial real estate-residential housing at 0.75%, housing loans (which have adequate Loan to Value (LTV) ratio as prescribed by RBI) at 0.25% and for other sectors at 0.40%. Provision made against standard assets in accordance with RBI guidelines as above is disclosed separately under Other Liabilities and not netted off against Advances.

Provision for unhedged Foreign Currency Exposure of borrowers is made as per the RBI guidelines.

B. Securitisation and transfer of assets

The Bank securitises out its receivables to Special Purpose Vehicles ('SPVs') in securitisation transactions. Such securitised-out receivables are de-recognised in the Balance Sheet when they are transferred (conditions as prescribed in the Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of Standard Assets) Directions 2021 being fully met with) and consideration is received by the Bank. In respect of receivable pools securitised-out, the Bank provides liquidity facility and credit enhancements, as specified by the rating agencies, in the form of cash collaterals / guarantees and / or by subordination of cash flows in line with the RBI guidelines. The Bank also acts as a servicing agent for receivable pools securitised-out.

The Bank enters into transactions for transfer of standard assets through the direct assignment of cash flows, which are similar to asset-backed securitisation transactions through the SPV route, except that such portfolios of receivables are assigned directly to the purchaser and are not represented by Pass Through Certificates ('PTCs').

In accordance with the Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Transfer of Loan Exposures) Directions, 2021, the Bank does not provide liquidity facility or credit enhancements on the direct assignment transactions undertaken subsequent to these guidelines. The Bank amortises any profit received for every

individual securitisation or direct assignment transaction based on the method prescribed in these guidelines.

The Bank invests in PTCs issued by other SPVs. These are accounted for at the deal value and are classified as investments. The Bank also buys loans through the direct assignment route which are classified as advances. These are carried at acquisition cost unless it is more than the face value, in which case the premium is amortised over the tenor of the loans.

In accordance with RBI guidelines on sale of nonperforming advances, if the sale is at a price below the net book value (i.e., book value less provisions held), the shortfall is charged to the Profit and Loss Account and if the sale is for a value higher than the net book value, the excess provision is credited to the Profit and Loss Account in the year the amounts are received.

The Bank transfers advances through interbank participation with and without risk. In accordance with the RBI guidelines, in the case of participation with risk, the aggregate amount of the participation issued by the Bank is reduced from advances and where the Bank is participating, the aggregate amount of the participation is classified under advances. In the case of participation without risk, the aggregate amount of participation issued by the Bank is classified under borrowings and where the Bank is participating, the aggregate amount of participation is shown as due from banks under advances. Advances exclude derecognised securitised advances, inter-bank participation certificates issued.

I. Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs)

The Bank enters into transactions for the sale or purchase of Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs). In the case of a sale transaction, the Bank sells the fulfilment of priority sector obligation and in the case of a purchase transaction the Bank buys the fulfilment of priority sector obligation through the RBI trading platform. There is no transfer of risks or loan assets. The fee received for the sale of PSLCs is recorded as 'Miscellaneous Income' and the fee paid for purchase of the PSLCs is recorded as 'Other

Expenditure' in the Profit and Loss Account. These are amortised on quarterly basis.

D. Investments

Classification and valuation of the Bank's Investments is carried out in accordance with RBI Master Direction "RBI/DOR/2023-24/104 DOR. MRG.36/21.04.141/2023-24”, "Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks (Directions), 2023” Dated September 12, 2023 as applicable from April 01, 2024 and Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association ('FIMMDA') guidelines issued in this regard from time to time.

(i) Classification

In accordance with the RBI guidelines on investment classification and valuation, investments are classified on the date of purchase into (except investments in own subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates) under three categories, viz., Held to Maturity (HTM), Available for Sale (AFS) and Fair Value through Profit and Loss (FVTPL). Held for Trading (HFT) is a separate investment subcategory within FVTPL which is called as FVTPL-HFT.

The security, i.e., the financial assets are held with an objective to collect the contractual cash flows; and the contractual terms of the security give rise to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on principal outstanding ('SPPI criterion') on specified dates and are held till maturity are classified as HTM investments.

The security is acquired with an objective that is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows (the contractual terms of the security meet the 'SPPI criterion') and selling securities are classified as AFS investments. Bank may make an irrevocable election to classify an equity instrument that is not held with the objective of trading under AFS.

Securities that do not qualify for inclusion in HTM or AFS are classified under FVTPL. These are inter-alia include:

(i) Equity shares, other than

• equity shares of subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures;

• equity shares where, at initial recognition, the irrevocable option to classify at AFS has been exercised.

(ii) Investments in Mutual Funds, Alternative Investment Funds, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Infrastructure Investment Trusts, etc.

(iii) Investment in securitisation notes which represent the equity tranche of a securitisation transaction.

(iv) Bonds, debentures, etc. where the payment is linked to the movement in a particular index such as an equity index rather than an interest rate benchmark.

(v) I nstruments with compulsorily, optionally or contingently convertible features.

(vi) Instruments with contractual loss absorbency features such as those qualifying for Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 under Basel III Capital Regulations.

(vii) Instruments whose coupons are not in the nature of interest as defined in master directions Clause 4(a)(xviii).

Further, Bank classify the investments in HFT category as a sub-category of FVTPL.

Any instrument that a bank holds for one or more of the following purposes, when it is first recognised on its books, is designated as a HFT instrument:

a) short-term resale;

b) profiting from short-term

price movements;

c) locking in arbitrage profits; or

d) hedging risks that arise from instruments meeting (a), (b) or (c) above.

Unlisted equities and equity investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are not included in HFT category.

I nvestments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures is held in a distinct category. Such investments are held separate from the other investment categories (viz. HTM, AFS and FVTPL).

For disclosure in the financial statements, the investments are classified under six groups (hereinafter called "groups”):

(i) Government Securities;

(ii) Other Approved Securities;

(iii) Shares;

(iv) Debentures & Bonds;

(v) Subsidiaries and / or Joint Ventures; and

(vi) Other Investments.

Bank categorizes the investment portfolio under AFS and FVTPL into three fair value hierarchies viz. Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 as defined in the RBI Master Direction -Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks (Directions), 2023.

Level 1: Those inputs which are quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the bank can access at the measurement date.

Level 2: Those inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs.

Levelling of securities under AFS and FVTPL category i.e. L1, L2 and L3 is required only on reporting date.

All investments purchase and sale including equity shares are recorded under "Settlement Date” Accounting.

(ii) Acquisition cost

The cost of investments is determined at the time of initial recognition at fair value. Carrying cost is arrived on weighted average basis. Broken period interest on debt instruments and government securities are

considered as a revenue item. The transaction costs including brokerage, commission, transaction/settlement charges etc. paid at the time of acquisition of investments are recognised in Profit and Loss Account.

Where the securities are quoted or the fair value can be determined based on market observable inputs (such as yield curve, credit spread, etc.) any Day 1 gain/ loss is recognised in the Profit and Loss Account, under Schedule 14: 'Other Income' within the subhead 'Profit on revaluation of investments' or 'Loss on revaluation of investments', as the case may be.

Any Day 1 loss arising from Level 3 investments is recognised immediately.

Any Day 1 gains arising from Level 3 investments are deferred. In the case of debt instruments, the Day 1 gain is amortized on a straight-line basis upto the maturity date (or earliest call date for perpetual instruments), while for unquoted equity instruments, the gain is set aside as a liability until the security is listed or derecognised.

(iii) Reclassifications between categories

Reclassifications of investments between categories, if any are considered in accordance with the extant RBI guidelines with the approval of the Board of Directors and prior approval of the Department of Supervision (DoS), RBI:

If Bank is permitted to reclassify its investment portfolio, it applies the reclassification prospectively from the reclassification date. The reclassification date is the first day of the first reporting period following the supervisory permission allowing reclassification of financial assets.

Following is the accounting treatment given at the time of reclassification of investments from one category to another category:

a) Reclassification from HTM to AFS is made at fair value. The fair value measured at the reclassification date is the revised carrying value. Any gain or loss arising from a difference between

the revised carrying value and the previous carrying value is recognised in AFS-Reserve.

b) Reclassification from HTM to FVTPL is made at fair value. The fair value measured at the reclassification date is the revised carrying value. Any gain or loss arising from a difference between the revised carrying value and previous carrying value of the investments are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account under Item (III): 'Profit on revaluation of investments' under Schedule 14: 'Other Income'.

c) Reclassification from AFS to HTM is made at its fair value at the reclassification date. However, the cumulative gain/ loss previously recognised in the AFS-Reserve is withdrawn therefrom and adjusted against the fair value of the investments at the reclassification date to arrive at the revised carrying value. Thus, the revised carrying value is the same as if the bank had classified the investment in HTM ab initio itself.

d) Transfer from AFS to FVTPL is made at fair value and the cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in AFS-Reserve is withdrawn therefrom and recognized in the Profit and Loss Account, under Item (III): 'Profit on revaluation of investments' under Schedule 14: 'Other Income'.

e) Transfer from FVTPL to HTM/AFS is made at carrying value which represents fair value at the reclassification date. Difference between the book value after amortization and Fair value on the reclassification date is booked under Profit and Loss Account on Portfolio Shifting revaluation.

(iv) Subsequent Measurement & Fair Value of Investments

I nvestments classified under HTM is carried at cost and is not marked to market (MTM) after initial recognition. Any discount or premium on the securities under HTM is amortised over the remaining life of the

instrument. The amortised amount is reflected in the financial statements under item II 'Income on Investments' of Schedule 13: 'Interest Earned' with a contra in Schedule 8: 'Investments'.

I nvestments classified as AFS is fair valued on daily basis. The valuation gains and losses across all performing investments, irrespective of classification, held under AFS is aggregated. The net appreciation or depreciation is directly credited or debited to a reserve named AFS-Reserve without routing through the Profit & Loss Account. Any discount or premium on the acquisition of debt securities under AFS is amortised over the remaining life of the instrument. The amortised amount is reflected in the financial statements under item II 'Income on Investments' of Schedule 13: 'Interest Earned' with a contra in Schedule 8: 'Investments'.

Amortisation of discount/premium is applicable only for investments and not for short positions.

The AFS-Reserve is reckoned as Common Equity Tier (CET) 1 subject to clause 28 of these Directions. The unrealised gains transferred to AFS-Reserve are not available for any distribution such as dividend and coupon on Additional Tier 1.

In the case of equity instruments designated under AFS at the time of initial recognition, any gain or loss on sale of such investments is not transferred from AFS-Reserve to the Profit and Loss Account. Instead, such gain or loss is transferred from AFS-Reserve to the Capital Reserve.

The securities held in FVTPL are fair valued and the net gain or loss arising on such valuation are to be directly credited or debited to the Profit and Loss Account. Securities that are classified under the FVTPL are fair valued on a daily basis.

Any discount or premium on the acquisition of debt securities (securities that meet the SPPI criterion) under FVTPL is amortised over the remaining life of the instrument. The amortised amount is reflected in the financial statements under item II 'Income on Investments' of Schedule 13: 'Interest Earned' with a contra in Schedule 8: 'Investments'.

For the purpose of the valuation of Investment and its related accounting in the system Bank uses the last available observable inputs on the day of valuation i.e. prices, yield curves, spreads, NAV, etc. which are published by FBIL, FIMMDA, NSE & BSE, AMFI, ARC etc.

Treasury bills, commercial papers and certificates of deposit are valued at carrying cost including the pro rata discount accreted for the holding period.

On sale of stressed assets, if the sale is at a price below the net book value, the shortfall is charged to the Profit and Loss Account and if the sale is for a value higher than the net book value, the excess is credited as profit to the Profit and Loss Account in the year when the initial consideration received in cash and / or redemption or transfer of security receipts issued by Securitisation company ('SC') / Reconstruction Company ('RC') is higher than the net book value of the loan at the time of transfer.

I n respect of stressed assets sold under an asset securitisation, where the investment by the bank in security receipts (SRs) backed by the assets sold by it is more than 10 percent of such SRs, provisions held on the SRs are higher of the provisions required in terms of net asset value declared by the SC / RC and provisions as per the extant norms applicable to the underlying loans, notionally treating the book value of these SRs as the corresponding stressed loans assuming the loans remained in the books of the Bank.

The fair value for the quoted securities is the prices declared by the Financial Benchmarks India Private Ltd. (FBIL). For securities whose prices are not published by FBIL, the fair value of the quoted security is based upon quoted price as available from the trades/ quotes on recognised stock exchanges, reporting platforms or trading platforms authorized by RBI/SEBI

or prices declared by the Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA). Unquoted Central / State Government securities is valued on the basis of the prices/ YTM rates published by the FBIL.

Unquoted debentures and bonds are valued by applying the appropriate mark-up over the YTM rates for Central Government Securities as put out by FBIL/FIMMDA.

Equity shares for which current quotations are not available i.e., which are classified as illiquid or which are not listed on a recognised exchange, the fair value is the break-up value (without considering 'revaluation reserves', if any) which is ascertained from the company's latest audited balance sheet. The date as on which the latest balance sheet is drawn up is not precede the date of valuation by more than 18 months. In case the latest audited balance sheet is not available or is more than 18 months old, the shares are valued at H1 per company.

I nvestment in un-quoted mutual fund units are valued at latest available re-purchase price as declared by the mutual fund is respect of each scheme.

In case of funds with a lock-in period or any other Mutual Fund, where repurchase price/ market quote is not available, Units are valued at Net Asset Value (NAV). If NAV is not available, these are valued at cost, till the end of the lock-in period.

The valuation of investments includes securities under repo transactions.

Non-performing investments are identified and depreciation / provision are made thereon based on the RBI guidelines. The depreciation / provision on such nonperforming investments are not set off against the appreciation in respect of other performing securities. Further, any MTM appreciation in the security is ignored. Interest on non-performing investments is not recognised in the Profit and Loss Account until received. Provision on NPI is higher of the following amounts:

I. The amount of provision required as per IRACP norms computed on the carrying value of the investment immediately before it was classified as NPI; and

II. The depreciation on the investment with reference to its carrying value on the date of classification as NPI.

(v) Transition date accounting

Transition to the new guidelines of RBI

As on the date of transition, the Bank followed:

I. The securities under the earlier categories, viz HTM, AFS and HFT were classified under new categories HTM, AFS and FVTPL (including FVTPL-HFT).

II. The balance in provision for depreciation, as at March 31, 2024, was reversed into the General Reserve.

III. Amortisation of discounted securities of HTM Portfolio (from last purchase date to March 31, 2024) was accounted through debit the Investment ledger and credit the General Reserve ledger.

IV. Securities in AFS and FVTPL portfolio were transferred at market value. Also, the difference between the book value as on March 31, 2024 and the market value was accounted in General Reserve.

(vi) Disposal of investments

Profit / Loss on sale of investments under AFS (other than Equity) and HFT category are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account on sale or maturity of security in AFS category, the accumulated gain/ loss for that security in the AFS-Reserve is transferred from the AFS-Reserve and recognized in the Profit and Loss Account under item II Profit on sale of investments under Schedule 14-Other Income.

I n any financial year, the carrying value of investments sold out of HTM does not exceed five per cent of the opening carrying value of the HTM portfolio (Except exclusions

given in Chapter VII - "Sale of Investment from HTM para 21 of Master Direction -Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks (Directions), 2023”). Any sale beyond this threshold requires prior approval from DoS, RBI.

Any profit or loss on the sale of investments in HTM is recognized in the Profit and Loss Account under Item II of Schedule 14: 'Other Income'. The profit on sale of an investments in HTM is appropriated below the line from the Profit and Loss Account to the 'Capital Reserve Account'. The amount so appropriated is net of taxes and the amount required to be transferred to Statutory Reserve.

(vii) Investment Fluctuation Reserve

To build up adequate reserves to protect against increase in yields in future, the Bank has created an Investment Fluctuation Reserve (IFR) to the extent of the lower of the following:

a) net profit on sale of investments during the year;

b) net profit for the year less mandatory appropriations.

As per the RBI directions, this reserve is to be created until the amount of IFR is at least 2 percent of the FVTPL (including FVTPL-HFT) and AFS portfolio, on a continuing basis.

Bank is permitted to draw down the balance available in IFR in excess of two percent of its AFS and FVTPL (including FVTPL-HFT) portfolio, for credit to the balance of profit/ loss as disclosed in the Profit and Loss account at the end of any accounting year.

(viii) Repo and reverse repo transactions

Repurchase ('repo') and reverse repurchase ('reverse repo') transactions including liquidity adjustment facility (with RBI) accounted for as borrowing and lending transactions. Accordingly, securities given as collateral under an agreement

to repurchase them are held under the investments of the Bank and the Bank is accruing the coupon/discount on such securities during the repo period. The Bank value the securities sold under repo transactions as per the investment classification of the securities. The difference between the clean price of the first leg and clean price of the second leg is recognised as interest income/expense over the period of the transaction in the Profit and Loss Account.

E. Transactions involving foreign exchange Initial recognition

Transactions in foreign currencies entered into by the Bank are accounted at the exchange rates prevailing on the date of the transaction or at rates that closely approximate the rate at the date of the transaction.

Measurement at the Balance Sheet date

Foreign currency monetary items, if any, of the Bank, outstanding at the balance sheet date are restated at the rates prevailing as at Balance sheet date as notified by Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India('FEDAI'). Non-monetary items of the Bank are carried at historical cost.

Contingent liabilities on account of foreign exchange contracts, currency future contracts, guarantees, letters of credit, acceptances and endorsements are reported at closing rates of exchange notified by FEDAI as at the Balance Sheet date.

Treatment of Exchange differences

Exchange differences arising on settlement / restatement of foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities of the Bank are recognised as income or expense in the Profit and Loss Account.

Foreign exchange and derivative contracts

Derivative transactions comprise foreign exchange contracts, forward rate agreements, swaps and option contracts. The Bank undertakes derivative transactions for market making/trading and Bank book transactions on-balance sheet assets and liabilities. All market making/trading transactions are marked to market on daily basis and the resultant unrealized gains/losses are recognized in the profit and loss account.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts (including funding swaps which are not revalued) are revalued daily basis on Present Value basis by discounting the forward value till present date.

Premium/discount on Bank book transactions is recognised as interest income/expense and is amortised on a pro-rata basis over the underlying swap period.

Derivatives are classified as assets when the fair value is positive (positive marked to market) or as liabilities when the fair value is negative (negative marked to market).

Notional amounts of derivative transactions comprising of swaps, futures and options are disclosed as off-Balance Sheet exposures.

Pursuant to RBI guidelines, any overdue receivables representing positive mark-to-market value under derivative contracts which remain unpaid for a period of 90 days or more from the specified due date for payment is a Non-Performing Asset. The mark-to-market unrealised gains on all derivative contracts already taken in the profit and loss account with the same counterparties are reversed and held in Suspended Account - Crystalised Receivable.

F. Employee Benefits

Employee benefits include Provident Fund, National Pension Scheme, Gratuity and Compensated Absences.

Defined contribution plan:

Provident Fund

The Bank's contributions to provident fund are considered as defined contribution plan and are charged as an expense as they fall due based on the amount of contribution required to be made when the services are rendered by the employees.

National Pension Scheme (NPS)

In respect of employees who opt for contribution to the NPS, the Bank contributes certain

percentage of the basic salary of employees to the aforesaid scheme, a defined contribution plan, which is managed and administered by pension fund management companies. The Bank has no liability other than its contribution, and recognises such contributions as an expense in the year incurred.

Defined Benefits Plan Gratuity

For defined benefit plans in the form of gratuity fund, the cost of providing benefits is determined using the Projected Unit Credit method, with actuarial valuations being carried out at each Balance Sheet date. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account in the period in which they occur. Past service cost is recognised immediately to the extent that the benefits are already vested while otherwise, it is amortised on a straight-line basis over the average period until the benefits become vested. The retirement benefit obligation recognised in the Balance Sheet represents the present value of the defined benefit obligation as adjusted for unrecognised past service cost, as reduced by the fair value of scheme assets. Any asset resulting from this calculation is limited to past service cost, plus the present value of available refunds and reductions in future contributions to the schemes.

Compensated absences - Long term Employee benefits

The Bank accrues the liability for compensated absences based on actuarial valuation as at the Balance Sheet date conducted by an independent actuary which includes assumptions about demographics, early retirement, salary increases, interest rates and leave utilisation. The net present value of the Banks' obligation is determined using the Projected Unit Credit Method as at the Balance Sheet date. Actuarial gains/losses are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account in the year in which they arise.

Other Employee benefits

The undiscounted amount of short-term employee benefits expected to be paid

in exchange for the services rendered by employees are recognised during the year when the employees render the service. These benefits include performance incentive.

Share based payments

The Employee Stock Option Schemes (ESOSs) of the Bank are in accordance with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 and RBI guidelines to the extent applicable. The Schemes provide for grant of options on equity shares to employees of the Bank to acquire the equity shares of the Bank that vest in a cliff vesting or in a graded manner and that are to be exercised within a specified period.

In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 and the Guidance Note on Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments, issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the cost of equity-settled transactions is measured using the intrinsic value method. The intrinsic value being the excess, if any, of the fair market price of the share under ESOSs over the exercise price of the option is recognised as deferred employee compensation with a credit to Employee's Stock Option (Grant) Outstanding account. The deferred employee compensation cost is amortised on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the option. The cumulative expense recognized for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the number of equity instruments that are outstanding. The fair market price is the latest available closing price preceding the date of grant of the option, on the stock exchange on which the shares of the Bank are listed.

I n accordance with the RBI circular RBI/2021-22/95DOR.GOV. REC.44/29.67.001/2021-22 "Guidelines on Compensation of Whole Time Directors/ Chief Executive Officers/ Material Risk Takers and Control Function staff - Clarification” dated August 30, 2021, Share-linked instruments granted to Whole Time Directors/ Chief Executive Officers/ Material Risk Takers and Control Function staff after the accounting period ending March 31, 2021, is fair valued on the date of grant using Black-Scholes model.

The fair value method is followed for all share-linked instruments granted after March 31, 2024. The fair value of the option is estimated on the date of grant using Black-Scholes model and is recognised as deferred employee compensation with a credit to Employee's Stock Option (Grant) Outstanding account.

The options that do not vest because of failure to satisfy vesting condition are reversed by a credit to employee compensation expense, equal to the amortised portion of value of lapsed portion. In respect of the options which expire unexercised the balance standing to the credit of Employee's Stock Option (Grant) Outstanding accounts is transferred to General Reserve.

G. Revenue recognition

i) Interest Income is recognized on a time proportion accrual basis taking into account the amount outstanding and the interest rate implicit in the underlying agreements. Income or any other charges on non-performing assets or on assets taken in custody for recovery of loan through disposal of such assets during the period are recognized only when realized as per the IRAC norms of RBI. Any such income recognized and remaining unrealized, before the asset became nonperforming or before disposal of assets in custody of the company, is reversed. Overdue interest is recognized on realization basis. Overdue interest is treated to accrue on realisation, due to the uncertainty of their realisation other than on running accounts where it is recognised when due.

ii) i n case of CC/OD and Credit card, Service charges, fees and commission income are recognised when due . Commission income on guarantee and letter of credit is recognised over the period of contract.

iii) Income on discounted instruments are recognised over the tenure of the instrument on a constant yield basis.

iv) Loan origination income i.e. processing fee and other charges are collected upfront and recognised at the inception of the loan.

v) All other charges such as EMI bounce charges, cheque return charges, penal charges, legal charges, seizing charges, etc. are recognised on realisation basis. These charges are treated to accrue on realisation, due to the uncertainty of their realisation.

vi) Dividend income is recognized on an accrual basis when the right to receive the dividend is established.

vii) I nterest income on deposits with banks and other financial institutions are recognised on a time proportion accrual basis taking into account the amount outstanding and the rate applicable.

viii) Interest income on investments is recognised on accrual basis.

ix) Gains arising on securitisation of assets is recognised over the tenure of securities issued by SPV as per guidelines on securitisation of standard assets issued by RBI. Income from excess interest spread is accounted for net of losses when redeemed in cash. Expenditure in respect of securitisation (except bank guarantee fees for credit enhancement) is recognised upfront. Bank guarantee fees for credit enhancement is amortised over the tenure of the agreements. Income arising on direct assignment is recognised over the tenure of agreement on accrual basis.

x) Amounts recovered against debts written off in earlier years and provisions no longer considered necessary in the context of the current status of the borrower are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account.

xi) Fees received on sale of Priority Sector Lending Certificates is recognised on proportionate basis during the financial year and considered as Miscellaneous Income, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the RBI and amortised on quarterly basis.

H. Reward Points

The Bank estimates the probable redemption

of reward points and cost per point using an

actuarial method by employing an independent actuary, which includes assumptions such as mortality, redemption and spends etc.

I. Accounting for leases Operating Leases

Leases where the lessor effectively retains substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership over the lease term is classified as operating leases. Operating lease rentals are recognised as an expense on straight-line basis over the lease period in accordance with the AS 19, Leases.

J. Taxation

Tax expenses comprises of current income tax and deferred tax.

Income tax

Current income-tax is measured at the amount expected to be paid to the tax authorities in accordance with the Income-tax Act, 1961 enacted in India. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted, at the reporting date. Current income tax relating to items recognised directly in equity is recognised in equity and not in Profit and Loss Account.

Deferred taxes

Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of timing differences between taxable income and accounting income originating during the current year and reversal of timing differences for the earlier years. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Deferred income tax relating to items recognised directly in equity is recognised in equity and not in the Profit and Loss Account.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable timing differences. Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible timing differences only to the extent that there is reasonable certainty that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets can be realized. In situations where the Bank has unabsorbed depreciation or carry

forward tax losses, all deferred tax assets are recognised only if there is virtual certainty supported by convincing evidence that they can be realized against future taxable profits.

The carrying cost of the deferred tax assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date. The Bank writes down the carrying amount of a deferred tax asset to the extent that it is no longer reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which deferred tax asset can be realised. Any such write down is reversed to the extent that it becomes reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available.

K. Accounting for provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets

In accordance with AS-29, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets a provision is recognised when the Bank has a present obligation as a result of past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

Provisions are not discounted to their present value and are determined based on the best estimate required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. These estimates are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimates.

Provisions for liabilities on the outstanding reward points on credit card are made based on an independent actuarial valuation as at the Balance Sheet date and included in other liabilities and provisions.

A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events whose existence will be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events beyond the control of the Bank or a present obligation that is not recognised because it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation.

A contingent liability also arises where there is a liability that cannot be recognised because it

cannot be measured reliably. The Bank does not recognize a contingent liability but discloses its existence in the financial statements. Contingent assets are neither recognised nor disclosed in the financial statements.

L. Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic and diluted earnings per share is computed in accordance with Accounting Standard-20 -Earnings per share.

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net profit or loss after tax for the period attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period. Partly paid equity shares are treated as a fraction of an equity share to the extent that they are entitled to participate in dividends relative to a fully paid equity share during the period.

For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period are adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares.

M. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash equivalents include cash in hand, foreign currency notes, rupee digital currency, balances with RBI, balances with other banks and institutions, money at call and short notice (including the effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents in foreign currency).

N. Fixed Assets

(i) Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) and software

Property, Plant and Equipment and software are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. The cost comprises purchase price and directly attributable cost of bringing the asset to its working condition for the intended use.

Gains or losses arising from derecognition of Property, Plant and Equipment are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and are recognised in

the Profit and Loss Account when the asset is derecognized.

(ii) Depreciation on Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) and software

Leasehold land is amortised on a straightline basis over the period of lease.

Depreciation on Property, Plant, Equipment and software is charged on a straight-line basis using the rates arrived at, based on the useful lives estimated by the management as given below. The useful lives have been estimated by the management based on technical advice obtained. Determination of useful life of an asset is a matter of judgment and based on various factors such as type and make of an item, its place and pattern of usage, nature of technology, obsolescence factors, availability of spares, etc. and makes a significant impact on the useful life of an asset.

Addition to lease hold premises are charged off over the remaining period of lease subject to maximum of 10 years.

I tems individually costing up to H5,000/- are fully depreciated in the year of installation/ purchase as the management estimates the useful life of such assets as one year.

Depreciation on assets acquired/sold during the period is recognised on a pro-rata basis to the Profit and Loss Account from/upto the date of acquisition/sale.

Profit on sale of immovable property net of taxes and transfer to statutory reserve, are transferred to capital reserve account.

The residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation of property, plant and

equipment are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.

(iii) Impairment of assets

The carrying amount of assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date if there is any indication of impairment based on internal/ external factors. An impairment loss is recognised wherever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the greater of the assets, net selling price and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and risks specific to the asset.

After impairment, depreciation is provided on the revised carrying amount of the asset over its remaining useful life.

(iv) Capital work-in-progress/ Software under development

Costs incurred towards acquisition of assets, including expenses incurred prior to those assets being put to use and directly attributable to bringing them to their working condition are included under "Capital Work in Progress”. Capital Work in Progress including Software under development are stated at the amount incurred up to the date of Balance Sheet.

O. Segment Reporting

Part A: Business segments

Business segments have been identified and reported taking into account, the target customer profile, the nature of products and services, the differing risks and returns, the organisation structure, the internal business reporting system and accordance with guidelines issued by RBI vide DBOD. No. BP. BC.81/21.01.018/2006-07 dated April 18, 2007 and in compliance with the Accounting Standard 17 - "Segment Reporting”. The Bank operates in the following segments:

(a) Treasury

The treasury segment primarily consists of net interest earnings from the Bank's investment portfolio, money market borrowing and lending and gains or losses on investment operations and on account of trading in foreign exchange and derivative contracts.

(b) Retail banking Digital Banking

The digital banking segment represents business by Digital Banking Units (DBUs). The said DBUs serves retail customers through the Bank's digital network and other online channels. This segment raises deposits from customers and provides loans and other services to customers. Revenues of the DBUs are derived from interest earned on retail loans, fees from services rendered, etc. Expenses of this segment primarily comprise of interest expense on deposits, infrastructure and premises expenses for operating the DBUs, other direct overheads and allocated expenses of specialist product groups.

Other Retail Banking

The retail banking segment serves retail customers through a branch network and other delivery channels. This segment raises deposits from customers and provides loans and other services to customers with the help of specialist product groups. Exposures are classified under retail banking taking into account the status of the borrower (orientation criterion), the nature of product, granularity of the exposure and the quantum thereof. Revenues of the retail banking segment are derived from interest earned on retail loans, fees from services rendered and income from credit card operation etc. expenses of this segment primarily comprise interest expense on fund borrowed from external sources, interest on deposits, personnel costs, infrastructure and premises expenses for operating the branch network and other delivery channels, other direct overheads and allocated expenses of specialist product groups, processing units and support groups.

(c) Wholesale banking

The wholesale banking segment provides loans and transaction services to large corporates, emerging corporates, public sector units, government bodies, financial institutions and medium scale enterprises. Revenues of the wholesale banking segment consist of interest earned on loans made to customers etc. The principal expenses of the segment consist of interest expense on funds borrowed from external sources, interest on deposits, personnel costs, other direct overheads and allocated expenses of delivery channels, specialist product groups, processing units and support groups.

(d) Other banking business

This segment includes income from para banking activities such as third party product distribution and the associated costs.

(e) Unallocated

All items which are reckoned at an enterprise level are classified under this segment. This includes unallocable assets and liabilities such as deferred tax, etc.

Segment revenue includes earnings from customers. Segment result includes revenue less interest expense less operating expense and provisions, if any, for that segment. Segment-wise income and expenses include certain allocations.

Part B: Geographic segments

The Bank operates in a single geographic segment i.e. domestic.

P. Share Issue Expenses

Share issue expenses are adjusted from Securities Premium Account as permitted by Section 52 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Q. Accounting for Proposed Dividend

Dividend proposed/ declared after the balance sheet date is accrued in the books of the Bank in the year in which the dividend is approved by the shareholders as per revised Accounting Standard (AS) 4 'Contingencies and Events occurring after the Balance sheet date' as notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs through amendments to Companies (Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2016, dated March 30, 2016.

Amounts in notes forming part of the financial

statements for the year ended March 31, 2025 are

denominated in rupee crore to conform to extant RBI

guidelines, except where stated otherwise.

A. Disclosures as Laid Down by RBI Circulars

1 Amalgamation of Fincare Small Finance Bank

The Board of Directors at its respective meetings held on October 29, 2023, approved the scheme of amalgamation ("Scheme”) for the amalgamation of Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited ("Transferor Company”) with AU Small Finance Bank Limited ("Transferee Company”), in accordance with Section 44A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the Reserve Bank of India Master Direction - Amalgamation of Private Sector Banks Directions, 2016.

The Scheme was approved by the shareholders of Transferor Company and Transferee Company on November 24, 2023 and November 27, 2023 respectively at their extra ordinary general meeting and by the Competition Commission of India (the "CCI”) and the Reserve Bank of India (the "RBI”) on January 23, 2024 and March 4, 2024 respectively.

At the request of the Transferor Company and the Transferee Company, RBI approved the appointed date as April 1, 2024.

As per the Scheme, upon its coming into effect from the effective date i.e. April 1, 2024, the entire undertaking of eFincare SFB including all its assets, liabilities and reserves and surplus stood transferred / deemed to be transferred to and vest in AUSFBL. Further, in consideration of the transfer of and vesting of the undertaking of Fincare, 579 (Five Hundred Seventy Nine) equity shares of face value of H10/- each of AUSFBL for every 2,000 (Two Thousand) equity shares of face value of H10/- each of eFincare SFB were issued to shareholders of eFincare SFB on the record date i.e. March 22, 2024. Accordingly 7,35,25,352 equity shares of H10/- each of AUSFBL were allotted at par to the shareholders of eFincare SFB vide board resolution dated April 1, 2024. In addition, the Bank is required to issue its shares on exercise of options which have been granted to the employees of the Transferor Company in terms of its ESOP plan.

Accordingly, the paid-up share capital has increased from H669.16 crore consisting of 66,91,62,451 equity shares of H10/- each to H 742.69 crore consisting of 74,26,87,803 equity shares of H10/- each on April 1, 2024 .

The excess of the paid up value of equity shares of Transferor Company over the paid up value of equity shares issued as consideration amounting to H180.45 crore has been transferred to Amalgamation Reserve as per the Scheme of Amalgamation.

The amalgamation has been accounted using the pooling of interest method under Accounting Standard 14 prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (AS-14), "Accounting for amalgamation” and the principles laid down in Clause 20 (b) to (g) of the approved Scheme of Amalgamation.

The assets, liabilities and reserves and surplus of eFincare SFB were recorded by the Bank at their carrying amounts as on April 1, 2024 except for necessary adjustments which were made to bring uniformity of accounting policies as required under AS-14. The net impact of these adjustments has been adjusted in the balance of Profit and Loss Account.

The results for the year ended March 31, 2025 include the operations of eFincare SFB. Hence the results for the year ended March 31, 2025 are not comparable with the previous year.

2 Regulatory Capital

a) Composition of Regulatory Capital

The Capital adequacy ratio ("CAR”) has been computed as per operating guideline for Small Finance Bank in accordance with RBI Circular No. RBI/2016-17/81DBR. NBD. No.26/16.13.218/2016-17 dated October

6, 2016.

The Bank has followed Basel II standardized approach for credit risk in accordance with the Operating Guideline issued by the Reserve Bank of India for Small Finance banks. Further, the RBI vide its circular No. DBR.NBD.No. 4502/16.13.218/2017-18 dated November 8, 2017 has provided an exemption to all small Finance banks whereby no separate capital

charge is prescribed for market risk and operational risk.

The total Capital Adequacy ratio of the Bank as at March 31, 2025 is 20.06% (previous year: 20.06%) against the regulatory requirement of 15.00% as prescribed by RBI.

No Capital Conservation Buffer and Counter - Cyclical Capital Buffer is applicable on Small Finance Bank (SFB) as per operating guidelines issued on SFB by RBI.