ICICI Bank, Fairfax join venture terminated ahead of ICICI Lombard IPO:

ICICI Bank on Tuesday said the joint venture agreement between it and Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd has been terminated ahead of the IPO of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company — a JV between the two entities.

“In pursuance of the proposed initial public offering (IPO)), we inform you that the joint-venture agreement dated October 4, 2000 (as amended/restated from time to time) entered among Fairfax Financial Holdings and ICICI Bank has been terminated pursuant to a termination agreement executed on July 3, 2017,” ICICI Bank said in a regulatory filing.

A Termination Agreement is a customary provision for an IPO.The agreement is executed for the protection of the parties in the event of non-completion of the proposed IPO on or before a mutually agreed date.

Earlier in June, ICICI Bank had informed selling a part of ICICI Bank shareholding in ICICI Lombard General Insurance ahead of the proposed IPO.

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