Capital Research & Management Co – ‘SC 13G’ on 2/10/06 re: Icici Bank Ltd

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Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Schedule 13G
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UNITED STATES         
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION          
Washington, D.C. 20549          

SCHEDULE 13G          

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934         

(Amendment No. )*         

ICICI Bank Limited      
(Name of Issuer)      

Common Stock      
(Title of Class of Securities)      

6100368       
(CUSIP Number)      

December 30, 2005       
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)       

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this          
Schedule is filed:                                                              
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)                                                               
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)                                                               
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)                                                               

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting           
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class          
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information          
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.               

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not          
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities         
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of         
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of         
the Act (however, see the Notes).                                               

CUSIP: 6100368                                                  Page 1 of 5     

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1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                                
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)           
Capital Research and Management Company                               
95-1411037                                                            

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE                     
INSTRUCTIONS)                                                 (a)     

                                                           (b)
3   SEC USE ONLY                                                              

4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                      

Delaware                                                              

5   SOLE VOTING POWER                                 

33,028,580                                  

6   SHARED VOTING POWER                               
NUMBER OF                                                                     
SHARES         NONE                                                       
BENEFICIALL                                                                     
Y OWNED BY                                                                    
7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                            
EACH                                                                    
REPORTING        48,808,880                                                   
PERSON                                                                    
WITH:                                                                     
8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                          

NONE                                        

9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON              

48,808,880     Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4 

10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES      
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                                    

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                           

5.7%                                                                  

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                               

IA                                                                    

CUSIP: 6100368                                                  Page 2 of 5     

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION          
Washington, DC 20549          

Schedule 13G          
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934         

Amendment No.                                                                   

Item 1(a)     Name of Issuer:                                                   
ICICI Bank Limited                                                

Item 1(b)     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:                  
4th Floor, South Tower                                            
ICICI Towers                                                      
Bandra-Kurla Complex                                              
Mumbai, India 400 051                                             

Item 2(a)     Name of Person(s) Filing:                                         
Capital Research and Management Company                           

Item 2(b)     Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,                 
Residence:                                                        
333 South Hope Street                                             
Los Angeles, CA  90071                                            

Item 2(c)     Citizenship:   N/A                                                

Item 2(d)     Title of Class of Securities:                                     
Common Stock                                                      

Item 2(e)     CUSIP Number:                                                     
6100368                                                           

Item 3     If this statement is filed pursuant to sections 240.13d-1(b)         
or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:     
(d)     [X]     Investment company registered under section 8     
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)      [X]     An investment adviser in accordance with         
section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).                         

Item 4     Ownership                                                            

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate         
number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer    
identified in Item 1.                                             

See page 2                                                        

(a)    Amount beneficially owned:                                 
(b)    Percent of class:                                          
(c)    Number of shares as to which the person has:               
(i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                  
(ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                
(iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:     
(iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   

CUSIP: 6100368                                                  Page 3 of 5     

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Capital Research and Management Company, an investment adviser    
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of    
1940 is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 48,808,880 shares    
or 5.7% of the 858,906,350 shares of Common Stock believed to     
be outstanding as a result of acting as investment adviser to     
various investment companies registered under Section 8 of the    
Investment Company Act of 1940.                                   

Shares reported by Capital Research and Management Company        
include 1,550,300 American Depositary Receipts, representing      
3,100,600 shares of the Ordinary Shares.                          

Item 5     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.  If this               
statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date   
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial       
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities,       
check the following: [ ]                                          

Item 6     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another             
Person: N/A                                                       

Item 7     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which            
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding     
Company or Control Person.: N/A                                   

Item 8     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:           
N/A                                                               

Item 9     Notice of Dissolution of Group:  N/A                                 

Item 10     Certification                                                       

By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge     
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and    
are held in the ordinary course of business and were not          
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect   
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the       
securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection   
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose   
or effect.                                                        

Signature                                                             

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and      
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this          
statement is true, complete and correct.                          

Date:          February 6, 2006                                 

Signature:     *Paul G. Haaga, Jr.                              
Name/Title:    Paul G. Haaga, Jr., Executive Vice               
President                         
     Capital Research and Management Company

CUSIP: 6100368                                                  Page 4 of 5     

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*By    /s/ James P. Ryan                                        
James P. Ryan                                     
Attorney-in-fact                                  

      Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 10,
    2005 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by Capital 
     Research and Management Company on August 16, 2005 with
respect to Advanced Energy Industries             

CUSIP: 6100368                                                  Page 5 of 5     

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		12/30/05		1					13F-HR
		8/16/05		5
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