State Bank of India (SBI) has divested its 13.19% stake in Yes Bank to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) for Rs 8,889 crore at Rs 21.50 per share, following approvals from the RBI and Competition Commission of India (CCI). As part of the RBI’s ‘Reconstruction Scheme 2020’, a consortium of eight banks led by SBI executed equity commitments in Yes Bank.