SCHEME INFORMATION DOCUMENT

1 SCHEME INFORMATION DOCUMENTHDFC Multi Cap FundOffer of Units of Rs. 10 each during the New Fund Offer (NFO)and Continuous Offer of Units at Applicable NAV(An open ended equity SCHEME investing across large cap, mid cap & small cap stocks)This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*Riskometer# to generate long-term capital appreciation. income investment in equity and equity related securities of large cap, mid cap and small cap companies.*Investors should consult their financial advisers, if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.# The product labeling assigned during the NFO is based on internal assessment of the SCHEME characteristics or model portfolio and the same may vary post NFO when the actual investments are latest riskometer, investors may refer to the Monthly Portfolios disclosed on the website of the Fund viz. New Fund Offer (NFO) Opens on:November 23, 2021 New Fund Offer (NFO) Closes on:December 07, 2021 SCHEME Reopens on: SCHEME will re-open for continuous Sale and Repurchase within 5 Business Days from the date of allotment of units under NFOW ebsite: particulars of the SCHEME have been prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, (herein after referred to as SEBI (MF) Regulations) as amended till date, and filed with SEBI, along with a Due Diligence Certificate from the AMC.

2 The units being offered for public subscription have not been approved or recommended by SEBI nor has SEBI certified the accuracy or adequacy of the SCHEME INFORMATION SCHEME INFORMATION DOCUMENT sets forth concisely the INFORMATION about the SCHEME that a prospective investor ought to know before investing. Before investing, investors should also ascertain about any further changes to this SCHEME INFORMATION DOCUMENT after the date of this DOCUMENT from the Mutual Fund / Investor Service Centres (ISCs) / Website / Distributors or investors are advised to refer to the Statement of Additional INFORMATION (SAI) for details of HDFC Mutual Fund, Tax and Legal issues and general INFORMATION on is incorporated by reference (is legally a part of the SCHEME INFORMATION DOCUMENT ). For a free copy of the current SAI, please contact your nearest Investor Service Centre or log on to our website - SCHEME INFORMATION DOCUMENT should be read in conjunction with the SAI and not in SCHEME INFORMATION DOCUMENT is dated November 2, of Mutual Fund (Fund): HDFC Mutual FundName of Asset Management Company (AMC): HDFC Asset Management Company LimitedName of Trustee Company: HDFC Trustee Company LimitedAddresses, Website of the entities:AddressAsset Management Company (AMC):HDFC Asset Management CompanyA Joint Venture with Standard Life InvestmentsRegistered Office:HDFC House, 2nd Floor, Parekh Marg, 165-166, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai - 400 020.

3 CIN No: L65991MH1999 PLC123027 Trustee Company:HDFC Trustee Company Limited Registered Office:HDFC House, 2nd Floor, Parekh Marg, 165-166, Backbay Reclamation, Churchgate, Mumbai - 400 020. CIN No. U65991MH1999 PLC1230262 SID - HDFC MultI Cap FunDHighlights / Summary Of The SCHEME .. 3I. INTRODUCTION A. Risk Factors .. 6 B. Requirement Of Minimum Investors In The SCHEME .. 11 C. Special Considerations .. 11 D. Definitions .. 14 E. Abbreviations .. 19 F. Due Diligence By The Asset Management Company .. 20 G. Rationale And Product Differentiation .. 20II. INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHEME A. Type Of The SCHEME .. 22 B. What Is The investment Objective Of The SCHEME ? .. 22 C. How Will The SCHEME Allocate Its Assets? Asset Allocation: .. 22 D. Where Will The SCHEME Invest? .. 23 E. What Are The investment Strategies? .. 29 F. Creation Of Segregated Portfolio.

4 35 G. Fundamental Attributes .. 37 H. How Will The SCHEME Benchmark Its Performance? .. 37 I. Who Manages The SCHEME ?.. 38 J. What Are The investment Restrictions? .. 40 K. How Has The SCHEME Performed? .. 42 L. Additional SCHEME Related Disclosure(S) 42 III. UNITS AND OFFER A. New Fund Offer (NFO) .. 43 B. Ongoing Offer 50 C. Periodic Disclosures .. 76 D. Computation Of NAV .. 80IV . FEES AND ExpENSES A. New Fund Offer (NFO) Expenses .. 80 B. Annual SCHEME Recurring Expenses .. 80 C. Transaction Charges .. 83 D. Load Structure .. 83 E. Waiver Of Load For Direct Applications .. 84 F. Stamp Duty On Allotment/ Transfer Of Units .. 84V. RIgHTS OF UNITHOLDERS .. 84VI. pENALTIES, pENDINg LITIgATION OR pROCEEDINgS, FINDINgS OF INSpECTIONS OR INVESTIgATIONS FOR WHICH ACTION MAy HAVE BEEN TAkEN OR IS IN THE pROCESS OF BEINg TAkEN By ANy REgULATORy AUTHORITy.

5 84 Page OF CONTENTSPage - HDFC MultI Cap FunDHIgHLIgHTS / SUMMARy OF THE SCHEMEName of the SchemeHDFC Multi Cap Fund Category of the SchemeMulti Cap FundType of the SchemeAn open ended equity SCHEME investing across large cap, mid cap & small cap stocksInvestment ObjectiveTo generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related securities of large cap, mid cap and small cap is no assurance that the investment objective of the SCHEME will be SCHEME offered being an open-ended SCHEME will offer Units for Sale / Switch-in and Redemption / Switch-out on every Business Day at NAV based prices when the SCHEME re-opens for ongoing transactions (after the NFO). As per SEBI (MF) Regulations, the Mutual Fund shall despatch redemption proceeds within 10 Business Days from the date of redemption. A penal interest of 15% or such other rate as may be prescribed by SEBI from time to time, will be paid by the AMC in case the redemption proceeds are not dispatched within 10 Business Days from the date of redemption.

6 However, under normal circumstances, the Mutual Fund would endeavour to pay the redemption proceeds within 3-4 Business Days (as applicable) from the date of redemption. Please refer to section Redemption on page73 for IndexNifty 500 MULTICAP 50:25:25 (TRI)Transparency / NAV DisclosureThe AMC will calculate and disclose the first NAVs of the SCHEME not later than 5 Business Days from the date of allotment of units under the , the AMC will calculate and disclose the NAVs under the SCHEME at the close of every Business Day. As required by SEBI, the NAVs shall be disclosed in the following manner:i) Displayed on the website of the Mutual Fund ( )ii) Displayed on the website of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) ( ).iii) Any other manner as may be specified by SEBI from time to Net Asset Value (NAV) of Segregated Portfolio, if any, shall be declared on daily Fund / AMC will provide facility of sending latest available NAVs to unitholders through SMS, upon receiving a specific request in this shall update the NAVs on the website of the Fund and AMFI by every Business day.

7 In case of any delay in uploading on AMFI website, the reasons for such delay would be explained to AMFI in writing. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of business hours on the following day due to any reason, Mutual Fund shall issue a press release providing reasons and explaining when the Mutual Fund would be able to publish the Mutual Fund/ AMC will disclose portfolio (along with ISIN) of the SCHEME in the prescribed format, as on the last day of the month / half-year March 31 and September 30, on its website viz. com and on the website of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) viz. within 10 days from the close of each month/half-year respectively. In case of unitholders whose e-mail addresses are registered, the Mutual Fund/AMC will send via email both the monthly and half-yearly statement of SCHEME portfolio within 10 days from the close of each month/half-year respectively. Mutual Fund / AMC will publish an advertisement every half-year in the all India edition of at least two daily newspapers, one each in English and Hindi, disclosing the hosting of the half-yearly statement of the SCHEME portfolio on its website and on the website of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).

8 Mutual Fund / AMC will provide a physical copy of the statement of its SCHEME portfolio, without charging any cost, on specific request received from a (For Lumpsumpurchases andInvestmentsthrough SIp/STp)Entry Load: Not to SEBI Circular No. SEBI/IMD/CIR dated June 30, 2009, no entry load will be charged by the SCHEME to the commission shall be paid directly by the investor to the ARN Holder (AMFI registered Distributor) based on the investors assessment of various factors including the service rendered by the ARN Load: In respect of each purchase/switch-in of units, an Exit load of 1% is payable if units are redeemed/switched-out within 1 year from the date of allotment. No Exit Load is payable if units are redeemed / switched-out after 1 year from the date of allotment. No Entry / Exit Load shall be levied on bonus units and Units allotted on Re- investment of Income Distribution cum Capital respect of systematic Transactions such as SIP, GSIP, Flex SIP, STP, Flex STP, Swing STP, Exit Load, if any, prevailing on the date of registration / enrolment shall be levied.

9 For further details on load structure refer to the section Load Structure on page - HDFC MULTI CAP FUND4 SID - HDFC MultI Cap FunDplans / Optionsplans: Regular & DirectRegular plan is for investors who wish to route their investment through any distributor. Direct plan is for investors who wish to invest directly without routing the investment through any and Direct Plans offer the following sub-options:(a) Growth(b) Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) Option. Under this Option, it is proposed to declare Dividend subject to availability of distributable surplus, as computed in accordance with SEBI (MF) Regulations. Investors should note that the Dividend amount can be distributed out of investor s capital (Equalization Reserve), which is part of sale price that represents realized Option offers following Sub-Options / facilities: Payout of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) Option / facility and Re- investment of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) Option / facilityDefault Option Growth Option in case Growth Option or Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) Option is not Option / facility in case Payout of IDCW Option / facility or Reinvestment of IDCW Option / facility is not should indicate the plan viz.

10 Regular/ Direct for which the subscription is made by indicating the choice in the appropriate box provided for this purpose in the application form. In case of valid applications received without indicating any choice of plan , the application will be processed for the plan as under:ScenarioARN Code mentioned by the investorplan mentioned by the investorDefault plan to be captured1 Not mentionedNot mentionedDirect Plan2 Not mentionedDirectDirect Plan3 Not mentionedRegularDirect Plan4 MentionedDirectDirect Plan5 DirectNot MentionedDirect Plan6 DirectRegularDirect Plan7 MentionedRegularRegular Plan8 MentionedNot MentionedRegular PlanIn cases of wrong/ invalid/ incomplete ARN codes are mentioned on the application form, the application shall be processed under Regular plan . The AMC shall contact and obtain the correct ARN code within 30 calendar days of the receipt of the application form from the investor/ distributor. In case, the correct code is not received within 30 calendar days, the AMC shall reprocess the transaction under Direct plan from the date of application without any exit financial transactions# of an investor where his distributor s AMFI Registration Number (ARN) has been suspended temporarily or terminated permanently received during the suspension period shall be processed under Direct plan and continue to be processed under Direct plan perpetually unless after suspension of ARN is revoked, unitholder makes a written request to process the future instalments / investments under Regular plan .