Last Updated:March 31, 2025, 16:01 IST

BSE Ltd announced a 2:1 bonus equity share issue, pending shareholder approval. The record date will be announced later. BSE has a history of rewarding shareholders.

BSE Bonus News: BSE Ltd on Sunday announced that the board approved the issue of bonus equity shares in the ratio of 2:1 i.e. 2 (Two) equity shares of Rs 2 each for every 1 (one). The company said it will inform the “Record Date” for determining the entitlement of the

Shareholders to receive Bonus Shares in due course.

“This is to inform that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on Sunday, March 30, 2025 (i.e., today), inter-alia, considered and approved the following: 1. Issue of Bonus equity shares in the ratio 2:1 i.e. 2 (Two) equity shares of ₹ 2/- each for every 1 (One) full paid-up equity share of ₹ 2/- each held by the Shareholders of the Company as on the Record Date, subject to the approval of Shareholders through Postal Ballot. The Company will inform the “Record Date” for determining the entitlement of the Shareholders to receive Bonus Shares in due course,” the company said in the filing.

BSE Corporate History

The company has consistently rewarded its shareholders through dividends, buybacks, and bonuses over the years. Most recently, on June 14, 2024, the company announced a dividend of ₹15 per share. Prior to this, on September 14, 2023, a buyback was initiated. Earlier in August 2023, a dividend of ₹12 per share was declared, following a ₹13.50 per share dividend in June 2022. A significant corporate action was taken in March 2022, when the company issued a bonus in a 2:1 ratio. Before that, a ₹21 per share dividend was paid in August 2021, and a ₹17 per share dividend in July 2020. The company also conducted a buyback in July 2019, and in June 2019, shareholders received a dividend of ₹25 per share.