bonus issue


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bonus issue

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bonus issue

n
(Stock Exchange) Brit an issue of shares made by a company without charge and distributed pro rata among existing shareholders. Also called: scrip issue
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bonus issue

When a company offers its existing shareholders newly issued shares at no charge in proportion to their existing holdings. Also known as a scrip issue.
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The board has approved and recommended a bonus issue of one equity share for every equity share held as on a record date to be determined, GlaxoSmithKline said.
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