bonus shares
noun[plural]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukuspaymentofpartof a company’sprofitstoshareholdersin theformofextrasharesratherthandividends:
Hereceived£424,000 ofbonussharesrelatingto the Freeservesale.
Examplesofbonus shares
bonus shares
However there are complicated rules to apply whenbonussharesare offered in lieu of dividends, or when they're part-paid shares.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An issue ofbonussharesis referred to as a bonus issue.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The profits were transferred to the shareholders in the form ofbonusshares.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although shareholders continued to enjoybonusshares, rights issues, and significant dividends, the share price plateaued.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bonussharesare distributed in a fixed ratio to the shareholders.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The payment ofbonussharesbeing made only once to each named member, however many accounts he may have on his own or others' behalf.
From the
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In my opinion, there are a great many more worthy recipients of a bonus of this sort than the people who issuebonusshares.
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Hansard archive
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Is that where thebonussharescome from?
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Hansard archive
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I have never understood why it is necessary to issuebonusshares.
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Hansard archive
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How could anyone be expected to be taken seriously who said thatbonusshareswere a distribution of money?
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Hansard archive
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