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bonus issue
bonus issuen. See scrip issue.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 bonus issueWhen a company offers its existing shareholders newly issued shares at no charge in proportion to their existing holdings. Also known as a scrip issue.Bonus Issue
Bonus IssueThe free distribution of new shares to existing shareholders. A bonus issue is most common when the issuer does not wish to increase its dividend when it is expected to do so, especially when it may be cash poor. Instead of the increased dividend, shareholders receive the additional shares. Shareholders receive the bonus issue in proportion to the number of shares they already own. A bonus issue is also called a scrip issue. See also: Antidilution Provision. |