Corporate Information section of NSE website gives different dates related to corporate benefits like bonus, dividend and the announcements like face splits. All these dates are to find out eligible investors for the corporate benefits and smooth passage of these benefits to them.
Book Closure Dates: Transfer of shares is a continuous process. Shares change hands at a rapid pace every day. So it may not be possible for the companies to find out eligible investors for the corporate benefits. So they fix a date and announce that the investors who are in their records on that date would be eligible for the benefits. They close the share transfer books for a period for this purpose. This period is called Book Closure period. During this period companies after identifying the eligible investors, pass the benefits to depositories which in turn to investors. In NSE website this period is given as BC Start Date and BC End Date.
Record Date: A day before Book Closure period is Record Date. Only the investors who are in the share transfer books of a company on the end of the day on Record Date is eligible for the corporate benefits.
Ex-Date: It is the date on which the corporate benefit is reflected in the share price. The investors who hold the securities just before this day are eligible for corporate benefits. The people who buy shares on or after this date are not eligible for the benefits.
Record date and Ex-Date both sound similar? There is a difference. If we buy a security today the share will get delivered to your account after T+2 days. Usually there is a difference of 1 or 2 trading days between Record date and Ex-date. If you buy a security 1 day before Ex-date the share will be on your name in the books of share holders of the company before the record date and you will be eligible for the benefits. Buyers who buy the shares on or after the Ex-Date are not eligible for the same.
I will try to make it simple with an example. Let’s say Reliance Power announced Bonus issue of shares. Book Closure dates are from 2008 July 23rd to 25th . Ex date is 21st July and record date is 22nd July. That is if you buy Reliance Power shares before 21st July your name will be there in the share holders books of the company and you will get bonus shares. Usually it takes 7 – 8 days for the bonus shares to get credited to your account. The person who buys Rel Power shares on or after 21st July is not eligible for the bonus issue because company considers the entries in share holders books end of the day on Record Date. Company will close its books from July 23rd to 25th
On Ex-Date the price of the Rel Power is Ex-Bonus i.e. if the price of the share is Rs500 on 20th July it would be around Rs260 (consider 1:1 bonus. Because of the lower price liquidity increases and hence the price will move little more than Rs 250) on July 21st.
If you have 1000 shares on July 20th you can sell them on that day for Rs500 per share. On July 21st the price would be Rs260 and you will have only 1000 shares. The remaining 1000 shares will get added to your account after 7-8 days.
Sathish Emmadi
Sathish Emmadi is a co-founder & editor at Lastbull.com. He is presently working in IT for one of the world’s top mutual fund companies. Handled multiple projects in BFSI (Banking,Financial Services and Insurance) domain. An Engineering Graduate from NITW.
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if i sell my share on record. will i get the bonus share?
No,you will not get
What is the difference between bonds and debentures?
In India, The debt securities issued by Central and state governments are called bonds whereas the debt securities issued by PSUs, Corporates and NBFCs etc are called debentures
sir,my questiono is that if a company has Book closure date of 15 march to 28 march and if i buy the its shares on 14 march and sell them on 16 march would i be eligible for its bonus and dividends????and the most important of all would i be able to sell it shares in open market on 16 march ?i dont know the Expiry date and record dates of the company the compnay has annoucnced only its book clousre dates….from where can i get it expiry and record date? and if compnay does not annoucne its ex date and record date can i make a decision on the basis of its book closure dates i.e buying it share one day before its book clousre date and sell them one or two day after its book closure date???kindly do adivse me i shall be very thankful to you..
If a buy a share just before ex-divident date and sell them before record date, shall i be entitled for divident?
Hi Nisha,
I think you are entitled for the dividend.
i read reply and in dilemma, sheraj and nisha asked almost same thng but answer to both is different, so lemme ask it once again
if i hav a share which i bought(25th dec.) before exdate(lets say 1st jan), but if i sell all of them on 2nd jan before book closure period starts(period is 3rd to 10th jan), wud i be getting ne dividend?
i got share just before ex date and sell on ex date can i will get dividend
Dear Kuldeep
u r not entitled for dividend because your name will not be in the records of the company due to sale of the shares before the record date
Hi,
I have purchased Andhra Sugar 100 share few days back. Ex- date and BC start date as per NSE web site is 04-Sep-09 and 08-Sep-09.
My question is that:-
1. If I sell all my share tomorrow i.e 04th Sep-09, would I get dividend?
Thanks,
Pranab
As per my knowledge you should get the dividend if you sell them tomorrow (BC start date being 8th and Sat n Sun in between). But please check with your broker.
i have a moser baer 100 shares and i hve sell it on 3 rd september and it ex- dividend date is 3 rd september will i eligible to get the dividend.
i got manappuram shares one day before ex-date, will i get bonus for that share
Dear LastBull!!
If I buy a share before Ex-Date and sell it on or after Ex-Date, will I get Dividend? Those who buy it on Ex-date are not eligible but those who sell are…Is that so? Or those who sell and buy on or after Ex date for their shares company keeps the dividend to itself?
Regards,
Sachin
I have JK Synth shares which was bought few months back may be in jan 10 or even before that… but recently i heard that the company has announced that record close date on march 7… so wats the stand point here… can somebody explain it is…. i dont understand what is this record date and what happend to the shares i have
I have buy 90 3i share before ex-date the BC Start Date is (10-07-2010) and BC End Date is (27-07-2010)i have sell 90 3i in (12-07-2010).can i eligible to get the dividend.
Hi
If a company has announced dividend on 23-6-2010 and Book Closure date is 20-07-2010 to 22-07-2010.
My ques are –
If I purchase its shares on 20-7-2010, would I be entitled for dividend
If I sell its shares on 22-7-2010 than would I be entitled for dividend
Kindly revert back with your thoughts
Thanks
Manish
Hi
I bought Share as on 6th September 2010 and its Exdate is 8th September and Record date is 9th September but i sold it as on ExDate (8th September 2010). Shall anybody tell me wheather i am eligible for bonus shares or not. If not then who will receive the bonus shares, If eligible then within howmany days i will receive the bonus share.
Waiting for reply
Regards
Sathish
On Ex-date the price of share is ex-bonus i.e. bonus adjusted value which is in proportion to to the bonus ratio. You are eligible for bonus shares. Usually they are added to your account in a week or two.
Corporate Information section of NSE website gives different dates related to corporate benefits like bonus, dividend and the announcements like face splits. All these dates are to find out eligible investors for the corporate benefits and smooth passage of these benefits to them.
Book Closure Dates: Transfer of shares is a continuous process. Shares change hands at a rapid pace every day. So it may not be possible for the companies to find out eligible investors for the corporate benefits. So they fix a date and announce that the investors who are in their records on that date would be eligible for the benefits. They close the share transfer books for a period for this purpose. This period is called Book Closure period. During this period companies after identifying the eligible investors, pass the benefits to depositories which in turn to investors. In NSE website this period is given as BC Start Date and BC End Date.
Record Date: A day before Book Closure period is Record Date. Only the investors who are in the share transfer books of a company on the end of the day on Record Date is eligible for the corporate benefits.
I bought Indiabulls shares today, today is expiry, will I get dividend???
Hi Utkarsh,
If you buy stocks on ex-date you are not entitled for corporate action benefits.
Too Good Article!..
Dear Sathish
My qn is about SAIL shares. As per NSE website EX Date is 10/08/2011, no Record Date is given. BC Date is 12/8/2011 to 02/09/2011. I had 50 SAIL ( steel authority) shares in my DP Account on 10/08/2011 which I bought three days back. I sold the 50 shares on 10/08/2011 ( ie: on ex- date) , would I get the bonus. Pls reply
Hi Elias,
SAIL corporate action with ex-date of August 10th was for dividend distribution. It was not a bonus issue. The dividend is Rs 1.2 per share. Since you sold the shares on ex-date you will get Rs 1.2 * 50 = Rs 60
Sir ,
I have 100 shares of nitin fire @135 on 19/9/2011 company announce bonus share 5:2 .Ex date is 22/9/2011 & record date is 23/9/2011 , when i will gate bonus share ?, How much ? & What will be total cost of shares?
Please reply
Thank you.
how can i know when is the record date of a company ?
or how can i know which are all companies having record date within next one week ???
Hi,
I am a retail investor and holds Amtek India share since last couple of years. I would appreciate if you can answer below queries.
1. It is been 3 days the bonus record date (22nd Nov 2011) has been passed but bonus shares are not credited to my demate account. Any idea, how many days/weeks it is going to take?
2. If I sell existing share, would I still get the bonus share?
Thanks in advance,
Himanshu
Today i buy PFC shares,
Ex date and Record Date for PFC is 8/2/2012 and 9/2/2012 Respectively.
their is no plan for sale before 9/02 but till date they didnot disclosed BC date. I’ve 2 question
Am i eligible for interim dividend ?
If yes so when will i sell share after 9/2 or should i wait for BC date start?
Hi Amit,
You are eligible for dividends if you buy the shares today/tomorrow.
You can sell them as soon as you see them in your DP account. The amount will be automatically credited your bank account linked with your trading account.
Hi Himanshu,
It will take more than 3 days. Can be credited in 15-20 days.
Yes, you can sell them as far as my knowledge goes.