Big rewards for shareholders. HDFC Bank has announced a 1:1 bonus issue. The bank has also announced a special interim dividend of Rs 5 per equity share.
HDFC Bank 1:1 Bonus issue
Shareholders will be getting one equity share of Re. 1/- each for every 1 (One) fully paid-up equity share of Re. 1 held. The members who have the share before the record date would be eligible for bonus issuance.
The record date for the HDFC Bank bonus issue has been set at August 27, 2025. The estimated date by which the bonus will be credited is “within 2 (two) months from the date of approval by the Board of Directors i.e., on or before September 18, 2025,” as per the exchange filing by HDFC Bank.
A total of 766,79,13,646 equity shares of face value of Re. 1/- each amounting to over Rs 766.79 crore is on offer. This will change pursuant to the exercise of stock options/restricted stock units by the eligible employees of the bank till the record date. As per the exchange filing, “in terms of the Bank’s Share Dealing Code and the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, the window for trading in securities of the bank by its designated persons shall open on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.”
This is the first-ever bonus issue by HDFC Bank.
HDFC Bank: Special Interim Dividend
That apart, the largest private sector bank has also announced a special interim dividend of Rs. 5 per equity share of Re. 1/- each fully paid up (i.e., 500%) for FY26. The Record Date for the Special Interim Dividend for determining the eligibility of Members entitled to receive the said Special Interim Dividend is Friday, July 25, 2025. The special interim dividend shall be paid to the eligible members on Monday, August 11, 2025.