In an exchange document released in the post-market hours on Monday, the Tata Group company said its board of directors during its meeting decided to set May 29 (Friday) as the record date for the issuance of bonds, subject to legal and regulatory approvals.
Trent’s first extra broadcast
Early last week, the company announced 1:2 bonus issue along with Rs 6 dividend and Q4 results. The Tata Group company said it will issue one bonus share for every two shares it holds on the record date, subject to shareholder approval. As part of the offer, around 17.77 crore rupees with a face value of Re 1 each will be issued. Trent plans to allocate the bonus shares by June 21, using share premium worth Rs 17.77 crore. The company’s total share premium available for capitalization stood at Rs 1,924.3 crore as on March 31, 2026.
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This is the first bonus issue announced by the Tata Group company. In early June last year, the company announced a dividend of Rs 5 per share, while it paid dividends of Rs 3.20 in May 2024 and Rs 2.20 in May 2023. In 2016, it announced a stock split in the ratio of 10:1.
A bonus issue consists of free shares distributed by a company from its reserves and is often considered a sign of strong financial health and growth prospects. Although the issuance of free shares increases the total number of shares outstanding, it does not change the market capitalization of the company. However, it can improve liquidity and affordability, allowing more investors to add shares of the company to their portfolio.
Only those shareholders who hold the company’s shares on the record date will be eligible to receive the bonus shares. The record date for Trent’s bonus issuance was set at May 29. This means that only those shareholders holding Trent shares in their demat accounts on that day will be eligible to receive the bonus shares.
Trent’s Fourth Quarter Results
Trent reported a 26% growth in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, to Rs 400 crore as against Rs 318 crore in the year-ago period. Meanwhile, its operating income rose 19% year-on-year to Rs 5,028 crore in Q4FY26.
In addition, Trent’s board of directors also approved the plan to raise additional funds by issuing shares through rights issues or other methods. The company announced an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) to issue nearly 8.89 lakh shares to its eligible shareholders.
Trent share price
Trent shares fell about 3% over the past week, but gained more than 25% in the last month. However, the stock is down almost 18% in the last year. Longer term, it has risen 211% in three years and more than 451% in five years.
The promoters and promoter group held a 37% stake in the company, while the public held the remaining 63%, according to the shareholding pattern as on March 31, 2026 on the NSE. Among the promoters, Tata Sons held over 32%, while Tata Investment Corporation held a little over 4%.
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