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Bonus shares

Some PSX companies reward shareholders with extra shares instead of, or as well as, cash. These have issued the most since listing.

Most bonus shares since listing

  • MEBL17 issues, 2003 to 2022
  • BAHL17 issues, 1997 to 2014
  • MTL17 issues, 2004 to 2023
  • COLG16 issues, 1996 to 2023
  • PSO13 issues, 1995 to 2019
  • NBP11 issues, 2003 to 2013
  • ATRL10 issues, 1996 to 2018
  • PPL9 issues, 2007 to 2019
  • FFC9 issues, 2004 to 2012
  • BAFL9 issues, 2006 to 2018

How bonus shares work

A bonus issue gives every shareholder extra shares in proportion to what they hold: a 10% bonus (written “10% B” in announcements) gives 1 new share for every 10. The company's value does not change, so the share price falls by about the same proportion on the ex-date. Our charts and returns adjust for this.

Since 2023, 10% of bonus shares are withheld as tax, so companies such as Lucky Cement, Systems, UBL, Bank Alfalah and Millat Tractors now split their shares instead.

Learn more in dividends, bonus shares and rights, or see coming book closures on the events calendar.

Bonus records come from company announcements on the PSX Data Portal and danioPSX research. Some counts before 2021 are not verified. Not investment advice.