Ex-dates and records, clearly tracked

A corporate action is an event initiated by a listed company that affects its shares or shareholders, such as a dividend, bonus issue, stock split, rights issue or buyback.

The record date identifies eligible shareholders. The ex-date is the first trading day when the stock trades without the benefit. Under India T+1 settlement, they often fall on the same day.

You generally need to hold the shares before the ex-date so your name appears on the shareholder register on the record date.

Not immediately. Your share count changes and the price adjusts proportionally, so the total value is broadly unchanged at the time of adjustment.

Use the filters on this page to view upcoming actions, search by company or scrip, and verify ex-date, record date and details before the eligibility window closes.

Corporate actions are decisions by a company that affect its shares and shareholders, such as dividends, bonus issues, stock splits, rights issues, buybacks and mergers.

The common types are dividends, bonus shares, stock splits, rights issues, share buybacks, and mergers or demergers.

The record date is when the company checks its books to decide who is eligible. The ex-date is usually one business day earlier and is the cut-off after which buying the share no longer gives you the benefit.

A bonus issue gives existing shareholders extra free shares from reserves, while a stock split divides each existing share into more shares with a lower face value. Both increase share count without changing your total value.

Actions like splits and bonuses reduce the price proportionally so total value stays the same, while dividends, buybacks and rights issues can affect price based on cash flow and supply of shares.

ATS lists upcoming dividends, bonuses, splits, rights issues and buybacks with their record and ex-dates in a single corporate actions calendar.