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An alternative to a cash [[dividend]].
An issue of bonus shares in proportion to existing shares held.
 
Under a scrip dividend, shareholders receive new shares, rather than cash.


A 'one-for-one' scrip issue would mean that one new share was issued for each share held.  This would effectively halve the share price; each shareholder would still have the same share value.


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Dividend]]
* [[Share split]]
*[[Scrip issue]]
* [[Scrip dividend]]
 
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]

Revision as of 21:59, 19 August 2013

An issue of bonus shares in proportion to existing shares held.

A 'one-for-one' scrip issue would mean that one new share was issued for each share held. This would effectively halve the share price; each shareholder would still have the same share value.

See also