Dr Lal Pathlabs Announces 1:1 Bonus Issue, Record Date is Today

Mumbai, December 19, 2025: The Board of Directors of Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd. has announced a bonus issue of equity shares in the ratio of 1:1, fixing the record date as today, December 19, 2025, for deciding the eligibility of shareholders. The company announced a 1:1 bonus issue after making the mandatory filing with NSE & BSE Ltd, making it the first bonus issue of the company post its listing and signifying a major change in its capital structure.

1:1 Bonus Issue Record Date Set Today

The board of Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited has approved the bonus issue of equity shares in the ratio of 1:1, which implies that one fully paid-up equity share of face value of ₹10 will be allotted for everyone fully paid-up equity share of ₹10. This decision was communicated under Regulation 42 of the SEBI (LODR), Regulations, 2015, after obtaining shareholders’ approval in this regard earlier this month.

The record date has been fixed today, Friday, 19 December 2025, to enable the Company to ascertain the names of the eligible shareholders appearing in the Register of Members and the beneficial owners holding shares in electronic mode provided by NSDL and CDSL.

Deemed Allotment of Bonus Share Scheduled for 22 December

Pursuant to SEBI circular CIR/CFD/PoD/2024/122 dated 16 September 2024, the company has notified that the bonus equity shares shall be deemed to be allotted on Monday, 22 December 2025. This ͏regulatory alignment ͏ensures͏ that the corporateaction ͏follows ͏standardised timelines for͏ credit of ͏shares indematerialised accounts ͏and subsequent trading eligibility.

The confirmation was issued through a circular resolution passed by the Board on 12 December 2025, which is a part of an earlier intimation dated 8 December 2025 concerning the shareholders’ consent to the bonus issue.

First Bonus Issue Since Listing

According to the available records, Dr. Lal PathLabs has announced its maiden bonus issue and the ex-date is 19 December 2015, which is also the record date. The 1:1 bonus rights issue will double the number of outstanding shares and will not have any impact on the intrinsic value of the company, which is typical for bonus issues.

Share Price Declines 1.91% on Announcement of Bonus Shares

At 12:36 p.m. IST, Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd (NSE: LALPATHLAB) was trading at ₹1,370.10, down by ₹26.70 or 1.97%. The stock was trading at ₹1,381.60. The company had a market cap of ₹11.38K crore and a price to earnings ratio of 21.27. Over the past 52 weeks, the price of the stock went as high as ₹1,770.00 and as low as ₹1,146.78. The company has a dividend yield of 1.83% and the dividend per share is ₹6.24.

Source: https://www.bseindia.com/stock-share-price/dr-lal-pathlabs-ltd/lalpathlab/539524/

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