CRISIL, Ashiana near ex-dates for dividend and stock split

A few stocks, including CRISIL, Ashiana Housing, and Enbee Trade & Finance, will be on investors' radar this week as they approach their record dates for key corporate actions such as dividends and stock splits.

The record date is a crucial cut-off set by a company to determine which shareholders are eligible to receive specific corporate benefits—such as dividends, bonus shares, stock splits, or rights issues. Only those officially listed as shareholders in the company’s records on this date are entitled to these benefits.

However, due to the T+1 settlement cycle followed in Indian stock markets (where trades are settled one day after the transaction), investors must purchase shares at least one trading day before the ex-date to ensure their names reflect in the company’s register by the record date.

In simpler terms, if you buy a stock on or after the ex-date, you won’t be eligible for that particular corporate action—even if the record date is a day or two later. Therefore, timing your purchase is key to securing such benefits.

According to StockEdge data, here are the companies with upcoming ex-dates this week:

Monday, April 7: Stock Split
Pervasive Commodities: Split from face value of Rs 10 to Re 1
Friday, April 11: Dividend
Ashiana Housing: Interim dividend of 50% @ Re 1 per share
CRISIL: Final dividend of 2600% @ Rs 26 per share
Stock Split
Enbee Trade & Finance: Split from face value of Rs 10 to Re 1

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