HDFC Bank Announces First-Ever Bonus Issue and Special Dividend: Check Record Date, History and More

HDFC Bank Ltd., the largest private sector lender in India, has announced a 1:1 bonus share issue, marking a significant milestone in its corporate history. The announcement was made following the board meeting held on Saturday, July 19.

HDFC Bank 1:1 Bonus Issue

Under this bonus scheme, shareholders will receive 1 additional equity share for every share they currently own, as of a record date that is yet to be announced.

Notably, this will be the first time HDFC Bank has issued bonus shares, according to data available from the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Historically, the bank has only undertaken stock splits—first in 2011, when one ₹10 share was split into five shares of ₹2 each, and again in 2019, when each ₹2 share was split into two shares of ₹1 each.

HDFC Bank Dividend

Along with the bonus issue, HDFC Bank has declared a special interim dividend of ₹ 5 per equity share of ₹1/- each fully paid up (i.e. 500%), for the FY 2025-26. The bank has set July 25, 2025, as the record date for the special interim dividend and it will be paid on August 11, 2025

In terms of dividends, HDFC Bank has maintained a consistent payout record. Just last month, it distributed a final dividend of ₹22 per share. Previous dividend payouts included ₹19.5 per share in May 2024, ₹19 in May 2023, and ₹15.5 in May 2022.

HDFC Bank Shareholding

These announcements follow HDFC Bank’s recent receipt of ₹10,000 crore from a partial stake sale in its subsidiary, HDB Financial Services, through the latter’s Initial Public Offering (IPO).

As of the end of the June quarter, HDFC Bank had more than 3.6 million small retail shareholders (those holding shares worth up to ₹2 lakh), collectively owning a 10.32% stake in the company.

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HDFC Bank Q1FY26 Results Highlights

For the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the Bank reported net revenue of ₹531.7 billion. This includes transaction gains of ₹91.3 billion from a partial stake sale in its subsidiary, HDB Financial Services Ltd., through the recent IPO. This marks a significant increase from ₹405.1 billion in the same quarter of the previous year.

As of June 30, 2025, the Bank’s total balance sheet size stood at ₹39,541 billion, compared to ₹35,672 billion as of June 30, 2024.

The Bank’s average deposits for the June 2025 quarter reached ₹26,576 billion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 16.4% from ₹22,831 billion in the June 2024 quarter, and a sequential growth of 5.1% from ₹25,280 billion in the March 2025 quarter.

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