bonus shares; stock dividend; scrip issue
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bonus shares; stock dividend (additional shares given to shareholders instead of or alongside cash dividends)
formalFinancial terminology. Unlike cash dividends, bonus shares do not provide immediate liquidity but increase the number of shares held by investors. Also referred to as 股票股利 or 送股.
Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
yǐ以
hóng红
gǔ股
xíng形
shì式
pāi派
fā发
qù去
nián年
de的
lì利
rùn润
。
The company decided to distribute last year's profits in the form of bonus shares.
Měi每
chí持
yǒu有
shí十
gǔ股
kě可
huò获
pài派
yī一
gǔ股
hóng红
gǔ股
。
Shareholders will receive one bonus share for every ten shares held.
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Hóng红
gǔ股
yǔ与
xiàn现
jīn金
gǔ股
xī息
bù不
tóng同
，
bù不
huì会
zēng增
jiā加
gǔ股
dōng东
de的
jí即
shí时
xiàn现
jīn金
shōu收
rù入
。
Unlike cash dividends, bonus shares do not increase shareholders' immediate cash income.