Finance Ministry Clarifies Bonus Share Issuance Rules

The Finance Ministry has clarified the rules about issuing extra shares (bonus shares) to investors in companies that can't accept foreign money.

This clarification allows companies in sectors like tobacco to give bonus shares to their existing investors who live outside the country, as long as the investors' ownership percentage doesn't change.

It also confirms that any bonus shares issued in the past are now considered okay under these new rules.

This change makes it easier for companies to reward investors and clears up any confusion about the rules.