Clarifications on the permissibility of issuance of bonus shares to existing non-resident shareholder(s) by Indian companies engaged in sectors prohibited for FDI.
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Bonus share issuance to non-resident shareholders permitted where shareholding proportions remain unchanged under FDI restrictions. An Indian company engaged in a sector prohibited for FDI may issue bonus shares to pre-existing non-resident shareholder(s) provided that the shareholding pattern of the pre-existing non-resident shareholder(s) does not change as a consequence of the issuance. Issuance must comply with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines and the clarification will be effective from the date of the relevant FEMA notifications.
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Bonus share issuance to non-resident shareholders permitted where shareholding proportions remain unchanged under FDI restrictions.
An Indian company engaged in a sector prohibited for FDI may issue bonus shares to pre-existing non-resident shareholder(s) provided that the shareholding pattern of the pre-existing non-resident shareholder(s) does not change as a consequence of the issuance. Issuance must comply with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines and the clarification will be effective from the date of the relevant FEMA notifications.
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