A total of 10 companies are scheduled to have their record dates for corporate actions this week, according to reports from CNBC TV18 and Goodreturns. Of these, 6 stocks will turn ex-dividend and 2 stocks will be ex-bonus. Additionally, 1 stock has a fixed record date for its ₹1,279 crore rights issue and 1 stock has a spinoff in the ratio of 1:5. Among the notable companies included are Aastha Spintex, Indraprastha Gas, SAIL, Saraswati Saree Depot, Natco Pharma, Maestro Electronics & Telecommunications Systems, Leo Dryfruits & Spices Trading Ltd, Steel Authority of India Ltd, Goenka Business & Finance Ltd, Sainik Finance & Industries Ltd, and K M Sugar Mills. The upcoming week will see a comparatively muted period for corporate actions, as the market will remain closed on October 2nd for Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, with BSE and NSE also shut on October 20th for Dussehra.
Two stocks will turn ex-bonus this week in the ratio of 1:1 each. Aastha Spintex, which is listed only in July, has fixed Monday, September 28th as the record date to identify eligible shareholders, making Friday, September 25th the last trading day for investors to purchase the stock and qualify for the corporate action. As reported by CNBC TV18, shareholders will receive one bonus share for every one share they held. The stock has already halved from its issue price of ₹136 and has been locked in a 10% lower circuit for the last two trading sessions. Maestro Electronics & Telecommunications Systems has also fixed Thursday, October 1st as the record date for a 1:1 bonus issue. This comes after Aastha Spintex shares listed at a discount of more than 4% over IPO price at ₹130 apiece on July 6, as against its issue price of ₹136. The ₹170-crore IPO witnessed an overall subscription of 4.64 times.
The highest dividend payout of ₹3 per share is offered by Saraswati Saree Depot Ltd, with a fixed Wednesday, September 30th record date for interim dividend. This marks the third instance of the recent listing having paid dividends to its shareholders, following previous payments of ₹1.51 and ₹2.27 per share respectively. Steel Authority of India Ltd will turn ex-date on Wednesday, September 30th for final dividend of ₹2.35 per share. Leo Dryfruits & Spices Trading Ltd has fixed September 29th as the record date for final dividend of ₹0.50 per share. Goenka Business & Finance Ltd will turn ex-date on October 1st for final dividend of ₹0.50 per share. Indraprastha Gas Ltd has fixed October 1st as the record date for ₹1.50 per share dividend, making this the third dividend payment by the City Gas Distributor. Sainik Finance & Industries Ltd has also fixed October 1st as the record date for interim dividend of ₹0.50 per share. R Systems International has also fixed Thursday as the record date for ₹8 per share dividend, following the ₹6 per share it paid to shareholders in March this year and another ₹6 per share it paid in May last year. R Systems International Limited leads with the highest dividend payout of ₹8 interim dividend for FY26 with Friday as the record date.
Natco Pharma is conducting a rights issue of up to ₹1,279.36 crore, issuing up to 17,058,082 fully paid-up equity shares at ₹750 per share. The record date for identifying eligible shareholders is Thursday, October 1st, while the subscription period runs from October 12th to October 22nd. Under the rights entitlement ratio, eligible shareholders will receive two new shares on their existing 21 shares held in Natco Pharma. The drugmaker's shares had ended at the day's low on Friday after the rights issue announcement. K M Sugar Mills has fixed October 2nd as the record date for spin-off of its distillery division, with the demerger scheme effective from October 1st onward. Each eligible shareholder will receive 1 equity share of KM Spirits and Allied Industries against every 5 existing equity shares held in K M Sugar Mills. Additionally, Rajeswari Infrastructure Ltd will turn ex-date on October 1st in connection with a resolution plan-related suspension.
The upcoming holiday-shortened week will see a comparatively muted period for corporate actions, as around 10 companies have fixed their record dates for bonus issues and dividends between September 28th to October 2nd. Investors must hold shares of these companies in their demat accounts on the respective record dates to be eligible for the announced corporate actions. As per India's T+1 settlement cycle, shares purchased on the record date itself will not qualify for the dividend payment. The ex-dividend date, which falls before the record date, marks when the share price adjusts to reflect the upcoming payout. Eight stocks have fixed Thursday, October 1, as the record date for multiple corporate actions, making Wednesday as the last date for investors to buy the stock and qualify for payout. Four companies are scheduled to trade ex-dividend on October 1, 2026, with Indraprastha Gas offering ₹1.50 per share, R Systems International providing ₹8 per share, Sainik Finance distributing ₹0.50 per share, and Goenka Business & Finance providing ₹0.50 per share. Steel Authority of India has declared 33 dividends since January 2005, with shares gaining over 4% in one week and around 25% in 2026 so far. The metals major has delivered around 99% returns over three years and more than 71% in five years. Saraswati Saree Depot has also halved from its issue price of around ₹160 per share, despite an 11.5% jump last Friday, which trimmed its year-to-date losses to 5.5%.
