Corporate Actions Watch: Key Events for October 01, 2026

Indian equity markets are witnessing heightened corporate action activity today, October 01, 2026, with a diverse mix of dividends, bonus issues, capital restructuring, and a notable rights entitlement going ex-date. With India's standard T+1 settlement mechanism in place, today also marks the record date for several of these corporate distributions and structural adjustments.

Corporate Actions Today (October 01, 2026)

Dividend Payouts

Four companies are scheduled to trade ex-dividend during today's session, returning capital to eligible shareholders:

• R Systems International Ltd: The IT software and digital product engineering firm trades ex-dividend for an interim dividend of ₹8.00 per equity share. The record date has been set for October 01, 2026.
• Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL): City gas distributor IGL trades ex-dividend today for a final dividend payout of ₹1.50 per equity share (record date: October 01, 2026).
• Sainik Finance & Industries Ltd: The company trades ex-dividend for a dividend distribution of ₹0.50 per equity share, with the record date aligned for October 01, 2026.
• Goenka Business & Finance Ltd: The company's equity shares trade ex-dividend for a payout of ₹0.50 per equity share.

Bonus Issues

Two companies have scheduled bonus issues with the ex-date falling on Thursday:

• Maestros Electronics & Telecommunications Systems Ltd: The medical instrumentation specialist is issuing bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1 (one new fully paid-up equity share of ₹10 for every one existing share held).
• Arihant Academy Ltd: The education services company is trading ex-bonus following its 1:1 bonus issue declaration for eligible shareholders holding shares as of the record date.

Rights Issue

A substantial rights entitlement takes effect today:

• Natco Pharma Ltd: Natco Pharma trades ex-rights today for its equity rights issue aggregating up to ₹1,279.36 crore. The issue offers 2 rights equity shares for every 21 shares held at an issue price of ₹750 per share (face value ₹2 plus a premium of ₹748). The record date to determine entitlement is October 01, 2026, with the issue set to open on October 12, 2026.

Demergers & Restructuring

• K M Sugar Mills Ltd: The company trades ex-date today on account of a planned spin-off / demerger corporate action.
• Rajeswari Infrastructure Ltd: The stock turns ex-date today in connection with its ongoing corporate resolution plan and related capital restructuring proceedings.

Upcoming Corporate Actions (October 02, 2026)

• Trading Holiday (Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti): Both the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will remain closed for trading on Friday, October 02, 2026, on account of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. There will be no regular equity, derivative, or SLB market sessions conducted.
• Scheduled Record Dates: While no fresh trading will take place, October 02 serves as the predetermined record date for administrative settlements on select actions, such as Goenka Business & Finance's dividend and K M Sugar Mills' demerger process.
• Subsequent Outlook: Normal market operations will resume on Monday, October 05, 2026, with state-owned mining major NMDC Ltd lined up to trade ex-dividend for a payout of ₹1.00 per share.

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