LIC Bonus Issue: Big announcement of LIC after listing, 1 for 1 shares will be available for free…

Business Desk – LIC Bonus Issue: The country’s largest life insurance company LIC is going to reward its shareholders in the form of bonus issue. This is the first time that the company has taken such a step after making its debut in the domestic stock market about four years ago.

The proposal related to this bonus issue was approved in the meeting of the Board of Directors of LIC on April 13, after which the company gave this information in the exchange filing the same night. LIC will issue one bonus share for every share held by its shareholders. However, the “record date” for this 1:1 bonus issue has not been decided yet.

It is expected that the bonus shares will be credited to the shareholders’ accounts by June 12, 2026. According to the data available till December 2025, the reserve and surplus of the company is Rs 1.46 lakh crore (14,64,40,57,68,371).

Talking about stock performance, due to lack of diplomatic solution between Iran and America, there was a lot of ups and downs in the stock markets around the world including India. Amid this fall, LIC shares also declined. However, due to recovery from lower levels, the stock finally closed at 804.25 (LIC share price) on BSE, registering a gain of 0.71%.

How is the financial position of LIC?

During the third quarter (October–December 2025) of the last financial year (FY26), LIC’s consolidated net profit increased by 17.4% year-on-year to ₹12,930.44 crore. Apart from this, the company’s net premium income also increased by 17.4% to Rs 1,25,988.15 crore during this period.

Also, during the same period, LIC’s new business premium increased from Rs 7,285 crore to Rs 10,605 crore. For the quarter ending December 2025, LIC’s total income increased to Rs 2,33,984 crore from Rs 2,01,994 crore year-on-year.

How have the shares performed so far?

LIC shares made their debut in the domestic stock market on May 17, 2022. Under its Rs 20,557 crore IPO, investors were allotted shares at a price of ₹949. However, after being listed at a discount of more than 8% on the day of its launch, LIC shares crossed its issue price for the first time on January 31, 2024.

Before crossing this level, the stock had fallen to a record low of 530.20 on March 29, 2023. After this there was gradual improvement. It crossed its issue price on January 31, 2024. After that on August 1, 2024 it reached a record high of 1,221.50.

The stock witnessed a rise of 130.38% from its record low to record high. Currently, it is trading 15.25% below its issue price and 34.16% below its record high, yet, it remains 51.69% above its record low.