Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) said on Monday that nearly 22 lakh shareholders approved the 1:1 bonus issue, which the company had announced last month.
The insurance behemoth, in an exchange filing, said that 99.9998% of its eligible shareholders voted in favour of the special resolution for the bonus share issue, along with some key managerial appointments. LIC shares gained around 2% on Tuesday, hitting an intraday high of Rs 805.5 apiece on NSE.