Buybacks

Homegrown FMCG major Emami on Monday said its board will meet this week to consider a buyback of the company's fully paid-up equity shares. The Kolkata-headquartered company did not disclose the size or price of the proposed buyback. "Notice is hereby given... that the meeting of Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled to be held on September 17, 2026 to consider, inter alia, a proposal of buyback of the fully paid-up equity shares of the company, including matters related/incidental thereto," Emami said in a regulatory filing. The company said it will intimate the stock exchanges of the outcome of the board meeting after its conclusion on September 17. Shares of Emami closed at Rs 364.35 on Friday on the BSE. The stock had touched a 52-week high of Rs 612.40 on September 18, 2025, and a 52-week low of Rs 361.25 on September 1, 2026. In FY26, Emami's revenue was Rs 3,048.26 crore.

The meeting of the PVR Inox board of directors is scheduled for August 31, 2026, to consider and approve, among other things, a proposal for the buyback of the company's equity shares.

According to the company's regulatory filing, Wipro's board has approved the repurchase of up to 60 crore fully paid-up equity shares with a face value of ₹2 each.

Falling stock prices and favourable tax changes are bringing share buybacks back into focus as companies look to reward shareholders and signal confidence in valuations

Sebi proposes reintroducing open market buybacks as an additional route after tax changes, saying concerns over shareholder inequity have been addressed

Tanla Platforms share buyback: Tanla Platforms share price rose 7.7 per cent after the company informed investors that its board has agreed on a buyback offer of up to 2 million shares

Tanla Platforms shares surged 13 per cent on Thursday as its board plans to consider a proposal for the buyback of equity shares

Share buybacks have nearly disappeared post October 2024 as new tax rules impose higher liability on shareholders, making dividends a simpler and more efficient route

Nava Ltd share price: Nava Ltd will buyback 7.2 million shares at Rs 500 per share

In 2024, 48 companies repurchased shares worth Rs 13,423 crore, compared to Rs 48,079 crore spent on share buybacks by the same number of companies in 2023

By repurchasing its own outstanding bonds from the market before they mature, the government reduces its liabilities and strengthens its fiscal position

Share buyback tax: A sharp rise (in share buyback quantum), analysts said, can be attributed to the significant changes in India's share buyback tax regime, which will come into effect from October 1

Dividend, share-buyback today: The ex-date is when a stock begins trading without the entitlement to dividends, bonus shares, or buyback offers, as the case may be

Here is a list of stocks that will trade ex-date in the next week for several corporate actions, including dividends, and share buybacks

In the past one year, the stock has zoomed 89 per cent, as compared to 21 per cent rally in the BSE Sensex.

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Unilever's shares rose as much as 4% on Thursday, hitting their highest point since it last reported earnings in October

The company will be buying 4 million shares via the tender route, representing 1.41 per cent of Bajaj Auto's outstanding shares

Earlier this month, Bajaj Auto reported a 16 per cent rise in total sales at 3,26,806 units in December 2023

Share of buybacks in reward kitty drops to lowest in seven years