Infosys’ latest dividend payout was ₹43 per share, which translated into ₹2,330 crore divided among the stakeholders who collectively hold 54.2 crore shares.
According to TOI, Nandan Nilekani, the company’s chairman, earned ₹175 crore in dividends from his 4 crore shares. Co-founder Narayana Murthy earned ₹65 crore in dividends from his 1.5 crore shares.
The payout also saw Kris Gopalakrishnan, with 3.2 crore shares, receive dividends of ₹137 crore. Sudha Gopalakrishnan, the highest individual shareholder in the company, received ₹410 crore in dividend earnings from 9.5 crore shares.
Besides these promoters, the children of Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty also received substantial dividend earnings. While Rohan Murty earned ₹261.5 crore in dividends from his 6 crore shares, Akshata Murty, wife of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, yielded ₹167 crore from her 3.8 crore shares.
According to the TOI report, the third generation of promoters, Nikita and Milan Shibulal Manchanda, each hold 61 lakh shares and earned ₹26.3 crore in dividends.
Tanush Nilekani Chandra, with 33.5 lakh shares, received ₹14 crore. Ekagrah Rohan Murty, the youngest among all, yielded ₹6.5 crore from 15 lakh shares.
Ekagrah is the son of Rohan Murty and Aparna Krishnan. Born in 2023, he became one of India's youngest millionaires after his grandfather gave him Infosys shares.
Ekagrah is a Sanskrit word which means determination and focus. It is inspired by Arjuna’s character in Mahabharata.
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