Bharti Airtel fixes a record date of July 24 to determine shareholders eligible for its highest-ever annual dividend. The company’s board, which recommended the payout in May, proposes a final dividend of Rs 24 per fully paid-up equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, subject to approval by shareholders. Multiple reports note that eligibility depends on whether a shareholder’s name appears in the company’s depository records as of the close of business on July 24. This means investors typically need to purchase shares by the prior trading day to ensure the shares are credited to their demat accounts in time under India’s T+1 settlement cycle. One report specifies July 23 (the day before the record date) as the last date to buy shares for dividend eligibility. The reports also place the dividend in context by noting earlier payouts: Airtel paid Rs 16 per share in July of the previous year and Rs 8 per share in the year before. The company is described as having declared multiple dividends since 2009.