Shares distributed free to shareholders out of a company’s reserve in proportion to the number of shares held, e.g. shareholders could receive one new share for every two held. Such shares add to the shareholder’s holdings as well as the company’s outstanding shares (paid-up capital) but does not generate additional fund for the company. It is also called share dividend because it is a portion of post tax profit that is declared by a company and distributed to shareholder in form of shares in proportion to the number of shares already held.