Bengaluru/Mumbai: Infosys promoters hold an impressive 54.2 crore shares, a stake so significant that the company’s latest dividend payout at Rs 43 per share translated into a staggering Rs 2,330 crore, shared among them. Infosys announced a total dividend of Rs 43 per share, including an interim dividend of Rs 21 per share for the 2024-25 financial year. The total payout is a 52% jump compared to the Rs 1,527 crore dividend payout in the 2023-24 financial year.Its chairman, Nandan Nilekani, owns 4 crore shares, earning him Rs 175 crore in dividends. Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy holds 1.5 crore shares, reaping Rs 65 crore in dividends. The other promoters include Kris Gopalakrishnan with nearly 3.2 crore shares and dividends of Rs 137 crore. Sudha Gopalakrishnan maintains the highest individual shareholding of 9.5 crore shares, resulting in dividend earnings of Rs 410 crore. Additionally, other promoters Asha Dinesh and Dinesh Krishnaswamy possess nearly 4 crore and 3.2 crore shares, receiving Rs 165.9 crore and Rs 139.7 crore respectively in dividends. The next generation maintains substantial holdings. Narayana Murthy’s son, Rohan Murty, owns 6 crore shares, yielding Rs 261.5 crore in dividends, while Akshata Murty’s 3.8 crore shares earned Rs 167 crore.Effective 2024-25 financial year, the company continues its policy of returning approximately 85% of the free cash flow cumulatively over a five-year period through a combination of semi-annual dividends, buybacks, and special dividends. During the year ended March, on account of the final and special dividend for fiscal 2024 and interim dividend for fiscal 2025, the company incurred a net cash outflow of Rs 20,345 crore. The company returned approximately Rs 88,400 crore, which is 85% of the cumulative free cash flow for fiscals 2023-2024 through dividends and buybacks, in line with the capital allocation policy.Affluent heirs: High-net worth grandchildrenThe next generation maintains substantial holdings. Narayana Murthy’s son, Rohan Murty, owns 6 crore shares, yielding Rs 261.5 crore in dividends, while Akshata Murty’s 3.8 crore shares earned Rs 167 crore. The third generation of Infosys promoters is now emerging into the spotlight, with some of the grandchildren holding significant stakes. Among them, Nikita and Milan Shibulal Manchanda each earned Rs 26.3 crore in dividends, holding 61 lakh shares apiece. Tanush Nilekani Chandra received Rs 14 crore for his 33.5 lakh shares, while the youngest shareholder, Ekagrah Rohan Murty, earned Rs 6.5 crore in dividends from his 15 lakh shares.