Following are types of equity shares:
1. Rights issue/ Rights shares: The issue of new securities to existing shareholders at a ratio to those already held.
2. Bonus Shares: Issued by companies to their shareholders free of cost by capitalization of accumulated reserves from the profits earned in the earlier years.
3. Preference Shares: Owners of these shares are entitled to a fixed dividend.
4. Cumulative Preference Shares: It is a type of share in which dividend is accumulated it remains unpaid.