Allotment of Equity Shares on exercise of Stock options pursuant to Employee Stock Option Scheme
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J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals has allotted 42,470 fully paid-up equity shares of Re. 1 each to employees who exercised their stock options under the JBCPL Employee Stock Option Scheme, 2021. The company received Rs. 1,63,82,000 (about Rs. 1.64 crore) from this exercise. As a result, the total issued and paid-up share capital has risen from 15,57,42,894 shares to 15,57,85,364 shares. The allotment was approved by the Compensation Committee on May 20, 2025.
This is a routine ESOP exercise with negligible dilution (about 0.003% increase in share count), so there is no meaningful impact on shareholders or the stock price. It simply reflects employees monetising their stock options at the exercise price.