Eveready Industries India Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Postal Ballot
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Eveready Industries India has issued a Postal Ballot notice dated February 5, 2026 seeking shareholder approval through remote e-voting for three resolutions. The first is a special resolution to amend the Articles of Association by inserting a new Article 11A to allow the company to issue equity shares to employees under stock option or share-based benefit schemes. The second is a special resolution to approve the 'Eveready Industries India Limited Employee Stock Option Plan 2026' (ESOP 2026), allowing the grant of up to 21,81,000 employee stock options convertible into an equal number of equity shares of ₹5 face value — approximately 3% of the company's total paid-up equity capital. The third is an ordinary resolution to revise the remuneration structure of Mr. Bibek Agarwala, Executive Director and CFO, to include stock options under ESOP 2026 for his remaining tenure from April 1, 2026 to August 4, 2029. The e-voting window runs from February 17, 2026 (9 AM) to March 18, 2026 (5 PM), with the cut-off date set as February 6, 2026.
If approved, the ESOP 2026 will result in dilution of up to roughly 3% of existing equity capital, which may be mildly dilutive but is generally seen as a positive retention and motivation tool. The remuneration revision for the CFO ties a portion of his pay to company performance through stock options, aligning management interests with shareholders. Stock price impact is likely neutral to mildly positive pending shareholder vote outcome.