Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Reporting of sale of shares'.
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Mr. Krishnan Ramachandran, Managing Director and CEO of Niva Bupa, sold 1,00,00,000 (1 crore) equity shares on June 2, 2025, as disclosed under SEBI's Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations. The proceeds from this sale are intended to enable the exercise of his ESOPs and to cover the perquisite tax on them. He has exercised 1,03,74,960 ESOPs, with corresponding shares to be allotted in due course. The disclosure was made to the NSE and BSE by the Company Secretary on June 3, 2025.
This is a routine insider trading disclosure where the CEO is selling a portion of his holdings to fund ESOP exercise and related taxes, not a signal of weak conviction in the company. Shareholders should note that ESOP allotment from the exercise will slightly increase the total share count, leading to minor dilution.